Jürgen is Head of the Business Performance and Strategy Team of Merck’s Life Science Services business unit. Life Science Services offers fully integrated CDMO Services (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) and Contract Testing Services for traditional and novel modalities such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), viral and gene therapies (VGTs) or mRNA.

Within his five years at Merck, Juergen served as a consultant in Merck’s Inhouse Consulting organization working on projects across all business sectors, and led the Strategy, Marketing and Digital Transformation function driving the CDMO ambition of Merck. Now he is focusing on business analytics and performance optimization as well as development and implementation of global strategic initiatives and works closely with customers to build the bridge between their vision, strategy and execution. Prior to joining Merck, Jürgen worked for multiple years as an external consultant, where he focused on operational restructuring and supply chain management with tenures in Germany, Australia, and the Middle East. He has extensive expertise in global stakeholder management and strong multicultural experience. 

Jürgen holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the Karlshochschule International University in Germany and the University of Lincoln in the UK as well as a master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Cranfield School of Management in the UK.