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1000 Genentech, Inc.
Global Program Manager
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A Director of Program Management directs ongoing program activity, or a group of program managers, for a company or organization. May be responsible for strategic direction.
$194,382 / year median in California
+4% projected growth
Job Description
At Roche/Genentech, we have a bold ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2030. The Portfolio Strategy & Delivery (PSD) function sits within Pharma Product Development (PD) and encompasses several business functions, including Molecule Program Management (MPM). The MPM purpose is to be key partners in co-creating and delivering the portfolio, effectively and efficiently for the benefit of patients. We want you to join our passionate, collaborative and trusting global community. You will join a function experienced in drug development and with a high level of expertise in program management, utilising and embedding new ways of working to ensure business excellence. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward innovation at speed. The position provides an outstanding opportunity to influence R D, across many therapeutic areas. It requires interactions with partners across the organisation, including Clinical Development, Regulatory and Commercial organizations. The ideal candidate will be an independent team worker with a growth mindset and a background that combines science, strategy and business, to be part of a cross-functional team bringing transformative medicines to patients. The Opportunity As a Global Program Manager you will: Be a core member of one or more molecule/disease area teams and drive drug or disease area development programs to maximize efficiency, portfolio value and patient benefit. Be accountable for program oversight and planning, team management, communication, portfolio context, and strategic Thought Partnership. You 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 You guide molecule teams, in close collaboration with the respective team leader You build and maintain highly functioning project teams by observing team dynamics, building trust, addressing issues and encouraging open dialogues. You 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 You may lead and contribute to functional or company-wide initiative workstreams You contribute to portfolio management by reporting and proactively maintaining key project information to support portfolio overview and decisions You 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. Within the MPM community, the PSD chapter and teams, you will foster a teaching, coaching, and learning culture and embody One Roche leadership principles such as VACC - Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach Who You Are You hold a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience in pharma, device, biotech or a similar industry. You are talented and passionate, inspired by our shared purpose of being key partners in translating Roche strategies into PD priorities and beyond and delivering our portfolio with excellence. You are 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. You have significant drug development and potentially commercial experience