Associate Director, Project Management - Drug Development (Hybrid)

Merck & Co. • Rahway, NJ

292d • $139,600 - $219,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The GPAM Associate Director, Project Manager, is a core member of Early Drug Development and/or Late Drug Development Teams, partnering with team leaders to develop strategies and execute our Company's drug and vaccine development efforts to progress the R D pipeline and realize its full potential. The Associate Director is expected to provide project management leadership and drive cross-functional teams with sufficient influence and mastery of project management to take on challenging assignments with minimal guidance. Projects could span any therapeutic areas in which our Company is actively engaged. In addition to project work, the Associate Director is expected to contribute to ongoing business process improvement and talent development in GPAM. This position may be based in either Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA.

Requirements

• 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.
• Product development experience required; in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred; including the different phases of development and how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy.
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end drug development process, including projects of significant complexity.
• Driving cross-functional teams and leading by influence to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution.
• Guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans appropriate to the project's phase of development and complexity.
• Integrating strategic and tactical input from diverse disciplines (e.g., clinical, regulatory, market access, manufacturing, CMC, commercial, and other areas) as applicable to the project.
• Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases.
• Using 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 process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate governance and 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.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility
• Long term incentive if applicable
• Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Sick days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree