Project Lead

Roche • Indianapolis, IN

2d

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. The Position About Roche - Near Patient Care Operations Doing now what patients need next. The customer area Near Patient Care (NPC) unites Roche’s Point of Care and Diabetes Care portfolios. Our ambition is to improve disease management by enabling critical answers and personalized care, closer to the people we serve. With our passion we bring testing closer to patients and empower people to better monitor their own health and help healthcare professionals make faster, more confident decisions closer to the patient. Within NPC Operations, we are globally accountable for the end-to-end production of solutions for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), blood glucose monitoring (BGM), and insulin delivery (IDS), as well as Point-of-Care (POC) products. The most relevant internal manufacturing sites are Mannheim in Germany and Indianapolis in the USA. Your new team As Manufacturing Science and Technology in NPC Operations, we bridge the gap between development and manufacturing. With around 200 colleagues across Mannheim, Indianapolis, and Rotkreuz, we lead technology strategy, product design industrialization, and collaboration with external partners throughout the product lifecycle. As a project-based organization, we enable scalable product designs ready for mass production, ensure robust processes and equipment for excellent yields, and ensure scalable QC processes. Partnering with external networks, we secure competitive manufacturing costs and reliable production. We are committed to building a global, diverse and inclusive team, bringing together various perspectives and skills to foster innovation and create a great place to work for all. Your Opportunity As a Project Lead in our Project Delivery Team in MSAT, you will assume the end-to-end responsibility for delivering cross-functional projects in NPC Operations, such as technology transfers or product care projects. These projects are typically medium to large cross-functional (often global) projects across NPC Operations, usually in collaboration with R&D, Quality, and site functions. You take over the functional matrix leadership of large teams consisting of various members such as technical specialists and sub-teams and will ensure smooth and efficient project delivery within NPC Operations and beyond. You are a project management professional and ensure an end-to-end ownership mindset in your project team, ensuring projects are considered complete only when their intended business outcomes are fully realized. Are you passionate about driving complex projects in a very dynamic environment? Join MSAT and thrive in our Project Delivery Team!

Requirements

• You hold a Master’s degree or PhD in a technical, business or scientific discipline.
• You bring at least 5 years of professional experience, ideally in project management in the pharmaceutical / diagnostics industry. (alternatively, you hold a Bachelor´s degree with at least 7 years experience)
• You have a passion for delivering projects and relevant experience in leading large-scale, international, and cross-functional projects in the diagnostic environment.
• You have a proven track record in leading large teams with the ability to motivate and steer both specialists and fellow leaders.
• You have shown how to lead project teams to deliver successfully by taking over end-2-end responsibility.
• You bring a sound understanding of the success factors of the manufacturing process and a basic understanding and deep interest in the NPC product portfolio.
• You are business-fluent in English and possess excellent communication skills.
• You are capable of navigating various stakeholder levels and confidently presenting complex topics to senior management.
• You have a talent for communicating complex topics in a clear and understandable manner.

Nice To Haves

• Ideally, you have relevant certification in project management to prove your methodological skills (e.g. PMI PMP)

Responsibilities

• You lead or co-lead complex and cross-functional projects, maintaining end-to-end accountability to final implementation for the project delivery within NPC Operations.
• You assume functional responsibility for a team of specialists, ensuring high performance within your area of responsibility.
• You ensure the adherence to core project goals, such as budget, timeline and outcome.
• You drive independent problem-solving and strategic decision-making to adapt project plans to changing requirements while aligning with overarching goals.
• You collaborate closely with the other functions within MSAT and NPC Operations, as well as Research & Development and external partners.
• You coordinate diverse stakeholders across multiple functions and hierarchical levels, including external partners, to ensure seamless information flow and project alignment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees