Merck · 11 hours ago
Senior Specialist, Project Management
Omaha, NE
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$104K/yr - $164K/yr
5+ years expMerck is a leading biopharmaceutical company, and they are seeking a Senior Specialist in Project Management. This role will focus on managing capital improvement projects to enhance process efficiency and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop, Specify, and Manage project scopes and deliverables according to the requirements of Global and Site Engineering, Safety, and Quality requirements
Develop Preliminary Project Schedules in MS Project and manage the development of project schedules throughout the life span of each project
Develop Project Budgets and Forecasts, and track performance of each project throughout the life span of each project
Open and track Quality Change Requests related to project scopes
Open and track Safety Management of Change (MOCs) change requests related to project scopes
Coordinate and manage Process Hazard Analysis execution and Action Plan completion in support of projects
Coordinate and manage Ergonomic, Industrial Hygiene, and other safety related assessments and resulting Action Plans in support of projects
Develop Project Intake documents to gain project alignment for project activities
Attend and execute Equipment Vendor Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing
Oversee contractors and consultants to deliver projects as agreed with customer groups
Develop User Requirement Specifications (URS), Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS), and Detailed Design Specifications (DDS) for small projects; and manage the development of these document packages for larger projects
Review and approve URS, FRS, and DDS specifications developed by outside providers
Lead project team meetings
Define and develop customer supplied justification expectations
Issue purchase orders and change orders to suppliers
Monitor, verify, and approve supplier invoicing
Close out projects when complete and assign depreciation profiles in cooperation with Accounting and Finance
Work with customers to develop User Requirement Specifications for project and change control activities
Develop and execute, or in some cases contract development and execution of Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation protocols for testing of system changes and upgrades
Train user groups on the efficient and effective use of their system interfaces and required applications
Develop and update or manage the development SOPs to support project deliverables
Develop and update or manage the development of Energy Control Procedures to support project deliverables
Manage development and use of Job Safety/Hazard Assessments by contractors during construction, and by End Users as projects are turned over
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Required (Chemical, Biological Systems, or Biomedical Engineering disciplines are preferred)
5+ year of experience managing projects between $250K and $10M in a highly regulated industry (biotech, pharma, food, nuclear) is required
Direct experience with Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of biotech equipment systems
Ability to drive a car and perform limited travel is required (5% or less)
Excellent knowledge of Industrial and Construction Safety (OSHA 10 training required, OSHA 30 preferred)
Knowledge of PC use and ability to use various software programs as required
Advanced level knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) required
Use of MS Project Professional required
Ability to use various handheld measuring devices
Ability to sit, stand and walk for up to 8 hours or more per day
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. on a limited basis
Climb stairs and ladders to access equipment components during construction, installation, testing, or qualification phases of a project
Ability to work at a computer to accomplish requirements above
Capable of working in unconditioned spaces at times
Limited off shift work may be required to meet project, operations, and qualification needs
Ability to support annual shutdowns for ~9 days each June, and ~5 days each December or January (based on business needs)
Preferred
Experience with Project Management computerized tools such as Oracle Primavera, Planview, EcoSys etc
Project spending and completion forecasting
Experience with project financial management, including budget development and cost control
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision healthcare
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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