Sr. Specialist, Facilities Manager - New England

Job Description

Our Company is a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines, and animal health products. We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop, and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

The vision for the Global Workplace and Enterprise Services (GWES) organization is to improve patient’s lives by providing world-class facility services & solutions that enable innovative research, medicines, & vaccines. We deliver critical building and site services, including facility management, emergency response, utilities (including electricity and water), and real estate strategy that provides a positive workplace experience to enable employees to perform their best work. The future of work and needs of the workplace are constantly changing so we are also seeking to re-imagine and continuously improve our operations and supporting business processes for our valued colleagues across the our company's enterprise.

This position resides within the GWES organization and is responsible for providing Projects Management support the New England region. This role involves collaborating with external partners and cross-functional teams to operate and maintain buildings and building systems to support research labs division and corporate functions effectively and safely.

Primary Activities

• Responsible for overseeing the planning, execution and successful completion of designated site projects. This role involves directing and coordinating assigned project activities, ensuring that they align with established schedules, budgets and specifications. Ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of various sized projects, managing resources, teams and stakeholders efficiently while upholding the highest standards of quality, compliance and safety.

• Oversees and manages compliance for activities performed by projects partners, management of change and investigations.

• Manage all phases of assigned project(s), ensuring projects stay on schedule, within budget and meet all required specifications.

• Manage Projects Portfolio short mid and long term.

• Support facility related activities for GWES Facility Operations.

• Ensure project partners meet all contractual obligations including all Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

• Ensure that all work complies with quality standards and safety regulations, maintaining a safe and efficient work environment.

• Identifies, enables, and takes calculated risks to challenge norms and execute opportunities that will drive efficiencies and create value.

• Works collaboratively across the organization, building bridges across teams, functions, divisions, geographies, external stakeholders, and customers to support the best outcome for the company.

• Defines and executes consistent processes to improve value, ensure continued delivery of products and services, and sustain long-term growth.

• Applies knowledge of quality, regulatory, environmental, health, and safety requirements and effectively partners with experts to ensure a safe and compliant environment.

• Assesses the degree of change required, manages, and minimizes associated risks, and brings stakeholders and team members through phases of commitment to drive successful execution and implementation of the change.

• Support facility strategies for business continuity, building operation, and asset life cycle management to improve current service and uptime while generating new service offerings that create value for our company.

• Understands workplace strategy and research and analytic methodologies, works across the organization, and implements workplace strategies to advance organizational objectives.

• Works with cross-functional teams to deliver efficient and productive services effectively and safely at a competitive cost.

• Perform regularly scheduled site audits of responsible areas,

• Support IFM initiative implementation and sustainability of processes, management of staff and supplemental IFM staff for planning and move management, and allocation of resources to meet all objectives. Ensures work is completed right the first time.

• Will be necessary to have flexible availability to support project needs on nights, weekends and/or holidays when needed.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management. Preferred in pharmaceutical industry.

• Must demonstrate an excellent understanding of quality, compliance and change control as it relates to facility operations.

• Understanding of finance and cash flow with respect to corporate purchasing.

• Experience with financial and budget tasks

• Demonstrated communication, leadership, teamwork, and customer service skills.

• Demonstrated technical and problem-solving abilities.

• Demonstrated computer skills using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Computer skills using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point etc.), CAD and operation of other peripheral devices

• Documented experience as a strong performer in current and past positions

• Ability to handle and prioritize a large number of simultaneous assignments

• Energy Management , knowledge and experience in ISO 50001 and energy reduction projects, green energies, green labs, sustainability.

• Outstanding communication and people skills

• Ability to both think critically as well as communicate effectively with a global audience

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Fluent in English; bi-lingual in Spanish is desirable

• Lean, Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification or equal experience in application.

• Knowledge and experience in project and facilities management.

• Experience with external partner management and agencies.

• Additional professional designations including Project Management, Change Management, etc.

• CFM and PMP Certifications

• Experience in Lab operations, Bio, Chem, Animal facility

• Knowledge of SAP and Hexagon

Required Education:

• High School Diploma required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, construction management, or other related, preferred.

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The salary range for this role is

$117,000.00 - $184,200.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

05/23/2026

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