Project Manager

Merck & Co.; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a Program Manager (Program integrator) to manage global medical device and combination product programs from development through commercialization.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, maintaining integrated project plans, and driving milestones with a focus on quality and regulatory alignment. You will coordinate with engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, and supply chain, preparing dashboards and leadership

Qualifications

• Experience and comfort in a PM role for a very large/global organization.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with medical product/device programs.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional medical device and combination product development programs from development through commercialization.
• Create and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, and action logs.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, supply chain and other functions to support aligned execution.
• Prepare agendas, capture decisions, document actions, and follow up on commitments.
• Track progress against timelines and milestones and elevate risks, delays, or cross-functional issues as appropriate.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, presentations, and milestone review materials for leadership meetings.
• Maintain program documentation and readiness for design reviews, phase gates, verification/validation, design transfer, and launches.
• Assist with risk, issue, assumption, and change tracking to support visibility and execution.
• Coordinate activities with external partners, suppliers, and contract manufacturers as applicable.
• Contribute to process improvement of project management tools, team routines, templates, and reporting practices.
• Ensure alignment with quality system, design control, and regulatory expectations with guidance from experts.

Skills

PM experience

Cross-functional coordination

Medical device experience

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

The job title will be Program Manager (Program integrator)

OPEN MARKET RATE- Candidates need to be screened for soft skills like initiate, very strong organizational and communication skills, experience and comfortability in a PM role for a very large/ global organization. Any candidates who also have medical product/ device and technical skills in addition to PM is a plus***

shortlisting to begin Weds 8/5

Must be local to ATO will be onsite 1x/week on average

This will role will:

• Support cross-functional coordination for medical device and combination product development programs from development through commercialization.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of integrated project plans, timelines, milestone trackers, and action logs.
• Partner with team members across engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, supply chain, and other functions to support aligned execution.
• Help coordinate core team meetings and program reviews by preparing agendas, capturing decisions, documenting action items, and following up on commitments.
• Track project progress against timelines and milestones and elevate risks, delays, or cross-functional issues as appropriate.
• Support preparation of project dashboards, status reports, presentations, and milestone review materials for team and leadership meetings.
• Help maintain program documentation and support readiness for design reviews, phase gates, verification, validation, design transfer, and launch activities.
• Assist with risk, issue, assumption, and change tracking to support program visibility and execution.
• Support coordination of selected activities with external partners, suppliers, and contract manufacturers, as applicable.
• Contribute to process improvement efforts related to project management tools, team routines, templates, and reporting practices.
• Help ensure project activities remain aligned with applicable quality system, design control, and regulatory expectations with guidance from functional experts.