Job Title: Project Manager Specialist (Pharma Marketing Operations)
Posted by: Merck & Company on May 30, 2019
Location:
Madison , NJJob Description:
Requisition ID: MAR007520
Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its legacy for over a century. Merck's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
Merck's Animal Health (MAH) Division works to improve the health of animals around the world through collaborative partnerships and a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society, and planet. This team of energetic, independent thinkers offers one of the industry's most innovative portfolios of products, services, and technologies that serve to prevent, treat, and control diseases across all major farm and companion animal species both domestically and internationally.
We are seeking a Project Manager who will be providing project management leadership for the development and implementation of key Marketing Operations projects. This position serves as a liaison between Brand Managers, Digital Marketers, Demand Planner and Leadership team.
The PM collaborates and works cross-functionally with internal departments and external parties to: develop detailed project timelines and project plans, translate existing or new business needs into detailed functional requirements, analyze business gaps and opportunities, prepare timelines with key deliverables, and keep team accountable for their project delivery.
Responsibilities:
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress and make changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and business needs
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation that includes projects briefs, to-do-lists, meeting notes with action items and responsible persons for all critical projects
• Define project scope and objectives, involve all relevant stakeholders and ensure technical feasibility to align resource availability and allocation
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjusts project constraints based on evolving business needs and requirements
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks and report and escalate to leadership team as needed
• Communicate comprehensive project plans to be shared with cross-functional team, stakeholders and leadership team
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
• 4-year Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology or related field is required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Required Experience and Skills**:
• 3 years of work experience in project management and/or related field
• GANTT experience
• Demonstrated the ability to navigate and work in a matrix organization including attention to detail, ability to prioritize and provide clear direction to project team
Preferred Experience and Skills:
• Master's Degree is a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred
• Effective written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including managing discussions and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills, critical and logical thinking skills.
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we're counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, we're inventing for life.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to staffingaadar@merck.com .
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully:
Merck & Co., Inc. is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:
EEOC Poster
EEOC GINA Supplement
OFCCP EEO Supplement
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran - proudly embracing diversity in all of it's manifestations.
Job: Marketing Operations
Other Locations:
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: No
Number of Openings: 1
Shift (if applicable): N/A
Hazardous Materials:
Company Trade Name: Merck
Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its legacy for over a century. Merck's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
Merck's Animal Health (MAH) Division works to improve the health of animals around the world through collaborative partnerships and a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society, and planet. This team of energetic, independent thinkers offers one of the industry's most innovative portfolios of products, services, and technologies that serve to prevent, treat, and control diseases across all major farm and companion animal species both domestically and internationally.
We are seeking a Project Manager who will be providing project management leadership for the development and implementation of key Marketing Operations projects. This position serves as a liaison between Brand Managers, Digital Marketers, Demand Planner and Leadership team.
The PM collaborates and works cross-functionally with internal departments and external parties to: develop detailed project timelines and project plans, translate existing or new business needs into detailed functional requirements, analyze business gaps and opportunities, prepare timelines with key deliverables, and keep team accountable for their project delivery.
Responsibilities:
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress and make changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and business needs
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation that includes projects briefs, to-do-lists, meeting notes with action items and responsible persons for all critical projects
• Define project scope and objectives, involve all relevant stakeholders and ensure technical feasibility to align resource availability and allocation
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjusts project constraints based on evolving business needs and requirements
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks and report and escalate to leadership team as needed
• Communicate comprehensive project plans to be shared with cross-functional team, stakeholders and leadership team
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
• 4-year Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology or related field is required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Required Experience and Skills**:
• 3 years of work experience in project management and/or related field
• GANTT experience
• Demonstrated the ability to navigate and work in a matrix organization including attention to detail, ability to prioritize and provide clear direction to project team
Preferred Experience and Skills:
• Master's Degree is a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred
• Effective written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including managing discussions and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills, critical and logical thinking skills.
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we're counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, we're inventing for life.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to staffingaadar@merck.com .
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully:
Merck & Co., Inc. is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:
EEOC Poster
EEOC GINA Supplement
OFCCP EEO Supplement
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran - proudly embracing diversity in all of it's manifestations.
Job: Marketing Operations
Other Locations:
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: No
Number of Openings: 1
Shift (if applicable): N/A
Hazardous Materials:
Company Trade Name: Merck
Pay Rate:
Unspecified
HR. Website URL:
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Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its legacy for over a century.
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