Eileen Martin

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Eileen Martin is the global director of diversity, equity and inclusion for EMD Serono, the U.S. affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany. She focuses on all aspects of diversity and employee engagement. In her role, Eileen supports initiatives that promote diversity, equity, access, and inclusion. Eileen is the co-founder of Women in Leadership for the U.S. headquarters of EMD Serono. She serves on the steering committee of Leaders of Color, has served on the LGBTQ steering committee, and led an executive team on a diversity action team. She has also helped to launch diversity initiatives in China, including an executive sponsor program. She co-founded and co-leads the Diversity Advocates Board; an executive team devoted to strategic initiatives. Before joining the CEO’s team at EMD Serono/Merck KGaA, Eileen served as the Regional Account Manager for New England.

Eileen’s background in business leadership spans twenty years in the pharmaceutical industry and includes roles of increasing responsibility in sales, sales management and account management within the manufacturer and insurer space. Before joining EMD Serono, Eileen worked on the insurer side as a National Account Executive with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. There she was responsible for securing the retention and growth of national and international employer clients. Prior to her tenure at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Eileen served as a National Account Executive at Merck & Co. In that role, she was accountable for the profit and loss of contracts with several leading Northeast health plans. She worked as a Merck District Business Manager in the greater Boston market and was the first to pilot a position as Provider Group Manager, acting as sole liaison to large Massachusetts integrated delivery networks. That pilot evolved into a national rollout of the defined role throughout Merck US.

Eileen is a multiple time award winner in her sales and management roles. Her accolades include EMD Serono’s Elite Award, Merck US Master’s and President’s Clubs. She holds an M.B.A, in Marketing and Healthcare Management, and a B.A. in English.

Articles by Eileen Martin

The Importance of Woman Leaders at Merck KgaA Darmstadt, Germany?

Merck KGaA's Global Director of DEI on the Women in Leadership network she co-founded, now active in 26 countries, and a first female CEO. See roles at Merck KGaA.