Chief Outsourcing & External Partnerships Lead, PDMB

MSD; West Point (PA); Sur place; USD 256 000 - 403 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Résumé du poste

Merck & Co., Inc. in Pennsylvania (West Point) seeks an Executive Director to lead the Outsourcing team within Translational Sciences and Outsourcing (TSO).

The role oversees a ~35-person group, driving vendor strategy, financial forecasting and compliant data generation with external partners to support discovery and development decisions. The ideal candidate will have extensive DMPK/bioanalytical experience, strong leadership, and the ability to integrate wet-lab and dry-lab capabilities.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in bioanalytical development/validation and quality control (QC) with expert knowledge of regulatory agency requirements for operating in a regulated clinical and GLP testing environment.
• Business and financial acumen including direct experience in forecasting, financial tracking and strategic vendor management.
• Demonstrated ability to build an inclusive, high-performance work environment and drive results through talent and collaboration.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic leadership for the PDMB Outsourcing group, including vendor strategy, external capability development, assay/program placement, issue resolution and budget guidance.
• Lead a team of scientists and staff (≈35) with performance management under the TSO leadership.
• Ensure flexibility in external networks to buffer geopolitical and vendor-performance risks, and enable timely data delivery to portfolio goals.
• Align PDMB outsourcing activities with global portfolio priorities and regulatory expectations.

Connaissances

DMPK

Drug Metabolism

External Partners

Financial Acumen

Outsourcing

Pharmacokinetics

Strategic Leadership

Team Management

Formation

BS/MS/PharmD with at least 13 years of experience OR PhD or equivalent degree with at least 10 years of drug discovery or development experience including assay method development and validation

Description du poste

Merck & Co., Inc. in Pennsylvania (West Point) seeks an Executive Director to lead the Outsourcing team within Translational Sciences and Outsourcing (TSO).

The role oversees a ~35-person group, driving vendor strategy, financial forecasting and compliant data generation with external partners to support discovery and development decisions. The ideal candidate will have extensive DMPK/bioanalytical experience, strong leadership, and the ability to integrate wet-lab and dry-lab capabilities.