Sachin Khode has been appointed as Head of Marketing at Merck Healthcare, taking on responsibility for the strategic and commercial direction of the company’s Oncology portfolio, with a particular focus on rare tumours.

In his new role, Khode will lead growth initiatives, develop go-to-market strategies for rare tumour therapies and work on patient and market access solutions. 

His experience spans brand commercialisation, lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement and patient-centric initiatives, along with cross-functional collaboration across marketing, medical affairs, sales and market access.

Khode brings experience across oncology, healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing. Before joining Merck Healthcare, he held leadership and management roles at Abbott, Cipla and Tata Consultancy Services.

At Abbott, he served as Marketing Manager and Group Product Manager – Oncology. At Cipla, he held positions including Medical Services Manager and Senior Product Manager. 

Earlier in his career, Khode worked with Tata Consultancy Services as a Clinical Data Management Specialist, where he developed experience in clinical data management and healthcare.

His appointment comes as pharmaceutical companies increasingly focus on specialised oncology segments, including rare tumours, while seeking to strengthen commercialisation, patient access and lifecycle strategies for innovative therapies.