Head of Strategy

vor 2 Stunden

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland Merck KGaA Vollzeit

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:

The Head of Strategy and Business Transformation is a key leadership role responsible for creating and leading a team of strategists who act as business partners to the franchises within the Advanced Solutions business. This position will ensure the effective execution of strategic initiatives while collaborating closely with project managers to drive results. The role requires a strategic mindset to support ambitious growth goals and the ability to foster a culture of collaboration and accountability.

You will build and lead a high-performing team of strategists who support the franchises by providing actionable insights and strategic guidance, structure and drive strategy development projects aligned with long-term business objectives, ensuring alignment with franchise goals, analyze market reports, clinical pipeline databases, and internal data to identify trends and quantify opportunities that support franchise success, build business cases to evaluate opportunities and inform investment decisions, acting as a trusted advisor to franchise leaders, collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare impactful presentations for executive management, effectively communicating strategic priorities, oversee the execution of strategy through project managers, ensuring timely completion of initiatives and fostering alignment across various management levels, and cultivate strong partnerships with franchise leaders to ensure that strategic initiatives are effectively integrated into business operations.

Who You Are:

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in life science or a quantitative field.
  • 10+ years in a strategic or analytical role, including experience in management consulting or the life sciences industry.
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams and foster a collaborative environment.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive actionable insights from data; proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communication skills in English.
  • A results-driven leader with a strong background in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, motivated by the desire to change patient lives and create value.
  • Willingness to travel 10-20%.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Advanced degree (MBA, PhD) preferred.
  • Experience in analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau).

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

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