Merck KGaA Posted August 14, 2026

Director Global Strategic Projects

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
BD&L & Strategic Planning Director

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

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.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

As the Director of Global Strategic Projects, you are responsible for the identification, scoping, and delivery of strategic projects across the >10b USD Life Science sector.  Reporting to the Head of Global Strategy and Market Intelligence, you will independently seek out and develop opportunities to drive strategic projects, leading a wide range of stakeholders towards a common goal. This is an on-site position at our Burlington, MA office with domestic and international travel required to meet business needs.

More specifically, this role involves:

Identifying, scoping, initiating, and leading strategic efforts supporting MilliporeSigma’s global strategy.

Supporting and improving execution of strategic efforts in the broader organization, proactively identifying interdependencies and opportunities for improvement.

Preparing strategic decisions for MilliporeSigma’s executive leadership.

Shaping strategic priorities through an in-depth understanding of the organization, its customers, and competitors.

Leading cross-functional teams in project delivery, including delivery of multiple efforts simultaneously.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline. With 8+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry

OR

Master’s degree in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline. With 6+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry

OR

PhD in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline. With 5+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry

Proven track record of project leadership tackling strategic, high-criticality challenges.

Ability to travel domestically and internationally (Anticipated

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience mobilizing and leading cross-functional teams with wide ranges of skillsets and backgrounds.

Ability to build trust-based relationships across a wide range of stakeholders and to drive diverse interests towards alignment.

Ability to rapidly ramp up into new content and context.

Experience developing effective documents and presentations on complex strategic topics at pace.

Ability to prioritize across competing demands for attention and capacity.

Understanding of the life science ecosystem, biopharma value chain, and market dynamics.

Experience in the life science tools and bioprocessing space.

Postgraduate degree in business and/or natural sciences.

Project management certifications, especially in agile project delivery.

Pay Range for this position: $165,100- $247,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here .

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 33 comparable Director BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 12 biopharma companies.

33Comparable roles tracked
32Currently active
12Companies hiring similar roles
7Countries represented

Salary context

11 of 33 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $165,100/yr – $247,700/yr
Lowest disclosed · Director, Group Portfolio Execution · Merck KGaA $151,900/yr – $227,900/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships, External Surfaces · Pfizer $214,900/yr – $358,100/yr
Peer group range $189,900 – $286,500 (median $244,150)

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United States16
China6
United Kingdom4
Germany4
Spain1
Korea (the Republic of)1

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Seniority mix

33 of 33 peers have a known seniority level

Director25
Senior Director5
Principal3

Therapeutic area mix

5 of 33 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Immunology3
Oncology1
Cardiovascular / CVRM1

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