Manager, Inhouse Consulting

Merck•Burlington, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the company's internal consultancy, we tackle strategic projects across Healthcare, Life Science, Electronics, and Enabling Functions. Our diverse team of around 75 colleagues brings expertise from top-tier external consultancies, major industry players, and top academic institutions. With offices in Darmstadt (HQ), the Greater Boston Area (USA), and Singapore, we deliver high-impact projects to the company's most critical business challenges. Working directly with senior management, we lead local, regional, and global initiatives that drive organizational success. Beyond providing consulting services, we serve as a talent incubator for our company, with a considerable number of colleagues transitioning into key leadership or expert roles throughout the organization every year. Combining both, business consulting and people development, we contribute to the company's success and accelerate your career! You will work as part of project teams, providing business consulting for strategy development, commercial excellence, and operations, before transitioning to the next exciting career step within our company after approximately 2-4 years. As a colleague and trusted partner, you support projects from design to implementation, inspiring change throughout the organization. You own projects end-to-end, handling interactions with internal clients and guiding project teams in flat team structures. As Data & AI are key drivers of innovation and performance at our company, you proactively identify and apply Data & AI opportunities in your projects.

Requirements

Graduate level (Masters, MBA, PhD, or equivalent) degree in natural sciences, engineering, or business
Work experience of minimum 2 years in management consulting
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Creativity, analytical strength, and strategic thinking
Proactive, self-motivated work approach with a passion for working in teams
Proficiency in English

Nice To Haves

Industry-related experience in pharma, biotech, diagnostics, bioprocessing, biology, medical devices or similar
Strong track record of leading projects across multiple functional areas with exposure to different hierarchical levels.
More extensive leadership experience is a plus
Practical experience in applying Data & AI to solve business challenges, and the passion to continue developing skills in this field

Responsibilities

Support projects from design to implementation, inspiring change throughout the organization.
Own projects end-to-end, handling interactions with internal clients and guiding project teams in flat team structures.
Proactively identify and apply Data & AI opportunities in your projects.
Develop proposals and present to steering committees.
Mentor and develop junior colleagues.