Associate Director, Program Manager

Company: MSD Malaysia
Location: Rahway
Posted on: May 9, 2025

Job Description:

Associate Director, Program Manager page is loadedAssociate Director, Program ManagerApply remote type Not Applicable locations IND - Telangana - Hyderabad (HITEC City) time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: May 31, 2025 (22 days left to apply) job requisition id R336587Job Description

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.
  Our Technology centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of the company IT operating model, Tech centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.A focused group of leaders in each tech center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.Role Overview:As a Technical Product Manager, you will become part of a cross-functional engineering team delivering data products, drive the planning, execution, and completion of technical data and integration projects. You will use your technical and program management experience to handle risks, issues and develop mitigation plans. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects/products meet scope, timeline, and budget requirements. You will also develop project plans / product backlogs and ensure effective communication among stakeholders. Essential skills include a strong technical background, proficiency in project/product management methodologies (Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban), and excellent organizational abilities.What you will do in this role:Program Management Office (-75%)
  • Lead and drive the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple large-scale technical projects / products, ensuring they meet strategic goals and objectives.
  • Manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and ROI analysis. Ensure that projects are delivered within budget and provide value to the organization.
  • Define, document, and execute tasks. Work in a team, actively participate in all phases of the project / product. Identify, assess, and manage risks effectively.
  • Undertake basic risk management activities. Maintain documentation of risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions.
  • Participate in improvement projects and innovation activities impacting PM effectiveness
  • Drive and provide input on departmental initiatives/administrative activities
  • Collect and use feedback from customers and stakeholders to help measure the effectiveness of stakeholder management. Help develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.
  • Understand the technical aspects of the project to make informed decisions, provide guidance, and communicate effectively with the development team. This includes having a deep understanding of the technology stack, architecture, and potential technical challenges.Building Agility and Agile Delivery (-25%)
    • Work closely with senior executives, business leaders, and other key stakeholders to ensure project / product alignment with business needs. This includes presenting project / product roadmaps, managing expectations, and addressing concerns.
    • Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence through Agile practices.
    • Create detailed product roadmaps with Agile principles in mind, defining the scope, and ensuring that projects are executed within budget and on schedule.
    • Facilitate Stakeholder and Product Demos, Retrospectives, and Customer Feedback loops.
    • Work closely with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring that the team focuses on delivering the most value-add features and functionality.What Should you have:
      • Bachelors' degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream. Advanced degree or PMP or SAFe certification is a plus.
      • 11+ years of experience in technical project management / digital product manager, with a strong understanding of project / digital product management methodologies (Scaled Agile SAFe Certified, Scrum, Waterfall).
      • Experience managing project budgets, performing cost estimations, analyzing financial data, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and making informed decisions to optimize resource allocation and project investments.
      • Proven experience in leading complex technical projects in a fast-paced environment - both Waterfall and Agile-driven.
      • Strong technical background with knowledge of software development, systems integration, or related areas (e.g. API, cloud, databases, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, etc.)
      • Excellent vendor management, organizational, leadership, and decision-making skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
      • Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Apptio ATP, Trello, MS Project).
      • Effective communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with cross-functional teams.
      • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.Who we are:We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.What we look for:Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HERESearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
        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:RegularRelocation:VISA Sponsorship:Travel Requirements:Flexible Work Arrangements:Not ApplicableShift:Valid Driving License:Hazardous Material(s):
        Required Skills:Measurement Analysis, Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model
        Preferred Skills:Job Posting End Date:05/31/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
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