Roche

GlobalProgramManager

Welwyn, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
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The Brief

“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.

Problems you'll solve

Systems thinker; Understanding landscape & interconnectedness; Connecting the dots; Asking the right questions; Clarify project strategy; Clarify project scope

Eligibility Requirements

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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