Merck KGaA Posted October 7, 2026

Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation, External Communications

St. Louis, Missouri, United States FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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

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.

Your Role

As Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation, you will help shape how external audiences understand our Life Science business, our contribution to science and the priorities driving our growth. You will develop and deliver communications through corporate storytelling, business announcements, financial reporting, and reputation management. You will also serve as a key contributor to issues and crisis communications.

Balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, you will play an active role day-to-day communication projects. You will also collaborate closely with colleagues across Communications, Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, and other business areas.

In this role, you will:

Develop and deliver external communications for priority business and reputation topics

Manage press releases from initial story development through approval and publication

Coordinate Life Science communications for financial results

Create external materials including briefings, statements, Q&As, web content, thought leadership pieces, and core messaging frameworks

Contribute to corporate storytelling and reputation-building programs

Coordinate communications for emerging issues and crises

Maintain core messages, fact sheets, boilerplate, and other communications resources

Partner with Media Relations to align announcements, content, and issues communications with media strategy

Develop and deploy approved AI tools and agents that improve external communications workflows

This is an onsite position which can be based in either Burlington, MA, or St. Louis, MO.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Communications , Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field, or no degree with 8 years of equivalent experience

7 or more years of experience in external communications, corporate communications, public relations, or journalism

Experience in life science, healthcare, or another regulated industry

Experience developing and delivering external communications plans and materials

Demonstrated ability to understand and apply AI concepts, including practical applications in communications workflows and ethical considerations around bias, fairness, privacy, and accountability

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working on business announcements, reputation topics, and sensitive external issues

Experience working directly with media and securing earned media opportunities

Strong project management skills

Experience in a global or matrixed organization

Familiarity with financial results, annual reports, or other corporate reporting

Experience using AI tools in communications

Pay Range for this position: $103,300 - $154,900

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 .

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
St. Louis, Missouri, 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 55 comparable Manager Communications & Public Affairs roles across 32 biopharma companies.

55Comparable roles tracked
50Currently active
32Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

11 of 55 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 $103,300/yr – $154,900/yr
Lowest disclosed · Federal Government Affairs Manager · Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. $119,700/yr – $164,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Digital Communications · Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. $161,100/yr – $220,000/yr
Peer group range $141,850 – $190,550 (median $168,090)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 55 comparable roles

United States21
Japan6
China4
Germany4
Canada3
Switzerland2

+ 13 more countries

Seniority mix

55 of 55 peers have a known seniority level

Manager43
Associate Director10
Associate2

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 55 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1
Rare Disease1

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