French pharmaceutical subsidiary scaling manufacturing and digital health solutions
MSD France operates as the French arm of a global research-driven biopharmaceutical manufacturer, with a 501–1,000-person workforce anchored in Puteaux. The tech stack is industrial and enterprise-standard (SAP, Workday, Siemens, Cognex for manufacturing automation), reflecting operational maturity in regulated pharma production. Hiring is heavily weighted toward marketing (7 roles) and engineering (6 roles) alongside manufacturing (5 roles), with notable leadership openings in infectiology and vaccines — signaling active therapeutic area expansion and go-to-market readiness for new product launches.
Notable leadership hires: Infectiology Director, Medical Affairs Director, Marketing Director Vaccines, Medical Regional Director
MSD France is the French subsidiary of Merck & Co., focused on developing treatments, vaccines, and health solutions across oncology, vaccines, and infectious disease. The organization manages both R&D collaboration with the global parent and localized manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and market access for the French and European healthcare market. Active projects span product launch data integration, equipment implementation, digital marketing campaigns, and real-world outcomes research — reflecting a dual focus on operational excellence in manufacturing and commercial scaling of approved therapies. The workforce operates across manufacturing facilities, commercial teams, and clinical/regulatory functions typical of a mid-sized pharma subsidiary.
Primary systems include SAP (enterprise resource planning), Workday (HR/finance), and Siemens/Cognex/Keyence (manufacturing automation and quality control). The stack reflects industrial pharma operations with standard office productivity tools (Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel).
Yes. Engineering has 6 active open roles with steady hiring velocity. The seniority mix includes interns, junior, mid, senior, and director-level positions across product development and manufacturing engineering.
Puteaux, Île-de-France, France. The subsidiary operates as part of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey) and was founded in 1961.
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