Yannick Debes

• Providing strategic support to the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer who is 1 out of 3 business leaders reporting into the CEO of Merck Healthcare. • Closely collaborating with the M&S leadership team comprising senior executives leading Merck Healthcare's Global Business Franchises Oncology, Neurology & Immunology and Fertility as well as key enabling functions, e.g. Business Development and Market Access & Pricing. • Reporting to the Head of Marketing & Strategy Office/Chief of Staff.

The company is focused on developing, producing and selling natural products that complement conventional cancer therapy by targeting side effects such as fatigue, polyneuropathy or oral mucosa.

• Participating in a cross-functional project of redesigning the operating model of the entire Healthcare organization • See above for more details

This program offered practical work experience in the departments listed below: 1. Strategic Procurement, Chemical Raw Materials - 3 months, Darmstadt 2. HR Apprenticeship Marketing, "Diversity and Inclusion" Project - 3 months, Darmstadt 3. Life Science Supply Chain Management, Supply Reliability Program - 3 months, Shanghai 4. Investor Relations, Investor Healthcare Story - 3 months, Darmstadt 5. Consumer Health Global Sales Excellence, European E-Commerce Project - 5 months, Darmstadt

Bachelor thesis: “Online pharmacies as part of a multi-channel sales strategy – concept development for Merck’s Consumer Health business in Europe based on an empirical study”