Project Enablement Manager for R&D

Roche • Town of Riga, NY

1d • $2,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.
Roche Services Solutions aims at "transforming the way Roche operates.'' As a global organization of more than 3500 employees, we enable Roche to operate in a competitive and ever-changing business environment. We provide our partners with end-to-end business services and solutions, enabling them to focus on patient-centric activities. Embracing a OneRoche mindset, we leverage our global network located in Budapest, Riga, San José (Costa Rica), Kuala Lumpur, India and our other sites to remain customer-centric 24/7 and co-create solutions together.
The Opportunity:
As Project Enablement Manager for R&D, you will be part of a pool of an internal Project Management team and report to the Chapter Lead Project Enablement and be accountable for delivering the assigned project services and deliverables in your area of expertise.
In this specific role, you will act as a project manager and enabler for our scientific community. Rather than leading the scientists, you serve as their essential support system, ensuring that their research and innovation initiatives are backed by robust project management and operational excellence. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful execution and delivery of impactful, innovative healthcare solutions by bridging the gap between scientific intent and operational reality.
Your work in Project Management and Program implementation for Scientific Enablement:
Act as a "Co-Pilot": Adopt a co-pilot mindset to work alongside scientists, providing the necessary operational structure to help them navigate complex project lifecycles.
Proactive Problem Solving: Identify potential blockers early and propose creative solutions to ensure scientific research remains on track.
Autonomous Execution: Work with high degrees of autonomy and flexibility, managing your own tasks and priorities while staying aligned with the broader scientific objectives.
Operational Governance: Establish and implement fit-for-purpose project frameworks and templates that enhance scientific effectiveness without adding unnecessary administrative burden.
Risk & Ambiguity Management: Identify, assess, and manage risks and dependencies across the project lifecycle, applying calculated risk-taking to navigate the inherent uncertainties of scientific discovery.
Stakeholder Synergy: Facilitate alignment across diverse scientific and cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and structured progress reporting.
Transition Management: Effectively manage the transition of deliverables to support long-term operational continuity post-implementation
Additionally, you possess the following qualifications, experience and personal attributes for:
Scientific Understanding: A genuine interest and basic understanding of the scientific basis of drug discovery and development, and a desire to support the delivery of life-changing healthcare solutions.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Self-driven, proactive, and resilient, with a passion for "building to last" and standardizing workflows for future success.
Expert Facilitator: Experience in organizing cross-functional workshops or sprints to synthesize outcomes with senior stakeholders and Pharma partners.
Advanced Focus: Strong observation and focus skills, allowing you to deep-dive into complex problems while maintaining a holistic view of the project's impact.
Remote Collaboration: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively in a virtual, global environment.

Requirements

• Scientific Understanding: A genuine interest and basic understanding of the scientific basis of drug discovery and development, and a desire to support the delivery of life-changing healthcare solutions.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Self-driven, proactive, and resilient, with a passion for "building to last" and standardizing workflows for future success.
• Expert Facilitator: Experience in organizing cross-functional workshops or sprints to synthesize outcomes with senior stakeholders and Pharma partners.
• Advanced Focus: Strong observation and focus skills, allowing you to deep-dive into complex problems while maintaining a holistic view of the project's impact.
• Remote Collaboration: Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively in a virtual, global environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or a related field, with 6-8 years of project-related experience.
• A solid understanding of the Pharma Value Chain, particularly the Drug Discovery process and its milestones, together with the data requirements for successful drug development transitions.
• Proven expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid setups, with a strong grasp of Lean concepts and Business Process Optimization.
• Familiarity with Organizational Change Management (e.g., ADKAR) and experience in redesigning decision-making processes to foster adaptability.
• Skilled in data management and visualization to support data-driven decision-making and performance measurement.

Responsibilities

• Act as a "Co-Pilot": Adopt a co-pilot mindset to work alongside scientists, providing the necessary operational structure to help them navigate complex project lifecycles.
• Proactive Problem Solving: Identify potential blockers early and propose creative solutions to ensure scientific research remains on track.
• Autonomous Execution: Work with high degrees of autonomy and flexibility, managing your own tasks and priorities while staying aligned with the broader scientific objectives.
• Operational Governance: Establish and implement fit-for-purpose project frameworks and templates that enhance scientific effectiveness without adding unnecessary administrative burden.
• Risk & Ambiguity Management: Identify, assess, and manage risks and dependencies across the project lifecycle, applying calculated risk-taking to navigate the inherent uncertainties of scientific discovery.
• Stakeholder Synergy: Facilitate alignment across diverse scientific and cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and structured progress reporting.
• Transition Management: Effectively manage the transition of deliverables to support long-term operational continuity post-implementation

Benefits

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
• Excellent benefits & flexibility: Roche Annual Bonus, Monthly transportation allowance, Home Office set - up equipment, Health Insurance, Life/Accident insurance, Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days, Eyeglasses settlement, One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth, Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment, Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office)
• A global diverse community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level