Field Marketing Manager
Merck Healthcare KGaA
Summary
This North America field marketing role helps build awareness, customer engagement, and commercial growth for BioReliance Testing Services. Reporting into the Technical Sales Services group (TSS) you will translate regional customer and market needs into focused marketing programs that support sales priorities and strengthen the position of the services portfolio. You will plan and deliver campaigns, events, and sales enablement activities; track leads and campaign performance; and share market insight with global and regional partners. You will work independently and collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, technical experts, and other business partners, documenting activities and outcomes in approved systems.
Job description
Your Role
This North America field marketing role helps build awareness, customer engagement, and commercial growth for BioReliance Testing Services. Reporting into the Technical Sales Services group (TSS) you will translate regional customer and market needs into focused marketing programs that support sales priorities and strengthen the position of the services portfolio. You will plan and deliver campaigns, events, and sales enablement activities; track leads and campaign performance; and share market insight with global and regional partners. You will work independently and collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, technical experts, and other business partners, documenting activities and outcomes in approved systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute North America field marketing plans for BioReliance Testing Services, aligned with commercial priorities and global marketing direction.
- Plan and deliver regional campaigns and lead-generation activities, including targeted electronic communications, seminars, conferences, trade shows, and customer events.
- Partner with Sales to identify priority accounts and customer needs, support opportunity development, and coordinate timely follow-up on marketing-generated leads.
- Create, review, adapt, and deploy service-focused sales collateral, presentations, and other tools that help the commercial team communicate the value of BioReliance Testing Services.
- Coordinate customer visits, events, and sales team training; engage technical colleagues when deeper service or scientific expertise is needed.
- Serve as a voice of the customer by gathering and organizing field feedback, market trends, competitive activity, and relevant regulatory drivers, then sharing insights with regional and global partners.
- Contribute regional input to global marketing plans and support service portfolio updates and customer communications in partnership with relevant teams.
- Track campaign metrics, leads, and opportunity progression in the CRM system; report results and use performance insights to improve future programs.
- Maintain clear records of marketing activities, customer interactions, and outcomes in approved business systems.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Business, Marketing or related
- 5-7+ years of direct sales or marketing experience with technical products or services in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce.com for campaign, lead, and opportunity tracking.
- Able to understand and communicate technical concepts and customer needs related to pharmaceutical and biotechnology testing, quality control, and regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver marketing activities, manage multiple priorities, analyze campaign results, and collaborate across commercial and technical teams.
- Able to work effectively with Sales, Marketing, technical experts, and global partners in a collaborative environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to listen, present information, and create clear customer-facing and sales-enablement materials.
- Agile, adaptable and influential.
- Strong organization and prioritization skills, sound judgment, and a customer-focused approach.
Travel Expectations
Some in-state or out-of-state travel for customer visits, trade shows, and team activities may be required, up to 25% of the time. Limited international travel may be needed occasionally.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Business, Marketing or related
- 5-7+ years of direct sales or marketing experience with technical products or services in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
- Experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce.com for campaign, lead, and opportunity tracking
- Able to understand and communicate technical concepts and customer needs related to pharmaceutical and biotechnology testing, quality control, and regulated environments
- Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver marketing activities, manage multiple priorities, analyze campaign results, and collaborate across commercial and technical teams
- Able to work effectively with Sales, Marketing, technical experts, and global partners in a collaborative environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Agile, adaptable and influential
- Strong organization and prioritization skills, sound judgment, and a customer-focused approach
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Contributions
- Sales/Performance Bonuses
Company overview
Merck Healthcare KGaA is the healthcare business sector of the Merck Group, a German multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt. Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest operating pharmaceutical and chemical company. The Healthcare division focuses on developing innovative therapies across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, neurology & immunology, fertility, and cardiovascular, metabolic, and endocrinological disorders. With approximately 62,557 employees globally, Merck Healthcare operates in more than 65 countries and generated 40% of the Group's sales in 2024. The company's oncology portfolio includes blockbuster products like Erbitux (cetuximab) for colorectal and head and neck cancers, Bavencio (avelumab) for urothelial carcinoma, and Tepmetko (tepotinib) for MET-altered cancers. In neurology, Mavenclad (cladribine) has achieved blockbuster status for treating relapsing multiple sclerosis, while the fertility division has helped bring over 6 million babies into the world through products like Gonal-f. Merck Healthcare combines a strong established business with specialty innovation, delivering a diversified portfolio of therapies to millions of patients worldwide.