Merck KGaA Posted October 5, 2026

Product Manager - Diabetes and Thyroid

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 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 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

As Product Manager, you will develop and execute the short-, mid- and long-term strategic direction for the diabetes and thyroid portfolio. You will translate disease-area and market insights into clear brand strategies and impactful activities that create value for patients and healthcare professionals, while delivering business objectives in close collaboration with cross-functional teams. Develop the short-, mid- and long-term strategic direction for the diabetes and thyroid portfolio, including tactical elements such as brand positioning, advertising, pricing, expense budgets and product life-cycle management.

What You Will Do

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY AND PLANNING

Develop and implement integrated brand plans for the diabetes and thyroid portfolio, including brand positioning, communications, pricing, promotional investment, expense budgets and product life-cycle management.

Conduct comprehensive macro- and micro-market, channel and competitive research to identify patient, customer and healthcare professional needs, preferences and trends, assess competitor activities and strategies, and translate insights into clear strategic priorities and actionable brand plans.

Drive the identification and evaluation of new business opportunities, partnerships, lifecycle management initiatives and portfolio expansion opportunities to accelerate sustainable growth.

Identify unmet patient and healthcare professional needs and develop innovative solutions, services or partnership initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and customer experience.

Prepare business plans and accurate sales and demand forecasts using market data, historical performance, industry trends and sound assumptions. Collaborate with Sales and Supply Chain to align forecasts with supply and inventory levels and continuously monitor and adjust forecasts as market dynamics change.

Own the brands’ Operating Plan, including the achievement of revenue targets and effective management of promotional expenditure.

Ensure accurate sales and stock forecasts for the assigned brands, in collaboration with Inventory Management and other relevant stakeholders.

EXECUTION AND STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

Develop, coordinate and implement brand programmes, communications, support materials and promotional activities across the diabetes and thyroid portfolio in a timely and effective manner, including product launches, advisory boards, medical conferences, workshops and other educational activities for healthcare professionals, where appropriate.

Partner with Commercial Excellence, Medical and Sales teams to refine Sales team and Key Account Executive call plans, customer segmentation, key-message delivery and materials utilization in line with portfolio strategy.

Work closely with Sales, Medical, Market Access, Inventory Management and Regional and Global teams to support portfolio expansion and growth.

Lead omnichannel customer engagement strategies leveraging digital platforms, customer insights and analytics to enhance healthcare professional engagement and measure campaign effectiveness.

Liaise with relevant marketing agencies to provide clear briefs, guide creative development, coordinate fulfilment and execution, and conduct post-activity analysis. Ensure assigned projects remain on time and on budget.

Collaborate with Regional and Global stakeholders, including Brand Leaders, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Compliance, Quality Assurance and Legal, to ensure promotional materials meet applicable legal, regulatory and ethical requirements. Follow the company Pharma Compliance Policy and the PhAMA Code of Conduct, as applicable.

Maintain accurate documentation of marketing activities, approvals and materials for audits and reviews, and ensure all activities comply with applicable local pharmaceutical regulations, company policies and ethical standards.

Build and maintain effective relationships with healthcare professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, purchasers, key opinion leaders and other relevant stakeholders across diabetes and thyroid care. Deliver presentations and support education on product benefits, positioning and appropriate use, where appropriate.

Respond to client and healthcare professional inquiries from a commercial-marketing perspective and always represent the company appropriately and ensure relevant customer insights are captured and reflected in future plans.

CAPABILITY BUILDING AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Conduct product and strategy training for new Sales Team members and initiate additional training when needs are identified.

Provide mentoring and guidance to Key Account Executives and Sales Team members participating in development programmes and conduct joint customer visits to deepen understanding of customer needs and portfolio execution.

Conduct cycle meetings to reinforce the Sales Team’s understanding of cycle strategy, key messages, activities, programmes and promotional materials.

Work with Sales Managers to align on the marketing plan and participate in quarterly business reviews to understand opportunities and risks, enabling agile planning and practical solutions.

Conduct quarterly business reviews with the General Manager, Business Unit Head and Sales Team to evaluate market developments, achievements and competitive intelligence, and agree action plans to capitalize on opportunities or address gaps.

Prepare regular reports on marketing performance, sales trends, activity effectiveness and return on investment, and present findings and recommendations to management to support continuous improvement of portfolio strategy.

Participate in or lead assigned taskforces and projects that improve business operations. Maintain project schedules, complete deliverables, track progress against deadlines and conduct periodic reviews with relevant stakeholders.

Fulfil pharmacovigilance responsibilities by recognizing reportable adverse events or other safety information and ensuring the required information is forwarded to the Local Drug Safety Officer within 24 hours.

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a scientific discipline.

At least two years of experience in product management within the pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceutical sales experience is preferred.

Experience or a strong interest in diabetes and/or thyroid therapeutic areas, with an understanding of patient journeys, treatment pathways and healthcare professional needs.

Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and the ability to translate market insights into effective brand plans, together with an agile and innovative mindset to adapt to changing market trends.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to focus on outcomes, deliver measurable results and optimize resources through appropriate tools and techniques.

Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to build and maintain long-term partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders, supported by strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across local, regional and global teams.

Ability to work independently within established guidelines and policies, while taking accountability for assigned responsibilities.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, demonstrate effective time management, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Confidence to facilitate and lead team or project settings, with the adaptability to anticipate and respond to changing circumstances.

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
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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 670 comparable Manager Marketing roles across 116 biopharma companies.

670Comparable roles tracked
634Currently active
116Companies hiring similar roles
57Countries represented

Salary context

127 of 670 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, Insights, Intelligence & Strategy Oncology · Pfizer $60,200/yr – $100,400/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Marketing Program Governance · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $80,300 – $229,000 (median $193,475)

Where these roles are based

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United States248
China76
India59
Japan39
Germany19
Taiwan17

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Seniority mix

670 of 670 peers have a known seniority level

Manager489
Associate Director144
Associate37

Therapeutic area mix

134 of 670 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology63
Neuroscience18
Cardiovascular / CVRM10
Rare Disease10
Vaccines & Infectious Disease9
Immunology6
Respiratory5
Gastroenterology5
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Ophthalmology3

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