Asso. Director, Business Excellence BP

Job Description Position Overview - Basic Functions & Responsibility Essential function(s) includes, but is not limited to: • The OBU Business Excellence Business Partner (BEBP) Lead is a strategic thought partner to OBU leadership and a core integrator of insights, planning, execution, and governance. • The role is responsible for harnessing Business Excellence capabilities and insights to drive sustainable business performance, enable disciplined decision‑making, and ensure high‑quality execution—without adding unnecessary operational burden to the business. The Core Responsibilities are: Essential function(s) includes, but is not limited to: 1. Act as a reliable partner, supporting strategy formulation, prioritization, and performance dialogue 2. Translate business strategies into clear, executable business plans through fact‑based insights, scenario thinking, and outcome‑oriented recommendations. 3. Serve as primary BE interface for BU ensuring effective collaboration and efficient operating mechanism 4. Lead business planning process, ensuring territory design, resource deployment, and target setting are aligned with business strategies 5. Proactively identify performance risks and opportunities through robust performance management frameworks, quantified & integrated analysis, and structured mitigation recommendations 6. Champion continuous improvement and the adoption of scalable best practices across the business 7. Partner closely with MKT, Business, CE, finance, and other teams to drive aligned execution and shared outcomes; facilitate complex cross-functional discussions with fact-based framing and structured problem-solving to ensure consistent business narratives and aligned understanding across stakeholders Contribute to talent development through coaching, structured feedback, and knowledge sharing; Role model an outcomes-driven, collaborative, and accountable performance culture. Qualifications: Education & Experience Bachelor's degree or above. Minimum 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with strong exposure to business planning, analytics, or commercial operations. Demonstrated experience in areas such as customer segmentation, targeting, business forecasting, performance tracking, and execution management. Professional Capabilities Strong business acumen with the ability to connect strategy to execution. Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate data into decisions. Solid project management capability and experience working in complex, matrixed environments. Strong influencing and communication skills with senior stakeholders. Entrepreneurship mindset, the ability to constantly self-challenge and challenge status quo in a constructive way. Show integrity, tenacity, resilience and adaptability in complex situations and an often changing environment; is able to handle pressure and commit to and respect deadlines. Good command of written English, communication verbal English Core Competencies: Business acumen, strategic thinking, and structured problem solving Execution discipline mindset Collaboration and stakeholder influence Ownership, resilience, and adaptability in ambiguity Results orientation with continuous improvement mindset Required Skills: Business Acumen, Business Analysis, Business Planning, Business Strategies, Customer Segmentation, Innovation, Organizational Performance Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development Preferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. 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Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.