Merck KGaA Posted September 7, 2026

Digital Communications Manager

Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

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.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

EMD Serono is hiring a Digital Communications Manager.  In this role you will own two connected capabilities: the corporate website and social media. The role sits within the Company’s Healthcare Global Social Media & External Positioning Team working closely with all communications colleagues as well as commercial and medical teams.

Responsibilities:

US Channel & Website Ownership - Serve as the day-to-day owner of EMD Serono's US social media channels and the Company’s Healthcare's corporate website, ensuring content is current, compliant, and aligned with global brand standards.

AEO & LLM Visibility Strategy - Execute the Company’s Healthcare's Answer Engine Optimization strategy, owning the approach to how the brand is cited, represented, and discovered across AI models.

Content Creation & Campaign Execution - Develop social and digital content for global and US channels, execute campaigns end-to-end, manage community engagement, and support the localization of digital communications initiatives across therapeutic areas.

Performance Analysis & Reporting - Track and analyze social media, website, and LLM performance metrics, translating data into actionable insights and regular reporting to assess campaign effectiveness and inform future strategy.

Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work closely with Communications, Commercial, Medical, and MLR teams to ensure content is strategically aligned, compliantly approved, and delivered on time across all channels.

Digital Landscape Research & Innovation - Stay current on developments in digital communications, AI search and platform evolution, proactively bringing recommendations and test-and-learn proposals to the team.

Governance & Compliance - Ensure all content and channel activity adheres to the Company’s Social guidelines, MLR approval processes, platform policies, and relevant regulatory requirements.

Agency & Vendor Coordination - Manage day-to-day relationships with creative, content, and digital agency partners, briefing work, reviewing outputs, and ensuring delivery is on brief, on brand, and on schedule.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Media, Communications, Marketing, Business or other discipline

2+ years of experience in digital communications at a healthcare or life sciences communications agency

Preferred Qualifications:

Fluency in a language other than English

Demonstrable experience managing or contributing to corporate websites, content updates, SEO basics, CMS platforms

Hands-on experience with social media management and content creation across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and/or YouTube

Familiarity with paid social campaign execution and performance reporting

Exposure to regulated industries (pharma, healthcare, financial services) and an understanding of compliance-led content workflows

Strong written communication skills, you can translate complex scientific or corporate content into clear, engaging, audience-appropriate language

Analytically minded, comfortable working with data, interpreting performance metrics, and making evidence-based recommendations

Curious about AI and emerging technology, you follow developments in generative AI, LLMs, and AI search with genuine interest

Organized and process-driven, you can manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously

Collaborative by nature, you work well across functions and are comfortable navigating complex organizations

Proactive and self-starting, you bring ideas and solutions, not just questions

Familiarity with social media management platforms (Sprinklr experience is a plus)

Basic knowledge of CMS platforms and basic web content management

Experience with or strong interest in AI search tools and GEO/AEO concepts

Pay Range for this position: $85,400 – $128,000

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 .

RSREMD

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
Communications & Public Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Communications & Public Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 36 comparable Manager Communications & Public Affairs roles across 20 biopharma companies.

36Comparable roles tracked
31Currently active
20Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

6 of 36 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 $85,400/yr – $128,000/yr
Peer group range $151,100 – $208,845 (median $176,275)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 36 comparable roles

United States15
China5
India3
Japan2
Switzerland2
Canada2

+ 6 more countries

Seniority mix

36 of 36 peers have a known seniority level

Manager25
Associate Director10
Associate1

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 36 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1

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