Sr Analyst - Product Management Support (LSC)

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Job Number: 4508

External Description: A career at Merck is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 52,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

A career at Merck is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 52,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

The Sr. Analyst will support the product management (PM) team in managing and/or providing support for various product lines or a specific product line within Lab & Specialty Chemicals (LSC) portfolio.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

  • The individual will have a solid understanding of the life science and chemistry markets and related technologies in order to effectively contribute to Digital Marketing activities (including content creation, outbound marketing, web based opportunities)
  • Support new product introduction process and position the products well through the Company's content management tool.
  • Support the group's effort as assigned to meet department, business unit and company objectives including data analysis and data mining from a commercial perspective.
  • Other additional duties may be assigned.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Utilizes in depth knowledge of chemistry and peer-reviewed literature, to understand the life science chemical market needs, competitor analysis, and vendor input to align with overarching company strategy.
  • Gathers all required data and submit approved product ideas and reports/dashboards on per project basis with focus on web based data analysis.
  • Manages individual projects within specified time frame
  • Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to receive feedback and key inputs to improvise each project


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

MSc/PhD in Chemistry

Experience:
  • At least 1 - 2 years of experience in marketing, business development, tactical marketing, technical support, R&D, sales or some combination thereof
  • Understanding of key competitors within the life science market
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze scientific literature and/or market data to gather actionable insights


TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES / SKILLS

  • Proficient in understanding scientific concepts, basic research experiments and scientific literature with minimum guidance
  • Advanced understanding of search engines and NCBI; ability to use appropriate keywords to acquire relevant search results with minimum guidance
  • Knowledge of general to in-depth data analysis methods strongly desired
  • Efficient written communication with members of the team; good oral and written communication with internal customers
  • Proficient in MS Office applications


What we offer: At Merck, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

Curious? Apply and find more information at come2merck.com

What we offer: With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

Curious? Apply and find more information at come2merck.com

Job Number: 180700

Community / Marketing Title: Sr Analyst - Product Management Support (LSC)

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