Principal Project Manager - Portfolio Management & Operations

South San Francisco, California

Job ID: 00427368

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

Principal Project Manager - Portfolio Management & Operations

Main Purpose of the Position:  
This individual will be responsible for leading complex cross-functional business needs and process improvement projects within the Site Services organization and will provide process analysis, design, optimization and strategy recommendations to functional business leaders and Site Services leadership team.   In this role the individual will act as a change agent and facilitator bringing together key stakeholders from both within Site Services and interfacing customer groups to deliver value-add sustainable solutions.  This person will be a cultural steward for the Site Services principles and will work to implement them as standards of performance.  In the role the individual will utilize proven operational excellence methodologies and tools such as LEAN, 5S, Six Sigma to lead business process change projects as needed within the Site Services organization.   Projects may include process re-engineering, cultural initiatives, OE initiatives, Business operations (i.e. budgets, goals, employee development, leadership development, and training), technology or other areas as required.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead function and cross functional teams for business and process improvements.
• Implement practical and sustainable business processes.
• Deliver project goals on budget and on schedule.
• Work with project owners, stakeholders and key contributors to establish customer needs.  Develop needs into approved project charters
• Analyze business, process and systems performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Make recommendations to senior management based on business case and analyses.
• Play a lead role in educating others internally and/or externally on key trends, dynamics and other developments or factors that influence current and/or future Site Services strategies, plans, activities and resources.
• Support decision making process through development and application of appropriate project decision making tools.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders and senior management regarding progress, issues, constraints and resolutions for projects.

Technically Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Identify and implement industry, company and group best practices best-practice methodologies, processes, systems, tools, metrics and other resources to optimize program/project success through project management methodologies.
• Utilize process improvement methodologies to positively effect business operations.  Further adoption of standard processes within Site Services functional organizations.
• Play a lead role in educating others internally and/or externally on key trends, dynamics and other developments or factors that influence current and/or future Site Services strategies, plans, activities and resources.
• Effectively and efficiently monitor, report on and otherwise control program/project activities, interdependencies, risks, barriers, other challenges or issues or opportunities (includes preparing and delivering various senior management presentations or reports on summary departmental activities, progress and results and/or strategic or complex issues).
• Provide support for special projects including efficiency, strategic analysis, and organizational fitness activities and change management.
• Partner closely with stakeholders and customers to collaborate, influence and execute on project and Business Process Excellence across the entire Site Services organization.
• Prioritize the overall Site Services IT Solution management and roadmap including maintenance and enhancements.  Develop a consistent stage gate review process to ensure all projects are set for realization of their intent and sponsorship.
• and return on investment.
• Strategic Direction:  define the framework and align the system technological direction to set the strategy, calibrate to goal(s), determine the best path to take and implement a plan to reach the goal(s).  Lay out analytical and tactical strategies.  Liaise across groups as appropriate.
• Track strategic initiatives by monitoring progress towards meeting goals and achieving benchmarks, analyzing data, ensuring follow-through on the part of key players, and sustaining momentum needed to drive these initiatives.

Competencies Identified for Success:

• Applying Technical Expertise:  Demonstrate functional knowledge of project management and process improvement methodologies.   Ability to identify problems, define problem statements clearly and accurately and apply structured approach to resolution.
• Building and Leading Teams:  Contribute to and lead effective teams within a matrix framework.  Ability to influence without authority, but through negotiation, persuasion, motivation and engagement.
• Collaboration & Teamwork:  Work with peers, partners, and others to positively impact business performance and optimize the input of those involved in the project.  Look for opportunities to build relationships, leverage individual strengths within the project team and balance individual needs with collective objectives.   Encourage and exemplify open and constructive dialog, accountability and commitment.
• Communication:  Ability to communicate effectively up and down, at all levels of the organization, present complex and/or new ideas with clarity and simplicity.  Leverages a variety of communication channels to convey information to others.  Uses active listening. Ensures project and portfolio communications are aligned and connected to the overall Site Services communication strategy.
• Planning/Organization:  Excellent planning and prioritization skills with the ability to multitask and adapt.   Able to synthesize large amounts of information.  Able to deliver results in shifting environment.
• Customer Focus:  Partners with internal customers and stakeholders to deliver business needs.  Models Site Services teachable point of view characteristics.  Seeks to not just solve issues but identify root cause and solutions.   Takes a proactive approach to anticipating customer needs and brings recommendations to customer. Build and cultivate strong relationships with internal and external customers, partners or other stakeholders
• Drive self and others to ensure all assigned programs, projects and other deliverables are consistently completed on-time, on-target and within-budget
• Continuous Improvement:  Identify and implement best-practice methodologies, processes, systems, tools, metrics and other resources to optimize program/project success and return on investment.
• Support senior management and decision-makers in driving decisions and completing projects through influencing leadership and negotiation. These projects could relate to staffing, business, portfolio activities, contracts and meeting deadlines - critical in keeping special projects on task.  Partner with group functions in strategy setting design planning, scope solutions and identify performance measurements to executing recommendations.

Who You Are

Qualifications: Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Education:  Science, Engineering, or Business BS/BA or 10+ years of business/operations experience.  MBA or other related graduate-level degree a plus.
• Project Management and Process Improvement Experience:  minimum of 10 years.  Range of small (>3 months) to large (> 12 month) successful project management experience. 
• Certification/expertise in PMP, LEAN, Six Sigma, 5S or other process improvement methodology
• Demonstrate outstanding knowledge and proven application of best practice project or program management; includes considerable previous experience with cross-functional problem-solving and developing and implementing effective and efficient change management strategies and plans.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office suite, e.g., MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

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