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Director, Due Diligence Lead (all genders)

Kopfbereich

Angebotsart: Arbeit
Arbeitgeber: Merck KGaA

Besondere Merkmale

  • Beginn ab 01.04.2026

Arbeitsort

Darmstadt

Anstellungsart

Vollzeit, Teilzeit (Vormittag, Nachmittag, Abend)

Berufsbezeichnung

  • Ingenieur/in - Biotechnologie

Stellenbeschreibung

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.

This position can be filled on a hybrid basis (3 days per week on-site) in Germany (Darmstadt) or the US (Boston).

Your role

We are currently seeking to appoint Director level, Due Diligence Lead to oversee due diligence (DD) activities in each of our key disease areas of Oncology, Neurology or Immunology, respectively. Working within a highly skilled team, you will lead on all scientific and technical due diligence processes for potential partnering, acquisitions, or licensing deals. The role will require you to utilise your own expertise in global drug development, as well as the expertise of other internal and external experts to deliver full due diligence assessments to senior management to support key investment decision making.

Who you are

  • 6+ years work experience in biotech/ pharma drug development in global drug development, including track record of leading multidisciplinary global project teams in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
  • Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical development process, with credible hands-on R&D experience and demonstrated expertise in multiple areas of drug development and/or broad working knowledge spanning research, pre-clinical development, process development, manufacturing, clinical, and regulatory processes.
  • Strong knowledge in the relevant therapeutic area, i.e. N&I, ONC, CM&E is beneficial
  • Experience in conducting and leading Due Diligences and related activities with demonstrated experience of honing in on key questions and guiding diligence teams.
  • Excellent team leader with strong communication and team leadership skills, including decision making, conflict resolution, and influencing skills; recognized entrepreneurial drive
  • Strong project management, presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to work in intense, fast paced, matrixed, multinational work environment
  • Ability to see opportunities and create value beyond the obvious by e.g. combining expertise of different partners
  • Ability to represent the company and to interact at all levels both internally and externally across key geographies in which we operate
  • Position requires both domestic and international travel up to 30% of time

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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Unternehmensdarstellung: Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA

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