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The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
IPS Excellence Manager
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A Strategic Planner or Strategic Analyst is responsible for identifying the needs of their business and developing plans to determine the direction it should take to succeed. These analysts are employed in a variety of fields, though they are typically found in IT, finance, banking, business operations fields.
$160,124 / year median in Massachusetts
+2% projected growth
Job Description
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. 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. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. The preferred locations for this are Burlington, MA or Bedford, MA. Other US locations including remote may also be considered with an expectation of being on-site one day per week. This role could also be located in Darmstadt, Germany. Your Role At the intersection of strategy, data, and operational excellence, the IPS Excellence Manager plays a pivotal role in enabling the Integrated Platform Solutions business to deliver on its strategic ambitions. As part of the Process Solutions division within Life Sciences, you will drive measurable business performance by translating the IPS strategic roadmap into structured, actionable initiatives and by strengthening the operational processes that underpin product management, portfolio governance, and cross-functional collaboration across the organization. You will own the coordination of recurring business processes — including Business Reviews, revenue tracking, financial forecasting cycles, strategy development, and long-range planning — working closely with Strategic Product Managers, Portfolio Heads, and key business partners. By applying rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis, you will generate clear insights, identify inefficiencies across the IPS value chain, and lead targeted improvement initiatives spanning Lead-to-Cash processes, digitalization efforts, customer journey optimization, and operational metrics tracking. You will also design and contribute to dashboards and reporting frameworks that translate complex performance data into decisions that matter, ensuring the organization continuously adapts to evolving market dynamics and customer needs in the bioprocessing industry. Operating with a high degree of autonomy and expertise, you will be a trusted advisor to the IPS Leadership Team, delivering recommendations that shape both near-term execution and long-term business direction.