Merck KGaA Posted October 14, 2026

Global Strategic Insights, Fertility & Endocrinology Market Research Lead (all genders)

Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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 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.

Your role: 

In this role within our Global Strategic Insights organization, you are accountable for planning and execution of qualitative & quantitative market research. You will also assess business opportunities and identify key drivers and barriers to help shape the global strategy for our present and future Fertility and Endocrinology portfolio. Specific responsibilities include the coordination of global insights efforts to ensure a comprehensive and complementary Insights Plan that targets key business questions of the Global Business Franchise. Your insights generation informs the revenue forecasting for existing and potential assets; projects could span commercially marketed products, internal development, in-licensing and Business Development, and portfolio and strategic reviews across the Fertility and Endocrinology GBF.

In this role you work hand in hand with our GSI Core Medicines Insights team covering advanced analytics and forecasting across the two therapeutic areas as well as collaborating with the GBF stakeholders and especially Global Band Leads.

Together with the GSI Core Medicines Insights Team you analyze, integrate, and interpret results from various insights sources and prepare meaningful, timely reports and presentations for brand teams and senior management. You will ensure information is communicated clearly and effectively to all key stakeholders.

In your role you are responsible for defining and maintaining market research/project plans and budgets in key global markets in collaboration with the Global Brand Leads. Moreover, you work closely with selected global key markets on key insights generation projects.

This role ensures an appropriate level of accuracy is applied in GSI activities depending on business needs and the decisions to be made. Accordingly, you ensure compliance with internal processes and policies regarding the progression and approval of market research methods and materials. Supporting the implementation of functional excellence and standards across all GSI activities within the company and helping the company maintain pace with current industry standard methodologies for quality business analysis rounds off the job profile.

Who you are:

Bachelor’s degree level education in science or equivalent experience; post-graduate degree preferred (MA, MS, MBA, PhD)

5-7 years of qualitative and quantitative market research and business intelligence experience; additional experience in data analytics, long-term strategic or opportunity-assessment, and forecasting are beneficial

Familiarity with key global market and technology trends in the pharmaceutical industry

Strong Powerpoint and Excel skills required to effectively communicate strategic insights, tell a story and inform decisions

Strong organization skills, attention to detail and accuracy

Experience working on and influencing cross-functional teams

Ability to balance conflicting priorities, and manage key partners through effective communication

Demonstrated ability to effectively influence senior members within and/or across functional teams through robust analysis and reasoned solutions.

Fertility, Women’s Health and/or Endocrinology therapeutic area experience is a plus

Experience with launch brands and business development forecasting is a plus

Knowledge of global secondary data sources and syndicated databases preferred

Strong strategic skills including ability to see the big picture, conceptual/out of the box thinking, proven senior management presence and exceptional interpersonal skills

Ability to lead a cross-functional discussion in an organized and tactful manner, systematically using supporting information and logic, by building and defending cogent arguments; ability to guide the group to a consensus

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
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Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
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Location
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Employment type
FULL_TIME

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63Countries represented

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