Job Description

新薬開発プロジェクトにおけるプロジェクトマネジメント業務 – プロジェクトマネジメントのスキルや専門知識、一般的ビジネススキル、および疾患領域特異的な知識や経験を基に、部門横断的および戦略的視点からプロジェクトを推進する。

・プロジェクトスコープの特定と開発戦略の立案を推進する。

・開発戦略の実行状況やタイムライン等の進捗管理を行う。

・リスクマネジメント、ステークホルダーマネジメントを遂行する。

・ガバナンスとプロジェクトの接点となり、開発戦略の意思決定を推進する。

・US本社プロジェクトマネージャーやチームメンバーと協働し、世界同時開発を推進する。

・他社との協働にあたり、アライアンスマネジメントを遂行する

・特許等様々な観点から、製品の価値最大化に貢献する。

【必要なスキル・経験】

・5年以上の製薬会社での勤務経験

・3年以上のプロジェクトマネジメント経験

・ビジネスレベルでの英語力（TOEIC 800点以上）

・日本語：ネイティブまたは流暢レベル

【尚可要件】

PMP (Project Management Professional) 資格

※ ​Grade：P3 (Sr. Specialist)での募集ですが、ご経歴によりP2 (Specialist) やP4 (Associate Director)で採用する場合がございます。

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Secondary Language(s) Job Description:

Provide Japan Development Team with project and alliance management skill and knowledge with drug/vaccine development expertise and business acumen, in order to deliver JNDA filing, approval, and clinical studies milestones successfully in Japan.

• Facilitate development strategy planning and execution of new drug development in Japan in collaboration with key stakeholders

• Facilitate science based business decision-making at all level collaborating with governance committees

• Share accountability with the Japan Project Lead for team effectiveness and taking accountability for team dynamics

• Work very closely with global project managers in US HQ in order to achieve simultaneous development, filing and approval in Japan    

• Provide PM service from the perspective of timeline, cost/resource, risk, stakeholder and communication management

• Provide AM service in collaborating with external partners

• Contribute to the maximization of product value from patent/IP perspective

【Requirement】

• More than 5 years experience in pharmaceutical industry, with greater than 3 years experience in Project Management.

• English : Business levle (TOEIC >800) 

• Japanese: Fluent

【Preferred】

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

※ Grade: We are recruiting for P3 (Sr. Specialist), but depending on your career history, we may hire you as P2 (Specialist) or P4 (Associate Director).

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

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VISA Sponsorship:

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

08/31/2025

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