Investment Manager Job at Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ

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  • Merck & Co.
  • Rahway, NJ

Job Description

Job Description

The Position

The Investment Manager support s product-focused decision making and financial stewardship by taking accountability for how the V alue T eam leverages the IT Investment Management Framework . This role will utilize portfolio demand and fiscal management tools to monitor and analyze performance that includes T otal C ost of O wnership (TCO) and value realization. The incumbent will curate insights of operational savings and efficiencies that will inform investment decisions. The Portfolio Manager reports to the Value Team Portfolio Lead and works closely with Product Line Leads , Product Managers, Finance and Value Teams .

What will you do?
  • Portfolio governance, operational reviews, and reporting (overall health, resource consumption, financials etc.) for Value Team members and Senior Leaders.-
  • Management in all phases of investment process to drive, execute and optimize division IT portfolio.-
  • Proactive stewardship of all investment funding mechanisms, which includes ensuring the collective initiatives and product lines do not exceed the portfolio's budget allocation.-
  • Consistent reporting in all applicable systems and forums at various levels of Value Team operations.-
  • Adoption of portfolio and financial tools and processes. This includes becoming a subject matter expert that can host training to increase financial acumen of peers and Value Team.-
  • Validation and prioritization of new portfolio demand in partnership with Value Team Leader & Portfolio Lead while instilling a culture of sharing and re-use.-
  • Propose and secure funding through business case and guardrail management in collaboration with Business Technology Partners (BTPs) and Product Line Leaders (PLLs).-
  • Tracking/Reporting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) & value realization that supports decision making for Portfolio Lead and Value Team.-
  • Independent content creation for Senior Leaders that articulates value drivers, progress on value, key decisions, and impact/outcomes.-
  • Active participation in process improvement forums and retrospectives. As a next step, incumbent can implement changes with Agile mindset.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required
  • 5 + years of demonstrated IT portfolio or fiscal management experience, pharmaceutical industry preferred.-
  • Curiosity to discover drivers behind trends. Strong quantitative skills and the ability to use/visualize data and metrics to inform investment decisions in cross-functional team.-
  • Strong financial, process improvement acumen with interest in educating organization in these concepts.-
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in detail-oriented role with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines, often without oversight.-
  • Solid communication skills including facilitation of live or virtual meetings, meeting/workshop management, written communication, and presentation skills.-
  • Competent in the use of financial and communications tools including Microsoft Excel and Teams along with the rest of Office 365 suite, Confluence, Spotfire, Power BI, JIRA.-
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What we offer*
  • Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment-
  • Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally-
  • Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
  • Pension and health insurance contributions-
  • Internal reward system plus referral programme-
  • 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution-
  • Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card-
  • Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes-
  • Up-to-date laptop and iPhone-
  • Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner-
  • Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more-
*Some benefits may apply just to employees based in Czech Republic.

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Search 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:
Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:

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:
01/20/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE -the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R321371

Job Tags

Full time, Remote job, Relocation, Visa sponsorship, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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