Merck KGaA Posted August 14, 2026

PMO P&G

Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexico FULL_TIME
BD&L & Strategic Planning

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

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.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Project Manager – Pharmaceutical Technology

Your Role

As a Project Manager within our Pharmaceutical Technology team at our Naucalpan site, you will be the single point of contact and leader for all projects belonging to a key account of a global consumer-goods client. You will manage each project end to end, schedules, budget, billing and follow-up, controlling scope, time, cost and quality in full compliance with GMP, NOM-059 and the applicable national and international regulations. You will work closely with the Planning, Quality and Supply areas, as well as with interdisciplinary global teams, reporting progress at both local and global levels. You will lead through influence and negotiation, without direct authority, owning the visibility of progress, risks and results, and ensuring on-time delivery and client satisfaction. We are looking for professionals with at least 4 years of experience managing projects in regulated environments, with an integral mindset and the ability to move multiple projects in parallel.

Who You Are

Pharmaceutical Chemist (QFB) or equivalent degree.

Proven experience managing projects in regulated environments; you come from the pharmaceutical, chemical, food or consumer-goods industry (in the latter case, with prior pharma experience).

Solid knowledge of quality systems, GMP, manufacturing and packaging processes, as well as budget planning and control.

Working-level English that allows you to communicate ideas fluently with global teams; German is a plus.

Proficiency in MS Project and the Office suite; SAP knowledge and PMP certification are desirable.

Leadership through influence, with strong negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.

Organization, clear communication, results orientation and understanding of financial concepts.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety 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 a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
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 109 comparable BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 28 biopharma companies.

109Comparable roles tracked
108Currently active
28Companies hiring similar roles
23Countries represented

Salary context

26 of 109 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Manager, Corporate Strategy · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $114,800/yr – $187,400/yr
Peer group range $151,100 – $355,000 (median $234,350)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 109 comparable roles

United States35
China20
Germany10
China's Mainland8
Switzerland7
United Kingdom5

+ 17 more countries

Seniority mix

79 of 109 peers have a known seniority level

Manager27
Director26
Executive/VP7
Senior Director5
Associate Director5
Associate4
Principal3
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1
Senior1

Therapeutic area mix

12 of 109 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology5
Immunology4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Cardiovascular / CVRM1

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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