Position Summary
You will lead a large team of direct and indirect reports, which means you will manage other people managers, as well as functional leaders who are not reporting to you directly.
You are accountable fordecision makingfor theportfolio across all functions and are expected escalate decisions above your decision-making threshold – along with clearly articulated recommendations - to your Franchise Head, Therapeutic Area Head and/or the Late-stage Portfolio Committee.
You are expected to seek appropriate internal and external advice for recommendations and decisions, and to ensure decisions are in line with disease area / portfolio strategies and reflect the late stage portfolio principles of Patient, Science, Society and Value Capture.
You will architect the Lifecycle Team(s) (LCTs) and working groups in a fit-for-purpose way and you are a standing member of the Disease Area Team(s).
You will work closely within a triad with the Global Development Leader (GDL) and the integrated Strategy Leader (iSL)for the global development and commercialization strategy for the portfolio assets you maange; and, this will be done in the context of disease level strategies where applicable.
Key Accountabilities
In this position, you will be primarily accountable for consistently, effectively:
Leading, managing and developing your direct reports and ensuring appropriate management of your indirect reports
Designing LCT composition, selection of people on the team and leading direct as well as indirect reports on the LCT
Leading set-up of sub-team and working group composition and communication / decision flow through the LCT
Ensuring timely, on target and within budget delivery against the molecule strategy, including key milestones, financial targets and other quantitative and qualitative objectives and goals
Aligning global functions, Pharma regions and affiliates in accordance with the molecule strategy and making trade-off decisions in the portfolio context
Deciding on appropriate and qualified resources on the LCT and in functions to deliver against molecule goals
Handling issue and crisis management for all activities associated with the molecule strategy
Delivering communication of key and impactful information and issues to senior management
Participating or co-leading disease area strategies under the leadership of your Franchise or Therapeutic Area heads
Ensuring your direct/indirect reports and assigned teams meet or exceed assigned goals and objectives
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree (marketing, business management or life sciences discipline is preferred)
MBA, MD, PhD or other relevant Graduate or Post-Graduate Degree is preferred
Experience
12 or more years’ multidisciplinary experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
5 or more years’ people management experience
Experienced leader with proven results in people leadership and talent development in a multicultural environment
Proven experience as a successful and decisive leader in strategic, multifunctional environments
Managed complex projects with ambitious milestones in high pressure circumstances
Experience challenging senior management in relation to science, data and resources,
Successful experience working in a global environment and building strong networks
Worked on a project that required activity/milestone achievement to ‘file’ the compound and/or prepare/launch the product
Ideally sub-team leadership experience and worked in LCT as a core team member for sufficient time to achieve a significant milestone (Phase III implementation; NDA submission, approval and launch)
For a pre-NDA project, experience with Phase III development or pre-launch, played a key role in an NDA filing and led approval is strongly preferred
For a project in commercial phase, experience with a global launch is strongly preferred
Skills/Abilities
Leads change by example, with an optimistic attitude towards challenges; stays resilient/effective
Develops people through constructive feedback and encouragement and understands what motivates other people to perform at their best
Connects with people in ways that generate enthusiasm and commitment and delivers superior results by trusting, challenging and empowering resilient, high-impact teams
Acts from a whole system perspective, keeping an enterprise view and understands the big picture of how the organization’s mission fits in the marketplace
Does not get overly caught-up in short-term firefighting, but balances this with the ability to devote adequate attention to strategic initiatives. Understands and seeks strategic tradeoffs with a portfolio mindset
Infuses the entire organization with a sense of purpose and rallies support to get things done
Is entrepreneurial and takes risks; reaches beyond boundaries, and experiments with approaches
Willingness to take tough stands, bring up the “un-discussable” (risky issues the group avoids discussing), and openly deal with difficult relationship problems
Pays attention to the complex interaction of many variables that are involved in solving current problems
Builds bridges across geographical, cultural, and functional boundaries to enhance collaboration
Provides clarity and focus on a few key priorities
In high-tension situations, seeks common ground, remains composed and centered, and maintains focused perspective
Challenges the organization to be curious, questions the status quo and adopt new approaches
Acknowledges and embraces the risk involved and fosters learning from it
Fosters a culture that leverages diversity and unique perspectives
Clearly and concisely articulates even the most complex concepts and rallies the organization around a vision for the future
Encourages direct and open discussions about important issues
Ability to travel globally <30%
Fluent written and verbal English
Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.