Project Manager, Global Project and Alliance Management Fellowship

2 weeks ago

Rahway, New Jersey, United States Merk Full time
Job Requirements

We are honored to be a sponsor of Hiring Our Heroes and proud to offer transitioning service members this opportunity to gain professional experience in a 12-week fellowship program.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for ...

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, and teamwork to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

Overview:

Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) sits in the research & development organization at Merck (Merck Research Laboratories, or MRL). The Project, Portfolio and Alliance Managers in GPAM are core members of discovery, development, and alliance teams at Merck. Project Managers drive these cross-functional teams to deliver projects and products that improve human health and Merck's business, and Alliance Managers ensure successful collaborations with our R&D alliance partners. The Portfolio Managers within GPAM are responsible for driving and maintaining the individual Therapeutic Area strategies while ensuring alignment to the broader Merck Corporate strategy. In addition, GPAM includes a Project Management Office (PMO) which is responsible for the development, sustainment, and training of GPAM-owned systems, tools, and business processes as well as alignment with Finance, IT, and functional area operations groups within Merck.

Your Fellowship Project

We are seeking an energetic and motivated individual to be a core member of an Early-Stage Development or Late-Stage Development Team, partnering with team leaders to develop strategies, plan and execute our Company's drug and vaccine development and in-line portfolio efforts.

You will partner with other GPAM project managers to ensure successful execution of development team strategies and project plans by guiding teams through creation, management approval, execution, and termination/closeout of integrated project plans appropriate to the phase of development and complexity of the project. This includes integration of strategic and tactical input from diverse disciplines (e.g., biology, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical, regulatory, access, supply, and other areas), as applicable to the project.

This is an unmatched opportunity to build your career as a project manager in a highly complex and important field. You will be given the opportunity to challenge and grow your talents through progressive on the job training and development of interpersonal and leadership skills.

The intent of the fellowship is to:

· Expose you to organizational and process expertise that enables teams to navigate development, corporate governance and business requirements.

· Gain insight to critical project management skills used in drug development through assisting in ensuring project schedules and risk management plans are fully developed and updated, governance contracts are adhered to, change control procedures are followed, and communications within and from the team are clear and effective.

· Understand the importance of collaborating effectively with functional areas, support functions, and alliance partner functions (if applicable) to facilitate project delivery.

· Provide visibility to the tools and processes used to maintain accurate project data in enterprise project management systems and databases.

Benefits of Fellowship

· Broad exposure to drug and vaccine development, understanding what GPAM does and our impact to the business.

· Direct experience as a project manager for a development pipeline asset.

· Mentoring & networking opportunities within the department and across functions

· Exposure to functional area leaders within Merck

· Hands-on experience with project management processes and tools

Work Experience

Experience/Skills We are Looking for:

· Bachelor's degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline strongly preferred

· Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or related role managing complex projects

· Demonstrated leadership and ethics; demonstrated ability to hold others accountable for delivery

· Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross functional and matrixed team setting, including experience building and leading teams, accomplishing goals, etc.

· Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills; able to establish good working relationships with employees at all levels, resolve conflict and provide feedback, and to devise and implement creative solutions to problems

· Strong communication skills, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to speak up appropriately and to raise issues to teams and management

· Highly organized and capable of working with attention to detail. Able to relate project details to larger project objectives.

· Self-motivated and ability to work in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision, prioritize activities and manage multiple tasks within deadlines

· Strategic/critical thinking

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Primary Work Site/Schedule

· Fellowship can support fully remote work, however full-time employees are required to be on-site at least three days per week. *

· Monday – Thursday

*Note: Full time Merck GPAM employees work on a hybrid schedule (onsite/remote) with at least three days per week in office at one of the following Merck Locations: Upper Gwynedd, PA or Rahway, NJ.

Requirement: Transitioning Service Member who is participating in the Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program

Fellowship Company Transition Opportunities: This Fellowship will be geared towards a Sr Specialist position and aligns to a full time transition opportunity

Requisition ID:P-100832

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