Sr. Specialist, Project Management - Value & Implementation (VIPM) (Hybrid)
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 2 days ago
$117k–$184k/yrFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Managing the Value and Implementation process, including projects that are of moderate complexity and/or partnering with a more seasoned project manager on high complexity projects.
- Driving cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution of such.
- Acting 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.
- Building and maintaining project plans and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases; using these as 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; with guidance from senior GPAM professionals as needed, proactively identifying, and removing obstacles to drive business results.
- Navigating our Company process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate business requirements, thereby enabling decision-making.
- Preparing for, facilitating, and documenting outcomes of team meetings, ensuring meetings have clear purpose and objectives and that conflict is surfaced and resolved.
- Actively participating and completing ongoing training and personal development activities to increase leadership competency and to gain knowledge and skill in the discipline of project management within Value & Implementation.
- Providing significant input into the monitoring of GPAM processes and tools used to support the teams, as appropriate; advocating for and contributing to the success of change / process improvements when warranted.
Required Education, Experience, And Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role required; in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred.
Preferred Experience And Skills
- 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.