MSD (Merck & Co.) Case Study

Designing Compliance

Project Detail

MSD, one of the top 5 global Healthcare companies, implemented a new CRM system. A key module, the Event Management System, needed immediate support to reduce the existing backlog of events and to ensure a compliant implementation.

ClientMSD (Merck & Co.)
SkillsCompliance, Process Standardisation, ITIL
ManagerKerstin Schwarz, Lead Coordination
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Working Plan

MSD organises a large number of events with external partners or employees. The organisation and documentation are subject to strict compliance requirements. There are defined rules regarding type and number of participants, premises, equipment or speakers. For each of the 10 event types, there are exceptions and special rules. When changing to a new CRM, MSD introduced an event management system that required the definition of new processes to ensure effective and consistent compliance management. 

MSD commissioned auticon as an external service provider. An auticon IT specialist experienced in compliance issues for the project supported MSD, taking care of the complex events, while another IT specialist hired via a temporary employment agency handled the standard cases.

Challenge

After familiarising himself with the MSD compliance basics, the auticon employee created test plans and instructions for optimised work. He analysed the documented data, compared it with the specifications and thus developed a new process of verification. His understanding of compliance specifications, the need for clear structures and questions that can only be answered with “right” or “wrong” flowed directly into the process development.

 

Client’s Feedback

“The auticon consultant integrated himself into the existing team very quickly and impressed us with his quick grasp of things and his excellent analytical skills. We got to know him as a communicative and humorous person. The process he optimised was implemented as a standard in the company and could be further automated with the help of a BOT after the project was completed, saving additional working time.”

Kerstin Schwarz, Lead Coordination / COMET, Central Services / GHH at MSD

Solution

auticon reduced the backlog of events under a tight deadline and designed a new compliance process for future event management. auticon enabled a smooth implementation of the system and a high acceptance among the MSD employees.

  • auticon consultant integrated himself into the existing team very quickly
  • Created test plans and instructions for optimised work
  • The process he optimised was implemented as a standard in the company
  • Achieved high acceptance among the MSD employees
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