Job Description
Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) sits in the R&D organization at our Company (known as our Company's Research Laboratories). Our GPAM mission is to drive pipeline progression as enterprise leaders through organizational alignment and integrated planning and execution. The Project Management Office (PMO) within GPAM enables pipeline progression and cross-functional execution by integrating planning capabilities, data science / engineering, and insight generation into our R&D governance, planning, and monitoring ecosystem. We provide the tools and capabilities that help our Project Managers, Alliance Managers, and Governance Managers navigate R&D product development lifecycles, R&D pipeline governance processes, and annual R&D business planning cycles. We also own pipeline and project portfolio information for the R&D division and provide R&D Executives, Functional Managers and R&D Finance with information to help them monitor the progression of our pipeline and make informed decisions to manage their parts of the R&D division.
Senior Specialist, R&D Pipeline Project Management Office is a role that will facilitate one or more of the following across our R&D governance, planning, and monitoring ecosystem: process improvements, technical system improvements, knowledge / training content development, business operations, system operations, and/or pipeline review.
Under the broad guidance of the Executive Director, Head of our Research & Development Division GPAM Project Management Office and with regular oversight from of the Directors of the our Research & Development Division GPAM Project Management Office, the core responsibilities for this position include:
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate business process and technical system improvements, including but not limited to:
Facilitate business operations, including but not limited to:
Facilitate capability / system operations, including but not limited to:
Collaborating on pipeline reporting and analysis, including but not limited to:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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The salary range for this role is
$114,700.00 - $180,500.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Required Skills:
Adaptability, Business, Change Management, Clinical Supplies Management, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Clinical Trial Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Data Analysis, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Interpersonal Relationships, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Management Process, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Project Management, Risk Management, Supply Chain Systems, Team Management, Technical Writing
Preferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
06/24/2025