Regional OR Projects Lead | Operations & Partnerships

MSD LATAM; Puerto Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD LATAM is seeking a Senior Specialist for OR Business Operations & Project Management to coordinate project management, business operations, and administrative execution across Latin America Outcomes Research.

Reporting to an OR Regional Director, you will drive portfolio coordination, accelerate priority initiatives, and coordinate research partnerships with cross-functional teams and external partners in Latin America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in business, health administration, project management, life sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, business operations, portfolio coordination, or administration.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in parallel.
• Proven ability to prepare executive-ready materials and support leadership discussions.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning and execution by tracking timelines, milestones, action items, and follow-ups.
• Maintain portfolio trackers, dashboards, status reports, action trackers, and decision logs.
• Consolidate project status, budget information, risks, dependencies, and upcoming decisions.
• Prepare project updates, pre-read materials, and portfolio summaries for governance and leadership discussions.
• Monitor progress against timelines and lift potential delays or operational barriers.
• Support development and maintenance of project-management tools, templates, and processes.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Multilingual communication

Executive presentations

Stakeholder management

Budget tracking

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Portuguese proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Project Management, Life Sciences, or a related field

Job description

MSD LATAM is seeking a Senior Specialist for OR Business Operations & Project Management to coordinate project management, business operations, and administrative execution across Latin America Outcomes Research.

Reporting to an OR Regional Director, you will drive portfolio coordination, accelerate priority initiatives, and coordinate research partnerships with cross-functional teams and external partners in Latin America.