Sundari Ravindran

Company Name

MERCK

Position Held

Project Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

MERCK - Strategic Project Manager - 2011 to Current

Company Name

Merck /SCHERING-PLOUGH

Position Held

PROJECT MANAGER

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

Merck/SCHERING-PLOUGH - PROJECT MANAGER 2000 - March 2014 Independently managed Drug Development teams coordinating, planning and executing up to 6 projects concurrently at different phases of development. Tracked and reported progress through active communication to all strata of the Organization via presentations and dashboards. Built a Central Support Function group bridging Scientists and Logistics operations, clearly defining roles, responsibilities and a learning curriculum. Enforced with service level agreements with customers for accountability of deliverables. Aligned Operational Logistic Processes between global Merck sites and outside contractors to ensure uniformity. Delivered customized trainings and presentations to adopt change execution. Used DCOM Direction, Competence, Opportunity and Motivation model as a change strategy in many instances where human behavior needed change Provided clear directions to the affected parties Helped them understand the process and the impact of their actions Created opportunities for them to enforce changes Motivated them through awards and incentives during performance evaluation. Optimized project resources by proactively assessing resource gaps as they arise, identifying peak resource needs, internal priority conflicts, missed objectives and barriers/issues. Identified and monitored critical path activities, isolated risks and developed contingency plans. Planned, coordinated and supervised manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage, and distribution of drug products worldwide. Managed inventory, recertification and destruction of expired materials. Authored several Internal Business Practices, Best Practices and SOPs

Position Held

PROJECT MANAGER

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

SCHERING-PLOUGH - PROJECT MANAGER - 2007 - 2011

Position Held

SCIENTIST

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

Schering-Plough - SCIENTIST - 1999 - 2007