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Merck · 15 hours ago

Associate Director, Project Management - Value & Implementation (VIPM) - Hybrid

Rahway, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$142K/yr - $224K/yr

5+ years exp

Merck is a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing global health. They are seeking an Associate Director for the Value & Implementation Project Management team to provide project management leadership, drive cross-functional teams, and ensure the successful execution of complex projects in drug and vaccine development.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Managing the Value and Implementation process, including projects of significant complexity; driving cross-functional teams and leading by influence to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution

Act as enterprise leaders by guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans appropriate to the project's phase of development and complexity. This includes integrating strategic and tactical input from diverse disciplines (e.g., Medical Affairs, Outcomes Research, Market Access, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Commercial, and other areas) as applicable to the project

Building and maintaining project plans and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases. Using these tools to integrate activities across key team members, proactively identify risks, and ensure clear and effective communication with key team, management, and cross-departmental stakeholders

Leveraging relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics; proactively identifying and removing obstacles to drive business results

Navigating our Company's process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate business requirements, thereby enabling decision-making

Leading key team meetings including creating thoughtful agendas, ensuring appropriate participation, contributing project management insights, and following up to ensure the team continues to make progress while holding others accountable

Participating in GPAM departmental initiatives and workstreams aimed at improving the way that we work and the way that we interact with one another as well as other departments. Improving business processes to find new efficiencies and connect people to the information that they need

Providing mentoring, coaching, and oversight to Specialist and Senior Specialist project managers working on common projects. Sharing lessons learned and best practices to impact the GPAM community positively

Qualification

ValueImplementationProject ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipProject Management CertificationClinical ResearchData AnalysisChange ManagementRisk ManagementRegulatory ComplianceAdaptabilityLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management or a related role required; in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred

Preferred

Advanced degree (e.g., MPH, MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred

Experience and knowledge of different components of value and implementation strongly preferred; including how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy

Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred