Implementation Project Manager Jobs in Summit, NJ

Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) is part of the Research and Development organization at our Company, which is also referred to as our Company's Research Laboratories. GPAM is comprised of Project Managers in Value & Implementation (which is this job), Development, and CMC; Discovery Portfolio Managers; Alliance Managers; Project Management Office (PMO); and Administrative Professionals.

The GPAM Associate Director, Value & Implementation Project Manager (VIPM), is a core member of Value & Implementation (V&I) Team, partnering with team leaders to develop strategies and execute our Company's drug and vaccine V&I efforts to progress the R&D pipeline and realize its full potential. The Associate Director is expected to provide project management leadership and drive cross-functional teams with sufficient influence and mastery of project management to take on challenging assignments with minimal guidance. Projects could span any therapeutic areas in which our Company is actively engaged. In addition to project work, the Associate Director is expected to contribute to ongoing business process improvement and talent development in GPAM.

This position may be based in either Rahway, NJ; Upper Gwynedd, PA; or Zurich, Switzerland.

• Managing the Value and Implementation process, including projects of significant complexity; driving cross-functional teams and leading by influence to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution.
• Act as enterprise leaders by guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans appropriate to the project's phase of development and complexity. This includes integrating strategic and tactical input from disciplines (e.g., Medical Affairs, Outcomes Research, Market Access, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Commercial, and other areas) as applicable to the project.
• Building and maintaining project plans and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases. Using these tools to integrate activities across key team members, proactively identify risks, and ensure clear and effective communication with key team, management, and cross‑departmental stakeholders.
• Leveraging relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics; proactively identifying and removing obstacles to drive business results.
• Navigating our Company process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate business requirements, thereby enabling decision‑making.
• Leading key team meetings including creating thoughtful agendas, ensuring appropriate participation, contributing project management insights, and following up to ensure the team continues to make progress while holding others accountable.
• Participating in GPAM departmental initiatives and workstreams aimed at improving the way that we work and the way that we interact with one another as well as other departments. Improving business processes to find new efficiencies and connect people to the information that they need.
• Providing mentoring, coaching, and oversight to Specialist and Senior Specialist project managers working on common projects. Sharing lessons learned and best practices to impact the GPAM community positively.

• Bachelor's degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management or a related role required; in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred

• Advanced degree (e.g., MPH, MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred
• Experience and knowledge of different components of value and implementation strongly preferred; including how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred

• 10%

Adaptability, Biostatistics, Business Processes, Business Process Improvements, Change Management, Clinical Research, Cross‑Functional Leadership, Drug Development, Multiple Therapeutic Areas, Outcomes Research, Process Optimization, Program Implementation, Project Human Resource Management, Project Management Information Systems (PMIS), Project Planning, Publications Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking

Implementation Management, Implementation Planning, Matrix Leadership

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The salary range for this role is $142,400.00 - $224,100.00

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.

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits

-We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

-We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Regular

No relocation

No

10%

Hybrid

Not Indicated

No

n/a

08/6/2026

R409953