Merck · 10 hours ago
Director - Technical Project Management
Elkton, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$173K/yr - $273K/yr
12+ years expMerck is a leading global healthcare company, and they are seeking a Director of Capital Project Delivery. This role will serve as the single point of contact for the delivery of Digital scope in support of large capital projects, ensuring projects are correctly scoped and delivered with appropriate technology and qualification standards.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as the single point of contact for delivery of Digital (Automation and IT) scope in support of very large capital projects (> $1 billion total capital investment)
Partner with stakeholders in the business, GES, Quality, and Digital Manufacturing Division Product Teams to ensure that projects are correctly scoped and delivered with appropriate technology and qualification standards
Report project status to management and other stakeholder groups
Accountable for finance, staffing, and delivery of the end-to-end scope from FEL2 through OQ, typically in the range of 6-8% of the overall capital project spend
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical degree
12 or more years of experience in project management/automation/IT support required
Experience using Emerson DeltaV system required
Excellent understanding of cGMP's, GAMP5 and SDLC methodologies, and LEAN/our Company's Production System /Agile principles
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
Demonstrated ability to analyze and define business problems, develop business cases, and identify appropriate process and technological solutions is essential
Proven facilitation, meeting/workshop management, project management and change management skills are essential
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong presentation skills
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field/MBA
AGILE code development experience
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
Company
Merck
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.59MKey Investors
Private Capital AdvisorsGavi, the Vaccine Alliance
2018-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $0.59M
2016-01-21Series Unknown· $5M
1980-12-19IPO
Leadership Team
Betty Larson
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Dean Li
Executive Vice President and President, Merck Research Laboratories
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