Hiring: Senior Director, R&D Integration Management Office (Billerica MA) Company: EMD Serono, Inc. Location: Billerica, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:46:27 Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Project Management, R, Systems Integration About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech R&D, with a demonstrated track record in senior leadership roles. •10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D value chain, spanning discovery, translational medicine, clinical development, regulatory affairs, and pharmacovigilance. •5+ years of hands-on experience leading M&A integrations, post-merger integrations, complex partnerships, or large-scale R&D transformation programs. •3+ years of experience in integration governance design, execution, and project management methodologies and systems (e.g., PMP, Planisware, or equivalent). Required Skills: •Sitting within the Strategy, Portfolio and Hubs function, you will lead end-to-end integration activities arising from mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships — ensuring that value is realized, pipeline and business continuity is protected, knowledge retained and organizational capability is strengthened throughout. •In this pivotal role, you will develop, own and execute the master R&D integration plan, driving Day 1 readiness and tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues across all integration workstreams. •Establish and chair integration steering committees and working teams, define escalation pathways, and report progress directly to R&D leadership and the corporate Integration Management Office. •Drive asset portfolio rationalization, partnering with R&D and Corporate functions to assess acquired assets and integrate them into the healthcare pipeline. •Drive organizational design efforts, partner with Human Resources to define target operating models, map talent, and manage change effectively. •Also collaborate with enabling functions to develop and implement comprehensive change management and communication strategies that foster cultural integration and sustain employee engagement throughout the integration lifecycle. •Beyond strategy, you will identify, assess, and mitigate integration risks, proactively escalating critical roadblocks with recommended solutions. •Ensure business continuity of ongoing R&D operations, minimize disruption to pipeline progress and scientific output, manage vendor and partner relationships — including CROs, technology providers, and consultants — and drive compliance activities to ensure adherence throughout the integration. Qualifications: •PhD or Masters in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline. •MBA or equivalent business qualification. •PMP certification and/or formal Integration Management certification. •Demonstrated experience managing complex organizational change and transformation, including organizational design, talent retention, and cultural integration in a global, matrixed environment. •Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment and lead diverse, matrixed teams across geographies; international or multicultural work experience strongly preferred. •Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex integration challenges into clear decisions and actions for senior leadership. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!