Value Medical Cross Team Project Manager - Zurich, Schweiz - Merck Sharp & Dohme

Beschreibung

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company.

Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we "follow the science" and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world.

And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

This role works closely with the Lead PMs in Value Medical Project Management and the global cross-functional leads in Center for Observational and Real World Evidence (CORE), Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences (BARDs) and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) (e.g., VEST, EDMA/GDMA) to ensure the seamless coordination and execution of all relevant aspects of the V&I Plans throughout their product and program lifecycles.

The Cross Team PM will work with more than one Lead PM across product/programs.


Primary responsibilities may include one or more of the following key areas:
Planning and prioritization

• Contribute to aggregation and reporting of internal and external strategic insights (e.g. X-FLY, IRMS, Medical Intelligence Dashboard) to inform the development and execution of V&I plans

Therapeutic Area Product/Program Coordination:

• Support the Lead PM with the gathering and synthesis of one or more components of the V&I plan (e.g., HTA dossiers, Medical Education, input meetings, etc.
• Support the planning and coordination of V&I team meetings, related communications, and community/team site stewardship
• Support Lead PMs across TA's for key congresses in collaboration with BARDS/CORE/GMSA stakeholders and other internal and external stakeholders
• Ad hoc and special project initiatives requiring collaboration and coordination with other project managers across product/programs,, and crossfunctional teams (IT, Operations)
• Align external stakeholder engagement activities (e.g. EIFs, SIEs, Scientific Leader Utilization Plan (SUP)) across programs and TA's with key milestones in the V&I plan and collaborate with GEMS (where applicable)

Reporting and Tracking:

• Support PM Team Leader with developing, maintaining, and monitoring project plans, project schedules, budgets, and expenditures
• Track above V&I project progress and provide project updates/summaries
• Ensure projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project
• Team project initiation, budget tracking and vendor activity management

Risk Management:

• Proactively assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable
• Navigate internal processes and procedures, including compliance and finance, to ensure compliant execution of assigned projects
• Ensure that all activities are in performed consistent with our company's values, standards, policies and procedures

Qualifications:

Education


Required:

• Bachelor's degree required in life sciences, business, or related healthcare area

Preferred:

• PMP or CAPM certification

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Minimum three years of experience in project management, in pharmaceutical, clinical research, outcomes research or medical implementation related field
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to work with medical and/or scientific teams
• Ability to independently handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and function in a fastpaced environment
• Experience working effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Selfmotivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, and problemsolving capabilities
• Passion for science
• Outstanding Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams skills

Preferred:

• Experience working globally across regions and countries
• Prior experience leading large complex multistakeholder projects
• Prior vendor management and budgetplanning experience

Position can be based in either Zurich, Switzerland or in New Jersey, US.

THE COMPANY
Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrasse, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens).

A fifth location has been recently established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company's medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world.

The new location has a target date of 2021 for operational readiness.

We are proud to be certified as a "Top Employer Switzerland" and "Top Employer Europe" showing the company's commitment to our employees and the community around us.

ZURICH
The recently opened new location in Zurich focuses on accelerating research, data and commercialization of our medicines and vaccines. The new office will be staffed by teams working in strategic and operational roles