Senior Development Project Manager, Drug Development

Merck & Co.; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long‑term incentive

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Merck & Co. seeks an Associate Director, Project Manager within Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) to lead cross‑functional drug development programs across discovery to late development.

You will influence strategy, align stakeholders, and drive integrated project plans in a matrix environment. The role emphasizes leadership by influence, mentoring, and process improvement, with a hybrid work arrangement based in Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management or a related role required
• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end drug development process, including projects of significant complexity; driving cross-functional teams and leading by influence to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution.
• 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 schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases.
• Leveraging relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics; proactively identifying and removing obstacles to drive business results.
• Navigating our company’s process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate governance and business requirements.
• Leading key team meetings including creating thoughtful agendas, ensuring appropriate participation, contributing project management insights, and following up to ensure the team continues to make progress while holding others accountable.
• 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 and the business and science of pharmaceutical product discovery and development.
• Participating in GPAM departmental initiatives and workstreams aimed at improving the way that we work and the way that we interact with one another as well as other departments.

Skills

Business Decisions

Change Management

Clinical Research

Collaboration

Cross-Functional Leadership

Drug Development

Enterprise Project Management

Process Optimization

Progress Monitoring

Project Implementations

Project Management

Project Governance

Project Planning

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Strategic Thinking

Team Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Merck & Co. seeks an Associate Director, Project Manager within Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) to lead cross‑functional drug development programs across discovery to late development.

You will influence strategy, align stakeholders, and drive integrated project plans in a matrix environment. The role emphasizes leadership by influence, mentoring, and process improvement, with a hybrid work arrangement based in Rahway, NJ or Upper Gwynedd, PA and travel up to 10%.