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Join us for an insightful fireside chat with leading women in Pharma who have successfully carved out the Chief of Staff role in their organization. They will share their unique journeys to this pivotal role, the strategies they employ to build trust and alignment, and their invaluable tips for maximizing partnerships in leadership.  This event is a celebration of resilience, collaboration, and empowerment.  Gain insights that will empower you to enhance your leadership journey.

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 is the Chief of Staff for the Manufacturing Strategy, Business Development, & Alliances organization of Merck’s Manufacturing Division. She has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, spanning internal and external Manufacturing and Packaging, Quality, Change Management, Operational Excellence, Product Strategy, and Project/Portfolio Management. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University, an M.S. in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs from Temple University, and an MBA in Data Analytics from Colorado Technical University.  In addition, she holds a Lean Six Sigma certification and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

 is Senior Vice President, Head of Manufacturing Strategy, Business Development, and Alliances for the Merck Manufacturing Division. She leads a global team across a breadth of areas, including supply business development, network strategy, third-party supply sales, alliance management, strategy, portfolio management, and shared services. Her organization leads the division’s strategic and business development activities, including evaluating acquisitions, divestitures, licensing opportunities, and managing strategic alliances. Moushmi joined Merck in 2000 in the Manufacturing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) and has held positions of increasing responsibility across the Enterprise in Manufacturing, Global Procurement, and the Corporate Strategy Office, where she has taken on roles involving technical expertise, strategy planning, operations, and negotiations. She is the Executive Sponsor of the MLDP and the Global Executive Sponsor of the Merck Asia Pacific Association (APA) Employee Business Resource Group. 

Moushmi has received multiple recognitions for her leadership, including Ascend’s 2025 A-List Award, the 2022 Top 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business, #6 in the 2021 EMpower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Executives Role Model List by INvolve and Yahoo Finance, the 2021 Trailblazer Award from WOCIP (Women of Color in Pharma), the Deloitte Women to Watch Program from 2019-2021, and Stevens Institute of Technology Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2015. She attended Fortune’s Most Powerful Women of the Next Generation in 2015 and has received multiple leadership awards and recognition at Merck. She also serves on the Board of Advisors at the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Moushmi holds a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, and an M.B.A. from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.

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Ask a Chief of Staff: Empowered Partnerships: The Chief of Staff Journey

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