Director Strategy Development Life Science (Full-/Part-time) (all genders)

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

Your role:

Reporting to the Head of Strategy Development of Process Solutions (PS), the Director Strategy Development will work across our Life Science PS sector & functions, incl. marketing, R&D, commercial and operations, to develop and support the execution of the PS strategy.

The Director will work as an individual contributor, but in a highly collaborative manner and a global context with co-workers, to identify growth drivers and challenges. She/he is able to develop data-driven approaches to deeply understand the market, competitive landscape, and customer needs of today and tomorrow and is comfortable with ambiguiety.

The Director is able to articulate key findings to senior business leaders and to establish credibility, trust, and respect across the organization to be seen as true thought partner. She/he needs to be able to appropriately balance multiple priorities and work against tight timelines. Given the high visibility to senior management, this role presents excellent career advancement opportunities.

Key responsibility:

• Support the strategy development process within PS in close partnership with franchise owners and other PSLT members
  • Identify market, industry, customer trends and translate into relevant insights for Process Solutions
  • Define and prioritize emerging growth opportunities and articulate strategic options for Process Solutions
  • Develop business plans for new initiatives, incl financial modeling
• Partner with peers in market intelligence, strategy integration and operationalization to ensure plans are grounded in facts and are actionable
• Act as partner to Business Development team to support M&A prioritization and target assessment
• Lead/support select strategic projects across functions and our Process Solutions business, using internal and external resources, including war-gaming, workshops
• Establish strong relationships across Merck Life Science to ensure alignment with overall organization and understanding of our business
• Location for this role can be either for US or EU

Your role:

• B.A. or B.S. degree (or equivalent) in life science or engineering required
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (MBA, Masters or PhD) preferred

• >5 years experience required
• Management consulting experience required, ideally at a top tier firm
• Solid understanding of the pharma/life science space required
• Deep understanding of Process Solutions market and business, superior analytical skills
• Proven experience in strategic planning and analysis required through mix of experience in consulting, strategy roles, preferably in Process Solutions
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Curious with sharp business acumen, analytic and communication skills; experience with financial statements a plus
• Excellent presentation and communications skills—
  • Simplify highly complex analyses to right level of detail with a bias for action
  • Compellingly articulate, influence, and work successfully with varied audiences across all levels of the orginization
• Results-driven
• Strong project management and facilitation skills, including experience with managing cross-function matrix teams
• Highly self-motivated with demonstrated agility to multitask, manage time, handle uncertainty, and work under pressure with limited direction
• Excellent computer skills, especially Powerpoint and Excel required
• Experience with digital analytics (e.g. Tableau) preferred
• Ability to travel 20% including international trips
• Fluent in spoken and written English, additional language a plus

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!