Merck KGaA Posted October 28, 2026

Customer Service Team Manager, Japan _ Life Science

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Full time
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About this opportunity

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Customer Service Team Manager, Japan

Location

Japan

Your Role

As the Customer Service Team Manager for Japan, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the quality, consistency, and future direction of customer service operations in one of our key markets. You will lead a dedicated local team, drive cross-functional collaboration, and ensure seamless service delivery during an important period of organizational evolution. Balancing operational stability with continuous improvement, you will build a high-performing, customer-focused team culture, and directly influence how the organization serves its customers today and tomorrow.

Who You Are

You bring relevant experience in customer service, sales support, or a related operational environment, with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.

You have a strong track record of people management or are ready to step into team leadership responsibility, with the ability to coach, motivate, and hold others accountable.

You communicate with clarity and confidence, and you are skilled at managing stakeholders across functions such as sales, supply chain, quality, and finance.

You are comfortable navigating change and continuous improvement at the same time, with sound judgment and a strong sense of ownership.

You are experienced in working across functions in complex business environments, with the ability to prioritize, solve problems, and drive actions with urgency and clarity.

You are familiar with relevant business systems and tools, including SAP, and standard reporting and productivity platforms.

You are fluent in Japanese, required for local team leadership and stakeholder management, and have working proficiency in English for communication with stakeholders across countries.

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今すぐ応募して、発見を促し、人類の発展を高めることに専念するチームの一員になりましょう!

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Commercial & General Management
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Commercial & General Management role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 58 comparable Manager Commercial & General Management roles across 16 biopharma companies.

58Comparable roles tracked
49Currently active
16Companies hiring similar roles
22Countries represented

Salary context

4 of 58 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 · Manager, Advisory Services · IQVIA $109,500/yr – $273,800/yr
Highest disclosed · Engagement Manager, Systems Integration · IQVIA $115,700/yr – $322,200/yr
Peer group range $191,650 – $218,950 (median $210,100)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 58 comparable roles

United States12
Japan6
China5
Canada5
India4
Philippines4

+ 16 more countries

Seniority mix

58 of 58 peers have a known seniority level

Manager36
Associate Director11
Associate11

Therapeutic area mix

4 of 58 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology3
Rare Disease1

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How we calculate "similar"

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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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