Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, and is named for Merck Group, founded in Germany in 1668, of which it was once the American arm.
Market Access Expert
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.
Your Role
The candidate will be responsible for executing market access strategies and managing tenders to ensure the successful commercialisation of our Healthcare products. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to navigate regulatory and reimbursement landscapes, optimise pricing, and secure favourable prices and access. This position requires an understanding of healthcare systems, tendering process, and health economics and value demonstration. Additionally, the Market Access expert is part of cross-functional teams and contributes to the development of commercialisation plans.
The role involves monitoring and mapping the market access and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) environment. This includes conducting relevant pricing analyses and forecasts to support strategic planning. Additionally, the position requires the development of key health economics (HE) data and evidence, along with real-world evidence (RWE) analyses, to effectively demonstrate the value of our portfolio.
Furthermore, the responsibilities include preparing and submitting reimbursement applications and engaging in price negotiations, as well as developing innovative pricing agreements. The role also entails investigating opportunities for differential reimbursement for differentiated products through the use of clinical evidence and emerging technologies.
Moreover, it is essential to adapt global economic models to fit the Danish context. Collaboration with relevant business partners is crucial to identify local evidence gaps, as well as to initiate, manage, and deliver associated research aimed at filling these gaps to optimize the access of our products.
Who You Are
- Preferably educated to a degree level in Science, Public Health, Health Economics, or a related field.
- Ideally have some experience within Market Access, Health Economics, Public affairs or similar within a pharmaceutical company.
- Proficient in Danish and English languages.
- Highly values teamwork but demonstrates comfort working independently, with strong interpersonal skills to build effective partnerships.
- Possesses the courage to trust in their abilities and challenge themselves to generate innovative ideas.
- Exhibits confidence with a positive attitude and is both an analytical and creative thinker.
- Establishes credibility through integrity and keeps promises during business dealings, guided by solid values.
- Maintains transparency, clearly states objectives and actions, and promotes cross-functional participation.
- Acts as a proactive collaborator with a winning attitude.
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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 our diverse team!
Innovation Cup 2025 – Team Smart Manufacturing (all genders)
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.
Innovation Cup 2025 – Great minds come together
The Innovation Cup in its fifteenth year, brings together a promising new generation of academic talents from life sciences, material sciences, data sciences and business administration with the company’s senior management, researchers and accomplished retirees. This meeting of the minds is a creative and innovative platform aimed at advancing science and technology.
What’s in it for me?
If you are a post-graduate student with an interest in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, the Innovation Cup is your chance to gain in-depth knowledge about pharmaceutical and chemical research and development, to network with top students from around the world and to build a business case together with experienced professionals.
Explore job opportunities at our company and visit the innovation summer camp near Frankfurt, Germany, July 19-25, 2025 and take your chance to win the Innovation Cup along with EUR 20,000 with your team (EUR 5,000 for the runner-up team and EUR 3,000 for third place).
All travel, accommodation and food expenses will be paid by the company.
The team smart manufacturing will work on innovative approaches for AI-driven energy saving, digital twins for manufacturing process optimization and top notch digitalization and automation soltions.
Who Can Apply
We invite advanced students in life sciences, chemistry, physics, computer sciences and business administration from all over the world to apply for participation in the Innovation Cup. 35 students will be selected:
- Sciences: Postgraduate students in the life, material and data sciences, on their way towards a PhD in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, biotech, bioinformatics, biochemistry, pharmacy, informatics, computer science, data science, engineering or related fields. Also Post Docs can apply!
- Business: Advanced MBA students or recent MBA graduates with an interest in the pharmaceutical business and a life science background.
The cup is not open to U.S. healthcare professionals.
How It Works
During a one week Summer Camp, 42 selected postgraduate students will attend in-depth presentations about the pharmaceutical and chemical industry given by our management, scientists and external experts. Participants will work in small teams to generate an innovative idea that addresses a scientific challenge and develop the idea into a business plan. Teams will receive coaching and guidance from experienced veterans of our company, the Summer Camp moderator and our Innovation Management. You will learn the essentials about R&D within the pharmaceutical and chemical industry and understand how products are successfully discovered, developed and brought to market. You will learn to evaluate your ideas from a technical and business perspective and build a convincing business plan.
The teams will present their business plans to a grand jury. The jury will be composed of our top management plus external consultants. The jury will select the best business plan and present the winning team with the Innovation Cup award and cash prize of EUR 20,000 plus EUR 5,000 for the runner-up team and EUR 3,000 for the third place. At the first day of the Innovation Cup a conference with alumni from previous events will be organized with ample networking opportunities.
How do I apply?
Please only send your application (motivational letter, CV including publication list) through the webpage below and then select the specific team of your choice to apply for.
Further information about the program and how to apply online from November 1st 2024 until January 31st 2025:
Location:
Near Frankfurt, Germany, July 19-25, 2025.
Travel, accommodation and food expenses will be paid by the company.
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it 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 our diverse team!
Warehouse Specialist (All Genders)
Want to explore, overcome obstacles, make discoveries? We know your plans are ambitious. Ours are too! Around the world, our colleagues are passionate about scientific and technological innovation that enriches human lives through our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. Together, we think big and are committed to taking care of our diverse workforce, customers, patients and the planet. That’s why we’re always looking for curious minds who want to imagine the impossible with us.
United for patients: the Healthcare business line’s goal is to help create, improve and extend lives. We develop medicines, smart devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as oncology, neurology and fertility. Our teams work across 6 continents with passion and curiosity to help patients at every stage of their lives. Joining our Healthcare team means participating in a diverse, open and flexible professional culture offering great opportunities for personal development and career progression across the globe.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Warehouse Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate has solid experience in inventory management, ordering and coordination with suppliers.
Your responsibilities
Identify needs for materials and services in collaboration with the different departments.
Negotiate purchasing conditions (price, lead times, delivery conditions), manage and maintain relationships with suppliers.
Place orders and follow up until delivery.
Resolve issues related to non-conformities, delays or other incidents.
Collaborate with inventory management teams to ensure that stock levels are optimal.
Monitor stock levels and anticipate future needs to avoid stockouts.
Analyze purchasing expenses and propose cost optimization strategies.
Prepare regular reports on purchasing performance indicators and participate in the development of the purchasing budget.
Your profile
Degree in logistics, purchasing management, commerce or related field.
In-depth knowledge of purchasing processes and the supply chain.
Mastery of IT tools for purchasing and inventory management (ERP, inventory management software).
Negotiation and contract management skills.
Rigor, organization, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a team and collaborate with different departments.
Proactivity and ability to anticipate needs.
Knowledge of methods.
What we offer you: we are curious minds, from the most diverse backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and are convinced that it is the engine of excellence and innovation and that it strengthens our competence as a scientific and technological leader. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has access to rich development opportunities, at their own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions of people and empowers everyone to express their talent and advance humanity!
Apply now and become a member of our diverse team!