CDx Director, Project Leader

The Position As the Project Leader of defined project teams and a core member of the Life Cycle Team (LCT), - Provide cross-functional leadership to global project teams from project initiation through Launch Decision. - Execute tailored strategy aligned with LCT objectives. - Develop strategic options according to the principles of time, cost and risk and addresses technical, regulatory, business and operational needs. - Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to drive product lifecycle. - Leads projects which lead to new products or product updates, have a medium business impact and can be of high technical or medium regulatory complexity. The delivery teams can be geographically dispersed or the development is performed with an external partner. - Decide on product development pathways in accordance to cross-functional evaluation and risk assessment - Deliver a seamless transition into later stages of development by ensuring early planning and cross-functional involvement / communication in early product development strategy - Monitor team performance and help develop individual members. - Responsible for on-spec, on-budget, and on-time delivery of the project(s). - Drive best practices and implementation of lessons learned for optimal cross functional collaborations. - Participate in project and process improvement initiatives across the LCT, to drive the highest quality results. - Lead process improvement, and change management, initiatives across the LCT, to drive the highest quality results. More specifically, the Project Leader for a LCT is responsible for the following: PROJECT LEADER MANAGEMENT - May have (Associate) Project Leader direct report(s) to ensure successful execution of tailored product development strategy that is aligned with the LCT objectives. PROJECT TEAM LEADERSHIP - Lead, motivate and organize the project team to define and execute cutting-edge project strategy inaccordance with LCT goals and budget. - Set clear direction for the global product development strategy from project initiation to Launch Decision(LD). - Ensure the optimal blend of team members so that the team is functional from an expertise and interpersonal perspective. - Ensure all team members and functions are aligned behind the objectives of the team. - Set challenging project team goals and ensure that best practices are used to attain these goals. - Motivate and inspire team to achieve challenging goals. - Create a positive team environment that instills trust and ensures clear transparent communications and unifies the team behind the overall goal/vision for the project. - Instill a sense of urgency and a strong can-do attitude in team members. - Challenge the team and organization to ensure that the best possible performance is achieved. - Provide input to team member performance, including extended teams. - Lead team to develop scenarios including alternative development options (cost, time, risk/benefit) for strategic decision making. - Promote healthy debate from functional experts to ensure effective, clear decision making within the team. - Lead co-development projects – balancing the needs of Roche and partners in collaborations. COMMUNICATIONS - Encourage creative or unconventional ideas and ensures that these are exploited by the team, as appropriate. - Challenge team members and status quo constructively to lead delivery of ambitious milestones. redundant - Lead team to create and document an integrated early research and development project plan and secure agreement on transition plan for lifecycle transition of project. - Present development options, strategies, and recommendations to LCT for endorsement at key decision points to allow fact based, transparent, and informed decision making. - Serve as the primary contact with LCL and partners in co-development collaborations. - Keep LCL and LCC informed of project status / risks. RESOURCE AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT - Interact with functions to ensure that appropriate resource mix is allocated at the appropriate time and aligned with agreed plan - Work with functions to identify gaps and to find collaborative solutions. - Support functions in MBO assessments - Resolve inter-project resource conflicts to avoid resource bottlenecks. - Take accountability for project budget and milestones. RISK MANAGEMENT - Lead the team to identify and manage key risks to the project. - Lead the team to develop and implement innovative and feasible de-risking strategies. CDx SPECIFIC - Lead a minimum of three average to high complexity (e.g. franchise) CDx projects in collaboration with pharma partners. - Work closely with the CDx Business Development team supporting new contract preparation and execution by demonstrating excellence in project leadership and strategic vision. Formal Training/Education - Bachelor's Degree science, engineering or relevant area of study (Req) - Advanced degree in relevant area of study (Pref) - Minimum of 9 years related work experience. Master or Ph.D. in a related field may be considered toward the work experience requirement up to three years. - Minimum of 4 years of related experience in the Medical Diagnostics industry. Preferred - Experience with projects that required activity/milestone achievement to launch the product. - Experience of challenging senior management in relation to budget/data/resources. - Experience with external partner management. - Experience with globally dispersed project teams. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Leadership skills in managing multidisciplinary teams in a global, matrix environment. - Ability to resolve conflicts and adapt to change. - Effective at driving results. - Ability to manage of complex projects with ambitious milestones in high pressure circumstances. =/ - Experience with product changes in a regulated environment. - Good understanding of Diagnostic Design Control processes preferred. - Knowledge of market trends, technology trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs in the field of deployment preferred. CDx SPECIFIC Diagnostic and/or Pharma industry and relevant diagnostic area knowledge. Licenses and Certifications N/A Travel Requirements 25% Based on business needs. Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting Who we are At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. 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