Hybrid Senior Specialist, Project Management – Value & Implementation

at MSD

• Job title: Senior Specialist, Project Management – Value & Implementation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $117,000 - $184,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rahway, United States

About the role

• Senior Specialist, Project Manager in Value & Implementation at a global health care leader. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute drug and vaccine initiatives.

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.
• 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.
• 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; advocate for and contribute to the success of change / process improvements when warranted.

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• Required Skills: Adaptability, Adaptability, Biostatistics, Change Management, Clinical Supplies Management, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Clinical Trial Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Data Analysis, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Implementation Management, Interpersonal Relationships, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Medical Affairs, Personal Development, Pharmacology, Program Implementation, Project Implementations, Project Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Information Systems (PMIS), Project Management Training, Project Planning, Risk Management

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days