Central functions

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

To provide Senior Management with a deep understanding of our markets, competitive landscape and customer segments where we compete in order to capitalize on identified opportunities and minimize risks in pursuit of the organization’s business objectives.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

•   Provide a high level of customer service to support the business intelligence function; incorporating market research and secondary information into strategic insights for the Neurology Therapeutic Area and Managed Markets to inform decision-making.
• Develop and maintain overall US Neurodegenerative Disease Business Intelligence plans in conjunction with US Marketing, Co-promote team and Global BI .
• Manage primary and secondary market research projects supporting the needs of the Neurodegenerative Disease therapeutic area, managed markets, and co-promote teams as required
• Build internal and external capabilities for information collection, including primary and secondary market research activities and market data for the Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutic Area organization.  
• Synthesize complex information and develop conclusions, insights and recommendations that can be used by management and marketing to make better business decisions, better understand customer segments and to identify opportunities and potential risks
• Proactively identify key business questions that may impact the success of the Neurodegenerative Disease franchise and reccomend methodology for answering these

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and conduct market research projects (both primary and secondary): formalize business and research objectives, determine appropriate methodology, develop questionnaire/discussion guides with the appropriate internal resources, oversee research implementation and analysis of results, present findings to key internal customers, draw conclusions/ implications and translate into recommendations
• Support building internal and external capabilities for information collection, including primary and secondary market research activities and market data for the Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutic Area organization
• Provide clear, thorough and consistent analyses: market trends, product performance, market opportunities and potential risks; Collaborate with internal Neurodegenerative Disease product teams, working to imbed an external market point of view. Influence internal teams by building and defending cogent arguments and challenging assumptions; Influence business decisions by challenging conventional wisdom with considered, data based points of view
• Collaborate closely within Business Intelligence & Analytics to develop and implement methodologies and criteria for using primary and secondary market research, as well as competitive intelligence information, as inputs to the forecasts and market event models
• Build, manage and maintain external relationships with key vendors of market research, secondary data, software, and consulting services
• Act as US liaison in support of Global Business Intelligence initiatives that cover the US market for selected products. Ensure global initiatives meet US market needs as well as legal/compliance regulations
• Conduct competitive assessments and other projects on an ad hoc basis
• Manage syndicated databases and train internal personnel as appropriate
• Manage all corresponding marketing research budgets
• Perform all duties in accordance with the company’s values, corporate directives, government and industry regulations and guidelines
• Coach, manage and supervise direct report(s) and/or project teams, as appropriate. Support EMD Serono annual planning processes by providing inputs to the external analysis / situational analysis and therapeutic area landscape

MAIN INTERFACES

Internally: Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDD): NDD Sr. Vice President, VP Marketing, Brand Team Director(s), Cross Functional Brand Teams, US and Global Marketing, US Sr Mgmt Team, Global Business Intelligence, Managed Markets, Finance, and BI&A

Externally : Vendors selected for various research projects. Co-promotion partners

As the Senior Business Analyst, Global Operations (Manufacturing & Quality), for Corporate Information System (CI), you will partner with key business stakeholders to automate and streamline end-to-end manufacturing processes. You will analyze and identify key business requirements and identify areas to improve the business through the use of information technology. You will work with business users and globally based IT teams to define requirements, strategize new or leverage existing IT solutions, and develop project documentation (e.g. ROI, Business Case, URS, FRS, etc). The Senior Business Analyst professional must possess senior level skills in business analysis and business process management (and re-engineering) including risk management, communications, issue and conflict management. This individual will report to the Head of Information Management, Global Operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop ROI, Business Case, User & Functional specifications and other technical documentation including translating client user requirements into data flows, vale stream maps, data mapping, etc.
• Conduct interviews and product analysis to gather user requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases and scenarios.
• Leading the business process mapping, reengineering and functional design activities.
• Contribute to the development of integrated project plans and IT strategies, including development of task estimates, identification of technical expertise requirements, etc.
• Assess and manage project and business related risks throughout all aspects of the implementation. Remediate unanticipated risks to insure customer requirements and deadlines are met.
• Manage user expectations, requirements, and relationships including renegotiating of customer expectations while balancing with the needs of the business.

In the course of this global graduate program, you will rotate through
different assignments over a period of up to 24 months. During this
time you will get to know Merck, its structure and organization.
The core element of the program is a cross-functional and cross-divisional
business project that you will conduct typically in commercial, business
development or operations. Your home base will be one of our three
global headquarters in Darmstadt (Germany), Boston (U.S.A.) or Geneva
(Switzerland). Experienced senior managers will provide active support
as mentors. Selected trainings and workshops help you to build a strong
network and enhance your soft and managerial skills.

The Finance Manager will serve as lead finance business partner by providing meaningful business analysis to the US Oncology Commercial pre-launch and Development functions on financial and business related issues to allow informed business decisions. To provide Local and Corporate Research &Development (R&D) Finance and Global Business Unit Partners with a clear understanding of business issues within both organizations. To promote effective communication between the Oncology Business unit, Development business function, Local and Corporate Finance Departments,   and Merck Serono Controlling. Work with all impacted organizations to ensure actual reported financial information is correct, future performance is accurately forecasted and ensure Corporate targets are fully integrated into local operating plans for both operational and capital expenditures.

• 9 sites manufacturing around the world, supplying mainly the Process Solutions Business Unit (Merck Millipore Division):
• Bedford (USA), Consett (UK), Cork (IR), Danvers (USA), India BioP (IN), Jaffrey (USA), Lincoln Park (USA), Molsheim (FR), Sao Paulo (BR)
• Conversion Cost: 182 Mio EUR
• Responsible for consolidation of reporting, forecasts, ad hoc analysis across MM Operations

• Key Operations Finance representative supporting an array of Divisional initiatives, as well as coordinating and facilitating global processes across various Legal Entities / Subsidiaries (including annual standard cost roll and Ops MM reporting and forecasting processes)
• Monitors financial performance and proactively identifies opportunities for improvement within the Separations Cluster, proactively identifies and communicates areas for operational and financial improvement
• Provides Separations Cluster management with valuable business insights, based on high-quality analysis of global production cost. Supports business decision making on a wide variety of operational matters through fact based analyses
• Actively supports the global management reporting process for Separations Cluster, with timely reports on performance and related business insights. As needed, reports on the appropriate set of non-financial performance metrics, including updates of progress initiatives or programs of strategic importance (i.e. Scorecard report)
• Manages all financial matters that support achievement of strategic and operational objectives; more specifically:  
• Monitors the business trends and providing analysis and recommendations.
• Manages financial planning process within the Separations Cluster organization. Appropriately balances Operations, Business Unit perspectives in developing forecasts, and provides transparency into business drivers, risks and opportunities. Appropriately "balanced" approach under the pressure of managing multiple priorities as well as communicating a clear finance strategy to the team. Reports in a manner that meets Operations (Separations Cluster) and also Business (Process Solutions) information needs, while meeting standards for process, timing, and format
• Provides relevant data, analysis, and fact-based recommendations.
• Partners on initiatives that improve operating and financial performance also in comparison to internal and external benchmarks
• As needed, supports important initiatives to successful completion
• Promotes effective lateral communication and coordination across groups to improve efficiency and achieve desired results, across the company’s matrixed organization 
• Direct responsibility for maintaining the appropriate environment of internal financial controls in all aspects of the division. Ensures the consistent implementation of the Company’s accounting policy. Pays particular attention to areas requiring judgment and estimation. Is ultimately accountable for the accuracy of the financial results
• Develops and documents standard financial processes, with a focus on implementing common financial processes and practices globally across the company.  Through process improvement and organizational design, improve the efficiency of the finance function and improve finance integrity
• Maintains good awareness of competing markets "outside" of Merck in order to make fact based recommendations (i.e. what are competing markets doing?  Additional focus on innovative procedures that will generate business opportunities consistent with a true business partner)

• Lead Strategy Planning Process for the division
• Coordinate all areas of financial responsibility, including but not limited to financial reporting and forecasting, business analysis, resource allocation, capital planning
• Consolidate and harmonize MM financial reporting
• Ensure processes are documented accordingly (i.e Allocation keys)
• Manage and track technical and IT investments
• Monitor Merck Millipore Corporate Business Unit (>80 mEUR)
• Be responsible for divisional strategic performance controlling (design, evaluation and regular reporting of Merck Millipore Scorecard)
• Merck Millipore Scorecard
• Support key projects (i.e. Fit 2018 Program)

• In charge of the management reporting process to provide a consolidated divisional view to the leaders’ team, with timely reports on business performance and related business insights. Reports in a manner that meets Divisional information needs / corporate standard, while meeting standards for process, timing, and format. 
• Manage all financial matters that support achievement of strategic and operational objectives; more specifically:  
• Monitor the business trends and providing analysis and recommendations
• Manage financial planning process within the division.
• Appropriately balances division and business unit perspectives in developing forecasts, and provides transparency into business drivers, risks and opportunities. "Balanced" approach under the pressure of managing multiple priorities as well as communicating a clear finance strategy to the team.
• Provides relevant data, analysis, and fact-based recommendations to the divisional leaders’ team.
• Supports business decision making on a wide variety of operational matters through fact based analyses. As needed, manages important initiatives to successful completion, managing teams of employees from a variety of functions and organizations.
• Prepares additional complex ad hoc analyses as required and presenting recommendations to senior management.  Provides Management organization with all necessary consolidated information in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develops and documents standard financial processes, with a focus on implementing common financial processes and practices globally across the company.  Through process improvement and organizational design, improve the efficiency of the finance function and improve finance integrity.
• Works and manages effectively across the company’s matrixed organization.  Promotes effective lateral communication and coordination across groups to improve efficiency and achieve desired results. 
• Evaluates strategic target achievement and provide the respective data for bonus evaluation of collective targets of Management.

A key member of the EMD Millipore’s finance group, with primary responsibility to manage the EMD Millipore Corp treasury function as it relates to activity within North America.  This position also manages the administration of the financial component of domestic insurance policies.

Responsibilities:

• Manage cash and bank administration for North America.
• Manage bank relationships and bank structure for North America.
• Manage foreign exchange transaction hedge program for North America.
• Manage cash flow hedge program for North America.
• Provide various reporting on debt, currency, and interest expense for group financials.
• Provide insight / analysis on currency and interest impact on North American financial results.
• Manage North American treasury and insurance budget and provide forecast for operating plan.
• Provide internal / external interest income / expense forecast for operating plan.
• Maintain controls and procedures for Treasury function and manage annual / stand alone audit reviews and control testing.
• Integrate and optimize broad range of processes: cash management, hedging, reporting, etc.
• Support Retirement and Benefits Plan Committee as sub-committee member. 
• Manage and administer financial component of domestic workers’ compensation, general liability, and automobile insurance policies, including relationships with insurance brokers and dealers, and letters of credit and bonds associated with insurance policies.
• Work closely with all functions within North Amerca Shared Services, Corporate Treasury, Tax, Legal, Accounting & Controlling, Procurement, and HSE to provide broad spectrum of Treasury and Insurance support
• Ad hoc projects as necessary to support treasury and insurance initiatives.

Merck Millipore plays an integral part in the life science community, harnessing our passion and innovation to help researchers and drug producers around the world. As science advances, we advance with it, offering new insight and cutting-edge technologies helping our customers solve the world's most challenging human health issues.
Our promise to our customers is that we'll be there every step of the way. If you share our goals and values, and want to make your mark at a rapidly growing international company, join us and help advance the future of life science together. Merck Millipore is a division of Merck KGaA.
Merck is a global pharmaceutical and chemical company with a history that began in 1668, and a future shaped by around 40,000 employees in 64 countries around the world.

LabWater is the market leader in water purification systems for laboratories. For our new global R&D center we are seeking a:
System Validation Engineer (m/f)
St Quentin en Yvelines (France) - permanent position

Position Responsibility:

• Manage customer sites with a goal of facilitating increased product usage and presentation/publication of imaging cytometry data
• Provide customer applications support including troubleshooting issues related to user technical skill, experimental design, and software/instrument use.  Acts as a liaison between customer and internal resources
• Support scientific network around High Content Imaging applications
• Assist sales staff in assessing potential applications of company products to meet customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications.
• Ensure sharing of relevant changes in the cell analysis (flow cytometry and imaging) market, competitive information, issues, and success stories gained from networking, websites and thought-leaders, throughout the organization and propose possible actions
• Provide technical sales support by conducting applications-based seminars and sample/instrument demonstrations
• Participate in congresses, conferences and seminars relevant to imaging cytometry portfolio
• Conduct in-house and on-site customer training courses
• Provide customer feedback to product development group

• Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of their team, including detailed data review and assay performance monitoring (QC, Proficiency Testing, Quality Improvement, etc)
• Responsible for accurate execution of all laboratory and study procedures
• Responsible for accurate recording and approval of study data
• Reviews and approves assay data and determines acceptability of analytical work and Analyst’s performance
• To ensure that all staff within team are adequately trained and supervised in the operations they are undertaking
• To report adverse quality issues to Scientific Development Team and appropriate Manager
• Maintains proficiency in all laboratory procedures. Serves as a working Supervisor, performing routine analytical work as needed
• Coordinates work flow with other team Supervisors, Scheduling, and Program Manager Team
• Key participant in instrument selection, evaluation and validation, acquisition, implementation, and performance monitoring. Responsible for personnel training to acquire additional skills for new technology
• Directly supervises the employees in their operational team in the Laboratory, including Analysts and Scientists when warranted.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, Standard Operating Procedures and applicable laws
• Responsible for all personnel issues related the analytical team required for laboratory operations including scheduling, selection, training and development, performance appraisals, competency testing, counselling and progressive discipline.
• Analyzes and resolves or assists workers in solving work problems
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet client requirements and testing schedules.
• Approving and co-coordinating holidays of analysts
• Understands and follows all procedures and processes required for work performed under Regulatory Compliance (i.e. GxP, GLP, GCP, etc)
• As deemed appropriate based on the individual’s experience, training, and study design, the candidate may be asked to act as:
• "Head of QC," "Manager of Analytical Team," or "GMP Supervisor" for studies claiming compliance with GMP regulations.
• "Study Director" for studies claiming compliance with GLP regulations and / or OECD guidelines.
• "Person Responsible" or "Principal Investigator" for studies claiming compliance with GCP regulations and / or ICH guidelines or bioanaytical studies that do not officially fall under these categories but require regulated oversight.   
• To ensure that all work is performed in compliance with Company health and safety policies and current health and safety legislation
• Writes and reviews standard operating procedures. Assures that all standard operating procedures are followed appropriately and regulatory requirements are met
• To attend internal and external training courses and conferences, relevant to the post
• To provide general procedural training to other members of staff
• To perform other duties as required by Line Manager

• Be passionate about the quality of product delivered to customers.
• Be energized by working in a regulated manufacturing environment where attention to detail and documentation are critical.
• Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.

• Gaining an understanding of ultrafiltration membrane manufacturing and development.
• Continuously utilizing process data to improve membrane yields.
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving equipment down situations while determining the root cause to help drive corrective action.
• Assuring product quality in support of manufacturing by:
• Evaluating non-conforming material
• Identifying root causes of quality issues
• Addressing potential quality issues through corrective and preventive actions
• Documenting work via reports and the quality system.
• Driving risk-based decision making.
• Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical techniques.
• Measuring variability of product attributes and creating statistically-based sampling plans.
• Planning and leading product, process, and/or equipment validations.
• Managing multi-functional and multi-regional projects.