Merck KGaA Posted September 16, 2026

Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation

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

Work Location:  St. Louis, Missouri

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Department:  LS-CM-IC External Communications

Recruiter:  Carolyn Angle Jones

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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

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 developing and delivering external communications plans and materials

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

Experience in life science, healthcare, or another regulated industry

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 .

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

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 43 comparable Manager Communications & Public Affairs roles across 28 biopharma companies.

43Comparable roles tracked
41Currently active
28Companies hiring similar roles
15Countries represented

Salary context

6 of 43 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 · ​​Manager, Social Engagement​ · Pfizer Limited $99,200/yr – $165,400/yr
Peer group range $132,300 – $176,800 (median $157,694)

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Japan6
China5
Canada5
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Seniority mix

43 of 43 peers have a known seniority level

Manager35
Associate Director6
Associate2

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 43 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1

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