MSD

Senior Specialist, Development Project Management

MSD

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: North WalesNew JerseyPennsylvaniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $117,000 - $184,200 per year

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About the role

  • Managing the end-to-end drug development process including routine projects that are of moderate complexity and/or partnering with a more seasoned lead project manager on higher complexity projects.
  • Driving cross functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and drive execution of aligned plans to achieve on-time delivery of critical milestones.
  • Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases.
  • Preparing for, facilitating, and documenting outcomes of team meetings, ensuring meetings have clear purpose and objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role required.
  • Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred.
  • Product development experience strongly preferred (ideally in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry).
  • Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred; including the different phases of development and how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy.
  • Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
  • retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • paid holidays
  • vacation
  • compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementdrug developmentproduct developmentclinical drug developmentproject schedulingstrategic planningexecution planning
Soft Skills
cross-functional team leadershipcommunicationfacilitationorganizational skillsmeeting documentation
Certifications
PMP