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Merck Appoints Clara Sattler De Sousa E Brito as Head of Discovery Solutions and Robert Machinek as Head of Strategy & Business Development

PUBLIC · MRKJun 09, 2026

Position

Head of Strategy

Company

Merck

Robert Machinek
RahwayManufacturingBiotechnologyHealthcareHealth Care

Description

Merck has announced strategic leadership appointments within its Life Science business, naming Clara Sattler de Sousa e Brito as Head of Discovery Solutions and Robert Machinek as Head of Strategy & Business Development. These positions aim to enhance innovation and execution in the company's growth agenda.

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Company

Merck

Location

126 East Lincoln Avenue

Rahway, New Jersey, United States

About

For over 130 years, Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases – as we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

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