Director, Clinical Operations – Project Management Office

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Director, Project Management Office responsible for leading governance in strategic projects at Merck & Co. Requires extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry with project management expertise.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRahway • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $173,200 - $272,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

leads the governance and oversight of the GDMS portfolio of strategic projects ensuring initiatives are prioritized and planned in alignment with organizational goals and executed with discipline and transparency.
accountable for defining, maintaining, and implementing the project management office framework and associated processes including standardized planning, resource management, governance, and performance oversight to enable high-quality project delivery.
proactively engages with stakeholders across GDMS and Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) to ensure aligned intake, business case and resource evaluation, approval, leadership assignment, execution oversight, implementation, and value realization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 10 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, data management, or clinical trial operations.
Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise in project and portfolio management and ability to direct and lead global, cross-functional teams.
OR Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) minimum of 8 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, data management, or clinical trial operations.
Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise in project and portfolio management and ability to direct and lead global, cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to define and govern large-scale operational processes and lead cross-functional global teams.
Technical Skills: Knowledge of clinical trial operations and clinical data management processes
Proficiency in the development and use of portfolio and resource management tools, metrics, and dashboards to enable enterprise governance and transparency.
Experience with facilitating governance forums; defining, implementing, and monitoring project health measures; and establishing value realization measurement capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to direct, oversee, and mentor PMO and project team members to execute and deliver results consistent with established frameworks and processes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementportfolio managementclinical trial operationsdata managementresource managementgovernanceperformance oversightmetricsdashboardsvalue realization

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder engagementcross-functional team directionmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsproactive engagementdisciplinetransparencyexecution oversight