Merck KGaA Posted August 6, 2026

Specialist - Account Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India FULL_TIME
Sales Manager

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About this opportunity

Your Role

Own the full sales cycle for assigned Life Science accounts and territory, from prospecting to closing, with tailored account plans to accelerate revenue and deepen partnerships.

Combine scientific expertise with commercial strategy to identify new business opportunities and articulate product value to key stakeholders.

Build and nurture leadership-level relationships with customers and distribution partners to strengthen market presence and trust.

Collaborate closely with Specialist teams, Marketing, and Customer Experience, to coordinate cross-functional activities and deliver outstanding customer experience.

Maintain a robust short- and long-term pipeline, leveraging digital tools to improve prospecting, qualification, and sales conversion.

Monitor competitive dynamics within the territory and translate insights into actionable market and account strategies.

Provide strategic input to inform market strategy and ensure your contributions are visible to senior leadership.

Who You Are

You hold a degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or a related field, or bring equivalent professional experience in a scientific sales environment.

You have substantial experience in account management or field sales within the Life Science industry, with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

You bring strong knowledge of the Life Science market, including an understanding of customer segments, competitive landscape, and distribution dynamics.

You are skilled at building and sustaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from laboratory end-users to senior decision-makers, through both in-person and digital engagement.

You are proficient in using CRM systems to manage pipeline, track customer interactions, and generate actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.

You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to interpret market data, identify growth opportunities, and develop effective account strategies.

You communicate with clarity and confidence, adapting your style to different audiences, and you thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Sales
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Sales role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 467 comparable Manager Sales roles across 70 biopharma companies.

467Comparable roles tracked
446Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
53Countries represented

Salary context

101 of 467 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 Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Case Manager 2 (Care Navigator)- Multiple Positions · Novartis $45,300/yr – $84,100/yr
Highest disclosed · Regional General Manager - Vaccines Southeast · Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. $232,500/yr – $387,500/yr
Peer group range $64,700 – $310,000 (median $167,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 467 comparable roles

United States228
India31
Germany28
China27
Vietnam12
Russia10

+ 47 more countries

Seniority mix

467 of 467 peers have a known seniority level

Manager448
Associate Director12
Associate7

Therapeutic area mix

127 of 467 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology46
Cardiovascular / CVRM18
Rare Disease17
Vaccines & Infectious Disease14
Dermatology & Aesthetics10
Neuroscience7
Respiratory7
Immunology6
Ophthalmology1
Gastroenterology1

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