Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Senior Manager, Strategy Development

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

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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.

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 unimageable with us.

Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Market Insights of Process Solutions (PS), the Strategy Development Manager  will work across functions, including marketing, franchise, R&D, commercial and operations, to develop and support the execution of the Process Solutions strategy.

The Strategy Development Manager will work as an individual contributor in a highly collaborative manner and a global context with co-workers to identify growth drivers. You are able to develop data-driven approaches to deeply understand the market, competitive landscape, and customer needs of today and tomorrow and is comfortable with ambiguity.

The Strategy Development Manager is able to articulate key findings to senior business leaders and to establish credibility, trust, and respect across the organization to be seen as a true thought partner. You will need 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 Responsibilities

Support the strategy development process within PS in close partnership with the business Identify market, industry, customer trends and translate into relevant insights for BioProcessing

Define and prioritize emerging growth opportunities and articulate strategic options for BioProcessing

Develop business plans for new initiatives, including financial modeling

Partner with peers in market intelligence, strategy, and business operations to ensure plans are grounded in facts and are implementable

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,

Establish strong relationships across Merck Life Science to ensure alignment with overall organization and understanding of our business

Impact a range of strategic customer, operational, or service priorities within own team and other related teams

Location for this role can be either for US, EU, Singapore

 

Education and Experience

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

At least 3 years of experience required

At least 2 years of Management consulting experience required, ideally at a top tier firm

Solid understanding of the pharma/life science space required

Location

This is a site based role, located in our Burlington, MA office and requires a weekly onsite presence. We do offer a hybrid flexible work arrangement.

Skills

Deep understanding of Process Solutions market and business

Proven experience in strategic planning and analysis required through mix of experience in consulting, strategy roles, preferably in Process Solutions

Superior analytical skills, strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities

Sharp business acumen, experience with financial statements a plus

Communication skills

Excellent presentation 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

Strong project management and facilitation skills, including experience with managing cross-function matrix teams

Highly self-motivated and results-driven 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 10-20% 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!

Pay Range: $130,900-$196,800

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 .

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
Manager
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 35 comparable Manager BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 15 biopharma companies.

35Comparable roles tracked
35Currently active
15Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

8 of 35 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 $130,900/yr – $196,800/yr
Lowest disclosed · Manager, Corporate Strategy · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $114,800/yr – $187,400/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Dir, Search & Evaluation (Platforms & AI) · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $151,100 – $229,000 (median $155,850)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 35 comparable roles

United States12
China8
Germany6
Mexico1
Japan1
Poland1

+ 6 more countries

Seniority mix

35 of 35 peers have a known seniority level

Manager26
Associate Director5
Associate4

Therapeutic area mix

3 of 35 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Oncology1

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