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Senior Vice President Head Global Business Franchise Oncology at Merck Group
📍 Zug, Zug, Switzerland

Yariv H. is the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Business Franchise for Oncology at Merck Group. With an MBA from IMD, he excels in business turnarounds, having grown the oncology portfolio to over €2 billion. Colleagues describe him as an inspirational, results-driven, and strategic leader.

He is passionate about advancing science, particularly in precision medicine and gene therapies. Yariv values building "unstoppable" teams and fosters collaboration to achieve ambitious goals. He also shows a keen interest in the art of negotiation and influence, recommending resources to sharpen these skills.

Unique fact: Yariv won an award for his strategy in building and sustaining Mercks biosimilars division through strategic partnerships.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President Head Global Business Franchise Oncology
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zug, Zug, Switzerland
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Oncology Commercialization
Led the oncology franchise's growth to over €2 billion, successfully launching Bavencio and establishing it as a standard of care while turning around mature brands.
Strategic Partnerships
Drives inorganic growth through M&A, as seen with the recent Springworks acquisition. Previously won an award for building a division through strategic alliances.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Senior Vice President Head Global Business Franchise Oncology
Merck Group
7-2019 - 9-2021
Vice President Global Head Commercial Operations and Strategic Asset Management Oncology
Merck Group
10-2015 - 7-2019
Vice President Global Head Oncology Marketed Products
Merck Group
1-2013 - 9-2015
VP Head Business Development, Portfolio Management, Strategy and Partnering, Biosimilars (CBO)
Merck Group
2011 - 2013
VP Global Head Business Development, Licensing and Alliance Management, Biosimilars
Merck Serono
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Education
MBA
IMD
LLM
Tel Aviv University
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