Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Business Project Manager - Acquisition Integration - Bio-Techne

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
BD&L & Strategic Planning Manager

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About this opportunity

Work Location:  Burlington, Massachusetts

Shift:  No

Department:  LS-TP Integration

Recruiter:  Troy Bradley

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Your Role:

The PMO Project Manager will play a critical role in supporting the Bio-Techne Integration. This position requires a strategic, detail-oriented professional with demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives in a fast paced and time-bound environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving project planning, execution, and governance activities that directly support the integration. This role demands strong cross-functional stakeholder management capabilities, sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and a disciplined approach to risk and issue management throughout the full project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Execution

Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and budgets specific to the project.

Ensure all assigned projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, with clear accountability across workstreams.

Coordinate interdependencies across parallel workstreams, including legal, finance, HR, IT, and commercial teams, to ensure integrated and cohesive project delivery.

Support the development and maintenance of an integrated master schedule across all project activities.

 

Stakeholder Engagement

Serve as a central point of coordination between cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders throughout the projects.

Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions, working groups, and alignment meetings to ensure all project participants are informed and engaged.

Communicate project status, decisions, and escalations clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Maintain strict confidentiality protocols when engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

 

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and project metrics to monitor progress against defined milestones.

Conduct regular project status meetings and produce accurate, timely reporting for leadership and governance bodies.

Proactively identify deviations from plan and escalate issues with recommended corrective actions.

 

Risk and Issue Management

Identify, assess, and document potential project risks and issues across all workstreams.

Develop and maintain a risk register with clearly defined mitigation strategies and ownership.

Monitor risk exposure throughout the project lifecycle and adapt plans accordingly.

Documentation and Governance

Maintain comprehensive and audit-ready project documentation, including project charters, decision logs, action trackers, status reports, and lessons learned.

Prepare and present project updates, executive summaries, and governance packs for senior leadership.

Ensure documentation management practices adhere to confidentiality and data governance requirements.

This will be an onsite role and may be based out of Burlington, MA or St. Louis, MO.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, Life Sciences, or a related field is required. A Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) is preferred.

Professional certification in project management such as PMP (PMI) or PRINCE2 is strongly preferred.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 2 years supporting complex, high-stakes programs.

Prior experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects involving legal, finance, IT, HR, and commercial stakeholders.

Travel requirement up to 50%

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced, confidential environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and present it clearly to senior audiences.

Demonstrated ability to influence and build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities.

High degree of personal accountability, discretion, and professional integrity.

Ability to operate effectively with ambiguity and adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project

Proficiency in SmartSheets

Pay Range for this position: $125,800 - $188,800

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here .

Direct link to benefits site if the hyperlink no longer works: https://careers.emdgroup.com/us/en/benefits ].

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 35 comparable Manager BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 15 biopharma companies.

35Comparable roles tracked
35Currently active
15Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

8 of 35 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $125,800/yr – $188,800/yr
Lowest disclosed · Manager, Corporate Strategy · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $114,800/yr – $187,400/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Dir, Search & Evaluation (Platforms & AI) · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $151,100 – $229,000 (median $155,850)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 35 comparable roles

United States12
China8
Germany6
Mexico1
Japan1
Poland1

+ 6 more countries

Seniority mix

35 of 35 peers have a known seniority level

Manager26
Associate Director5
Associate4

Therapeutic area mix

3 of 35 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Oncology1

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