Merck KGaA Posted October 17, 2026

Marketing Manager - CM&E

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India FULL_TIME
Marketing Manager
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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 unimageable with us.

Who you are:

Brand strategy and portfolio management : Key responsibilities

 To lead the EGM division’s marketing function by developing and executing

strategies that delivers sustainable business growth, market share, expansion,

brand leadership and profitability across the assigned portfolio.

 Responsible for translating business strategy into an effective brand strategy,

driving scientific differentiation, developing innovative customer engagement

model, strengthening field force effectiveness and building a high performance,

high performing marketing organization.

 Develop and implement annual Operating Plan for a division and oversee for the

brand portfolio for EGM

 Identify growth opportunities across existing brands, analyse market conditions

and forecast sales and market share.

 Optimize the product portfolio by prioritizing high growth, high potential and

strategically important markets.

Your role:

 Align division goals to organizational goals as measured by broad plans.

 Therapy focus develop network with key thought leaders.

 Develop life cycle management. Strategies for established brands. And the new

launches. And the product facing competitive or pricing pressure?

 Continually incorporate customer feedback and macro view of the market through

formal sources of feedback like research (Structured / MR driven etc.)

 Conduct research as per the brand need (analyze customer behavior, perceptionattribute

mapping etc.) and design strategies accordingly. Undertake feasibility

analysis/ market research for new BD/ LCM opportunities.

 Undertake fieldwork to establish a strong connect with KOLs (6 days a month)

 Actively drive engagement with sales team - conduct CSM and other sales

meetings to drive excitement.

People and Performance Management

 Lead, coach and develop the marketing team including the product managers.

 Building a strong talent pipeline, capability development and performance

management.

 Establish clear objective accountability and performance standard for. Team

members.

 Effectively collaborate with cross functional stakeholders for buy-in of strategies

and ensure strong implementation of designed strategies

 Foster ownership, performance driven culture in marketing team

Financials, Profitability & Budgetary Control

 Achieve Market Share, bottom-line targets, top line & profitability.

 Operational Budgetary controls for cost and profit management.

 Risk Management in accordance with inventory/outstanding norms.

 Allocation of financial resources in line with business objectives and market

potential.

 Consistently evaluate investments through ROI analysis.

Corporate governance

 Ensure adherence to applicable pharmaceutical marketing codes local SOPs,

pharmacovigilance procedures and company compliance standards.

 Key driver and custodian of organisation values – Courage, Achievement,

Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, and Transparency

 Maintain effective governance or promotional material approvals. Vendor

engagement. Customer programs. And marketing expenditure?

 Present marketing reviews strategic recommendation, investment proposal and

growth plan to senior management.

Skills & Competencies

 Good understanding of the Pharma market landscape in general and

cardiovascular therapy in particular

 Good understanding of the " opportunity" within the representative market for

growth

 Ability to take necessary steps to manage change and transformation process,

 Ability to provide clarity of direction and decisive action.

 Understanding of the nuances of the business.

 Resourceful, strategic, and analytical thinker and creative problem solver.

 Driven to deliver quality results on time and in a highly ethical and professional

manner.

 Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

 Good understanding of business operations management

Marketing intelligence & excellence

Develop and manage the annual marketing budget in line with business priorities.

Allocate resources based on brand potential strategic importance, growth

opportunities and expected returns.

Marketing Manager's work is highly collaborative. They often bring together the

different functions & aligning all the groups to contributes to a success.

Responsible for updating senior leadership on the progress of marketing activities

and reporting on the results of campaigns to deliver profitable growth YoY. Closer

focus on ROCI and portfolio profitability TA wise

Performers will be assessed against a business- Sales. Market share growth. Growth

of priority. Portfolio profitability. Etc.

help implement this strategy via prioritized activities on the marketing roadmap and

review creating programs and campaigns. Marketing managers own the process of

building these plans, making sure creative and content are aligned

What we offer:   We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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 our diverse team!

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 734 comparable Manager Marketing roles across 130 biopharma companies.

734Comparable roles tracked
653Currently active
130Companies hiring similar roles
56Countries represented

Salary context

178 of 734 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 Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Brand Manager II · AbbVie $78,500/yr – $141,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Manager, Patient Marketing (Boston/Hybrid) (Boston, MA, US) · Servier $147/hr – $168/hr (≈ $305,760–$349,440/yr)
Peer group range $109,750 – $327,600 (median $183,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 734 comparable roles

United States288
China63
Japan53
India43
United Kingdom25
Germany21

+ 50 more countries

Seniority mix

734 of 734 peers have a known seniority level

Manager540
Associate Director169
Associate25

Therapeutic area mix

157 of 734 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology67
Neuroscience24
Rare Disease14
Vaccines & Infectious Disease13
Cardiovascular / CVRM11
Immunology10
Dermatology & Aesthetics8
Respiratory5
Gastroenterology3
Ophthalmology2

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