Merck KGaA Posted July 22, 2026

IBM Process Lead for Discovery Solutions (all genders, full-/part-time)

Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

Your Role: As Process Lead for Integrated Business Management (IBM) in Discovery Solutions, you are the owner and key driver of the new DS process design and implementation, partnering with Life Science leaders to define clear objectives, measure outcomes, and ensure harmonized, standardized IBM reviews. You will coach IBM facilitators, connect the dots between IBM demand to planning processes, and deliver cross-functional transparency and actionable follow-up to drive business outcomes. Your Key Responsibilities:

You will lead the design and implementation of the new process for Discovery Solutions (DS)

You will drive cross-functional alignment with various stakeholders and senior leaders across Life Science

You will own the IBM process with clearly defined objectives, track and measure IBM & business outcomes against those objectives, and ensure actions are taken to achieve stated objectives

You are the key stakeholder for the DS organization, act as a coach for IBM facilitators and ensure harmonization and standardization across IBM reviews

You will own the collection, analysis and prioritization of insights and outcomes from IBM meetings and orchestrate follow-up actions where needed

You will analyze and explain changes in the IBM demand plan and develop standard reports in collaboration with ISCO demand planning

You will work on connecting the IBM process with other planning processes such as the financial forecast (LEAP)

You will design and implement business solutions to ensure information is consistently shared across the organization

Who you are:

Master’s degree

8+ years of experience in business management, consulting, finance or supply chain in Pharma/Healthcare or related sectors

Proven experience in leading large, complex, global projects

Expertise in communicating at all levels, from operational to senior management

Advanced skillset in influencing without authority and convincing stakeholders with conflicting priorities

Ability to navigate at ease in highly matrixed environments with changing priorities

Process driven and structured approach to standardizing and simplifying work processes

Expert level at data & analytical skills

Project management certification is a plus

Previous experience in strategic planning, portfolio management, business development and strategic transformation to ensure profitable growth highly desirable

AT Expert 4

LS-DS-CP PMOps

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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We currently track 466 comparable Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 64 biopharma companies.

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415Currently active
64Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

157 of 466 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Highest disclosed · Executive Director, Biotherapeutics DMPK · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $268,000/yr – $402,000/yr
Peer group range $0 – $335,000 (median $168,090)

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United States351
India18
Germany17
United Kingdom12
Switzerland11
Canada11

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Seniority mix

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Senior117
Principal82
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc52
Director39
Associate25
Associate Director23
Senior Director15
Executive/VP11
Manager9

Therapeutic area mix

61 of 466 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology27
Cardiovascular / CVRM8
Neuroscience8
Immunology7
Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Respiratory3
Rare Disease3
Ophthalmology1
Gastroenterology1

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