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Global Project Manager II ( Product Development)

Who We Are

At the Roche Group, about 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. A member of the Roche Group, Genentech has been at the forefront of the biotechnology industry for more than 30 years, using human genetic information to develop novel medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. The headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States, Genentech has multiple therapies on the market for cancer and other serious illnesses. Please take this opportunity to learn about Genentech, where we believe that our employees are our most important asset and are dedicated to remaining a great place to work.

The Position

As a key member on project teams the Global Project Manager II (GPM II), Product Development-Project Excellence (PDP) is expected to actively contribute and challenge the definition and development of project strategy, and then help teams to effectively and efficiently deliver on the strategic objectives agreed with the relevant governance body. The GPM II partners with the team leader to anticipate, identify, manage and communicate project risks. GPMs achieve this by delivering high quality project management support and other high value services:

• Applies project management expertise
• Takes accountability for all project management aspects and works
  effectively and closely with the project leader / team leader (PL/TL)
• Enables generation of innovative, exploratory and/or confirmatory options through project management expertise
• Ensures consistency of project planning from exploratory through to confirmatory development and health authority submission
• Contributes to the functional excellence development of project management
• Provides project management expertise to Due Diligence

The Global Project Manager II is accountable for:

• The development, maintenance, pro-active tracking & management of a high quality, ambitious integrated project plan
• Closely and transparently manage the critical path of the project
• Effectively guides a due diligence team through the formation of a comprehensive drug development plan and budget
• Maintaining, tracking, reporting and understanding variances in the integrated project budget by working in close collaboration with functional contributors and finance
• Guiding and managing the team through the value chain processes ensuring effective and efficient team operation
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear, succinct and timely communication and proven ability to foster important relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
• The integrity and accuracy of project information to meet team, management and portfolio requirements.
• Partnering with the team leader in identifying, managing & communicating key project risks and leading risk management strategies

Who You Are

A minimum of 3-5 years of Project Management experience supporting drug development teams in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry required.

• Applies a complete understanding of theories and concepts from one's technical /professional discipline to independently address a broad range of difficult problems.
• Demonstrates judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Strong influencing skills: proven ability to get things done without formal authority
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed organization with non-co located teams
• Ability to travel internationally

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific discipline required. Advanced degree (Science, MBA, PM) preferred.

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Genentech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.