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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.
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 guidelines, standards, and tools as required.
Drive implementation and execution of program strategy identification and mitigation of program risks.
Leverage molecule development and market expertise to accelerate high quality decisions, lead effective ways of working, and catalyze change.
Foster a teaching, coaching, and learning culture and embody OneRoche leadership principles such as VACC - Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach within the MPM community, the PSD chapter and teams.
Addendum for the Evidence GPM Role
Support Integrated Evidence Planning: This involves a global strategic planning process for evidence generation across functions to ensure broad and sustainable patient access to medicines by defining all necessary evidence for regulatory, access, and clinical practice throughout a product's lifecycle.
Scope of Authority
The role is accountable for Program Oversight and Planning, Team Management, Communication, Portfolio Context, and Strategic Thought Partnership. It involves influencing R&D across many therapeutic areas and requires interactions with partners across the organization, including Clinical Development, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Commercial organizations. The GPM guides molecule teams and contributes to portfolio management and functional or company-wide initiative workstreams, demonstrating influence without explicit authority at various organizational levels.
Talented and passionate, inspired by the shared purpose of being key partners in translating Roche strategies into PD priorities and beyond and delivering the portfolio with excellence.
Experienced in using different Project Management, Change Management, Business Management or related tools, methodologies & approaches to drive the team’s development of a strategy and achieve the desired outcomes for a program/project/function, effectively and efficiently.
Solid drug development and potentially commercial experience, and a proven track record of driving comprehensive program strategies.
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. Drives teams toward action and impact.
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. This may include, but is not limited to, molecule development lifecycle, marketing application filings, transformational initiatives, large technology systems and business process changes, etc.
Can build strong relationships, collaborate across functions, and influence without authority at various organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to translate project plans and strategy into action and have strong influencing, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Can challenge assumptions and step outside traditional thinking.
Company Overview
At Roche/Genentech, the ambition is to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2030. The Portfolio Strategy & Delivery (PSD) function, within Pharma Product Development (PD), includes Molecule Program Management (MPM), which aims to be key partners in co-creating and delivering the portfolio effectively and efficiently for patients.
The company fosters a passionate, collaborative, and trusting global community, experienced in drug development and program management, embedding new ways of working for business excellence. The culture is defined by curiosity, responsibility, and humility, empowering talented people to innovate quickly. Roche/Genentech is dedicated to being a great place to work, providing services, tools, and an environment where everyone feels empowered and trusted to reach their full potential, building a diverse and inclusive organization with patient centricity and access as priorities.
Working Conditions
The position offers an outstanding opportunity to influence R&D across many therapeutic areas and requires interactions with partners across the organization, including Clinical Development, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Commercial organizations. The ideal candidate will be an independent team worker, comfortable in environments of ambiguity and collaboration where authority and accountability are distributed, and advice-seeking is foundational. The role involves working out loud and embracing principles of iteration and experimentation.
This role is based onsite at our Welwyn, United Kingdom office. Our team follows a hybrid work structure, requiring a fixed number of onsite days per week.
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
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