Roche
GlobalProgramManager
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“Global Program Manager at Roche. Skills: Program Management, Cross-functional coordination, Vendor/stakeholder management, Operational metrics, Resource planning, Continuous improvement. Drive drug or disease area development programs. Maximize efficiency, portfolio value, and patient benefit”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize efficiency; Maximize portfolio value; Maximize patient benefit; Deliver 20 transformative medicines by 2030; Co-create and deliver the portfolio effectively and efficiently; Achieve team objectives; Ensure broad and sustainable patient access to medicines; Achieve desired outcomes for a program/project/function; Drive teams toward action and impact; Ensure maximum value to the company
Industry & Context.
Systems thinker; Understanding landscape & interconnectedness; Connecting the dots; Asking the right questions; Clarify project strategy; Clarify project scope
Fixed number of onsite days per week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid drug development and potentially commercial experience, Proven track record of driving comprehensive program strategies
Nice to Have
Talented and passionate, Experienced in using different Project Management, Change Management, Business Management or related tools, methodologies & approaches, Belief in the principles of Learning/Growth, Enabler, Value Creation, and Enterprise Mindset, Thrives in environments of ambiguity and collaboration where authority and accountability is distributed between all people involved and where advice seeking is foundational, Comfortable with working out loud and the principles of iteration and experimentation, and an active listener, Results-oriented in an ambiguous environment, ensuring clarity of objectives and a clear and easily understood plan/roadmap, A systems thinker, understanding the landscape & interconnectedness of activities within the project/program and outside in the wider business, connecting the dots and asking the right questions to clarify the project strategy or scope, An effective communicator who shares information transparently and strategically, and is able to influence and connect with key stakeholders, gaining alignment on outcomes, Applies business knowledge and expertise to ensure maximum value to the company, Can build relationships, collaborate across functions, and influence without authority at various organizational levels, Demonstrated ability to translate project plans and strategy into action and have influencing, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, Can challenge assumptions and step outside traditional thinking
What You'll Do.
Drive drug or disease area development programs
Co-create and deliver the portfolio effectively and efficiently
Provide strategic program management
Frame and assess options
Identify inflection points and critical factors for project delivery
Build and maintain highly functioning project teams
Observe team dynamics
Encourage open dialogues
Keep teams on track to deliver activities
Achieve team objectives
Drive key program/project meetings & workshops
Drive team communication
Drive team documentation
Lead and contribute to initiative workstreams
Contribute to portfolio management
Report and maintain key project information
Support portfolio overview and decisions
Maintain program and project management guidelines
Maintain program and project management standards
Maintain program and project management tools
Drive implementation and execution of program strategy
Drive identification of program risks
Drive mitigation of program risks
Leverage molecule development expertise
Leverage market expertise
Accelerate high quality decisions
Lead effective ways of working
Foster a teaching culture
Foster a coaching culture
Foster a learning culture
Embody One Roche leadership principles
Support Integrated Evidence Planning
Define all necessary evidence for regulatory
Define all necessary evidence for access
Define all necessary evidence for clinical practice
Ensure broad and sustainable patient access to medicines
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Be a core member of molecule/disease area teams; Build and maintain highly functioning project teams; Observe team dynamics; Build trust; Address issues; Encourage open dialogues; Collaborate across functions; Influence without authority at various organizational levels; Work with partners across the organization; Work with Clinical Development; Work with Regulatory; Work with Medical Affairs; Work with Commercial organizations; Collaborate where authority and accountability is distributed; Seek advice
Communication Scope
Open dialogue; Encourage open dialogues; Communicate transparently; Communicate strategically; Influence stakeholders; Connect with stakeholders; Gain alignment on outcomes; Effective communicator; Influencing skills; Communication skills; Presentation skills
Process & Methodology
Strategic program management, Framing and assessing options, Identifying inflection points, Identifying critical factors for project delivery, Driving project meetings, Driving project workshops, Driving project communication, Driving project documentation, Program strategy implementation, Program strategy execution, Risk identification, Risk mitigation, Translating project plans into action, Influencing skills, Communication skills, Negotiation skills, Presentation skills
Full Job Description
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. ### ### The Position The Global Program Manager (GPM) at Roche/Genentech is a core member of molecule/disease area teams, driving drug or disease area development programs to maximize efficiency, portfolio value, and patient benefit. This role contributes to the company's bold ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines by 2030 by co-creating and delivering the portfolio effectively and efficiently. # **The Opportunity** * Be a core member of one or more molecule/disease area teams and drive drug or disease area development programs as well as established (foundational) product teams to maximize efficiency, portfolio value and patient benefit. * Provide strategic program management to project teams, framing and assessing options, and identifying inflection points and critical factors for project delivery, decision-making and governance. * Guide molecule teams, in close collaboration with the respective team leader. * Build and maintain highly functioning project teams by observing team dynamics, building trust, addressing issues and encouraging open dialogues. * Keep teams on track to deliver short-, mid-and long-term activities to achieve team objectives and drive key program/project meetings & workshops, team communication and documentation. * Lead and contribute to functional or company-wide initiative workstreams (may). * Contribute to portfolio management by reporting and proactively maintaining key project information to support portfolio overview and decisions. * Maintain program and project management
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