Senior PM Lead – Analytics & MAP Initiatives

Merck; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director, Project Management within MAP to lead management of a portfolio of metrics and analytics projects supporting GCTO decisions and performance monitoring. You will coordinate SIT/UAT, drive release planning with IT, and develop business cases with stakeholders across R&D IT.

You will ensure SDLC documentation reflects business needs, manage change requests, and foster data sharing while maintaining SLA adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of clinical research/clinical development preferred.
• Experience with system testing and training user communities.
• Knowledge quality management and control tools is required.
• Ability to evaluate process implications of system changes.
• Strong reporting skills using BI tools and data concepts.
• Excellent teamwork, leadership, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collect, assign, track, and prioritize requests for system upgrades or fixes.
• Manage timelines and resources across development and release phases.
• Approve change requests and coordinate release planning with IT.
• Coordinate SIT and UAT, develop test cases, track issues, document when deploying.
• Develop business cases with process owners for new tools/solutions.
• Ensure SDLC documentation captures business needs and functionality.
• Coordinate communication of system changes to process owners and stakeholders.
• Develop processes to access and support released tools.
• Work with MAP and R&D IT to ensure SLAs are followed and reviewed annually.
• Create user provisioning/deprovisioning processes with IT.
• Apply data sharing guidelines and retention policies where applicable.

Skills

Adaptability

Clinical Data Management

Collaborative Leadership

Communication Management

Cross-Functional Work

Detail-Oriented

GCDMP

GCP

Influencing Skills

Interpersonal Relationships

Mentoring Staff

Prioritization

Project Management

Results-Oriented

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Tools

Qlik Sense

Power BI

SQL

MS Office

Job description

Merck in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director, Project Management within MAP to lead management of a portfolio of metrics and analytics projects supporting GCTO decisions and performance monitoring. You will coordinate SIT/UAT, drive release planning with IT, and develop business cases with stakeholders across R&D IT.

You will ensure SDLC documentation reflects business needs, manage change requests, and foster data sharing while maintaining SLA adherence.