Associate Director, Business Development
Merck
July 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Sales
Role
Primary responsibility: support key program management/business process operations activities across Global Supply Business Development (GSBD).
Responsibilities:
- Work with the GSBD team and Manufacturing Division to ensure consistent principles and a synergistic approach; collaborate with Corporate, Research & Development, and Human Health stakeholders.
- Coordinate and manage department tools and systems.
- Drive operational excellence by standardizing workflows, coordinating governance reviews, and identifying process streamlining opportunities.
- Monitor business development operational metrics; support documentation and compliance; provide clear status updates to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain an organizational dashboard to track progress toward annual priorities.
- Under Business Development Leads’ oversight, support contracting for some BD agreements.
- Under Business Development Leads’ direction, provide high-quality support for business development activities as appropriate.
- Track deal progression and ensure timely updates to key systems, dashboards, and reports.
- Generate executive-level presentations, communications, and briefings for internal/external meetings.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree.
- Preferred: Graduate degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Science, or Engineering.
Experience & Skills (Required):
- Minimum 7 years with increasing responsibility in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Science/Technology, Global Procurement, Market Research, and/or related areas.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, facilitation, and communication; ability to influence without authority; effective in ambiguous/changing environments.
- Proficient in personal computers and business software; strong analytical, project management, and facilitation skills.
Required Skills/Capabilities:
Business Development; Business Management Systems/Processes; Change Management; Executive Briefing; Global Procurement/Sourcing; Lean Six Sigma (LSS); Manufacturing/Support; Operational Excellence; Organizational Analysis; Portfolio Management; Process Design; Program/Project Management; R&D; Strategic Alliances; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Teamwork.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Use the posting deadline shown on the listing.
Primary responsibility: support key program management/business process operations activities across Global Supply Business Development (GSBD).
Responsibilities:
- Work with the GSBD team and Manufacturing Division to ensure consistent principles and a synergistic approach; collaborate with Corporate, Research & Development, and Human Health stakeholders.
- Coordinate and manage department tools and systems.
- Drive operational excellence by standardizing workflows, coordinating governance reviews, and identifying process streamlining opportunities.
- Monitor business development operational metrics; support documentation and compliance; provide clear status updates to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain an organizational dashboard to track progress toward annual priorities.
- Under Business Development Leads’ oversight, support contracting for some BD agreements.
- Under Business Development Leads’ direction, provide high-quality support for business development activities as appropriate.
- Track deal progression and ensure timely updates to key systems, dashboards, and reports.
- Generate executive-level presentations, communications, and briefings for internal/external meetings.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree.
- Preferred: Graduate degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Science, or Engineering.
Experience & Skills (Required):
- Minimum 7 years with increasing responsibility in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Science/Technology, Global Procurement, Market Research, and/or related areas.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, facilitation, and communication; ability to influence without authority; effective in ambiguous/changing environments.
- Proficient in personal computers and business software; strong analytical, project management, and facilitation skills.
Required Skills/Capabilities:
Business Development; Business Management Systems/Processes; Change Management; Executive Briefing; Global Procurement/Sourcing; Lean Six Sigma (LSS); Manufacturing/Support; Operational Excellence; Organizational Analysis; Portfolio Management; Process Design; Program/Project Management; R&D; Strategic Alliances; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Teamwork.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Use the posting deadline shown on the listing.