Senior Specialist, Outcomes Research Project Management

About the role

Merck is hiring a Senior Specialist, Outcomes Research Business Operations & Project Management in Bogotá, Colombia. Reporting to an OR Regional Director, the role coordinates project management, business operations, administrative execution and the acceleration of priority initiatives across the Latin America Outcomes Research organization. It provides integrated visibility of projects, timelines, budgets, risks and deliverables, and works with cross-functional stakeholders and external research partners.

Key responsibilities

• Track project timelines, milestones, action items and follow-ups, and maintain portfolio trackers, dashboards, status reports, action trackers and decision logs.
• Prepare project updates, pre-read materials and portfolio summaries for governance and leadership discussions.
• Turn priority initiatives into structured implementation plans with clear objectives, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks and success measures, and monitor their execution.
• Coordinate cross-country and cross-functional stakeholders, working sessions and implementation activities, and escalate barriers, gaps or unresolved decisions.
• Capture implementation learnings and help expand successful initiatives across Latin American countries.
• Coordinate a regional landscape of research institutions, data partners, academic networks and healthcare organizations, including partner-engagement activities such as meeting preparation and follow-through.
• Prepare regional partnership landscape updates for OR leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Project Management, Life Sciences or a related field.
• More than 5 years' experience in project management, business operations, portfolio coordination or administration in a corporate, matrixed or regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently coordinating multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, dependencies and deliverables in parallel.
• Experience preparing executive-ready presentations, portfolio updates, meeting materials and decision-support documentation.
• Professional proficiency in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with the ability to hold meetings and write business communications in all three languages.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in Outcomes Research, Medical Affairs, Market Access, business operations, portfolio management or organizational transformation.
• Experience coordinating regional or multicountry initiatives across Latin America.
• Experience implementing process improvements, digital enablement initiatives, operating-model enhancements or cross-functional programs.
• Project-management, agile, change-management or process-improvement training or certification.