Merck KGaA Posted November 11, 2026

Senior Strategic Product Manager GLP 1/ Bioprocess (all genders)

Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany 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.

Your Role

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join as a Strategic Product Manager (all genders) in a highly visible role within the Single Use and Integrated Systems Business Franchise. In this position, you will act as the business owner, setting the direction and driving the growth of our product portfolio, particularly focusing on Fill & Finish and Sterile Sampling applications in the GLP-1 market. Your deep understanding of global market dynamics, customer applications, and business opportunities will be crucial in developing and implementing strategies that position us as market leaders in this evolving sector.

What you will do:

Develop a clear vision and strategic plan, including long-range planning, product portfolio positioning, and evolution of the portfolio for modalities/applications that create value for customers, with a focus on the GLP-1 market.

Act as the owner to drive the product development roadmap, including business cases, market sizing, financial analysis, and forecasting, and lead successful product launches from concept through commercialization, particularly for the GLP-1 market.

Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with R&D, commercial, operations, and other key business partners to drive business results in a global high matrix setup.

Actively monitor competitive activity, market trends, and customer feedback related to GLP-1, translating these insights into winning strategies for new and existing products.

Develop and execute Annual Operating Plans (AOP), including go-to-market execution focused on revenue growth, operating margin, innovation, and lifecycle management.

Formulate pricing strategies to maximize top and bottom-line goals, taking into account the competitive landscape.

Frequently present updates and insights to stakeholders, sponsors, and senior management, focusing on the impact of your strategies in the GLP-1 market.

Who You Are: 

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or engineering discipline; MBA, Master’s, or PhD preferred.

Strong understanding of single-use assemblies and their critical role in sampling and Fill & Finish applications within the bioprocessing industry.

Familiarity with the GLP-1 market and its dynamics is mandatory.

Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail, capable of analyzing business impacts and making effective decisions.

Self-motivated and energetic, with a strong ability to drive business results and initiatives.

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Highly collaborative, demonstrating the ability to influence and navigate within a global matrix organization.

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
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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 729 comparable Manager Marketing roles across 117 biopharma companies.

729Comparable roles tracked
681Currently active
117Companies hiring similar roles
58Countries represented

Salary context

135 of 729 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.

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Lowest disclosed · Associate, Insights, Intelligence & Strategy Oncology · Pfizer $60,200/yr – $100,400/yr
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Peer group range $80,300 – $229,000 (median $193,475)

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Seniority mix

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Manager538
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Associate38

Therapeutic area mix

136 of 729 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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