Strategic Program Lead at Roche

About

Roche Diagnostics in Midrand is seeking a Strategic Program Lead to lead the Strategic Progam Team to deliver a pipeline of Strategic Programs in line with the broader Healthcare Transformation strategy and objectives and aligned with achieving the medium to long term growth objectives for the company.

Key Responsibilities

Situational Analysis

This Landscape Is Inclusive Of Market Situation /Scope /Opportunity/ Segment Or Product Portfolio Including
Leads the process to understand the broader Strategic Program Landscape based on the broader vision of the Head of Healthcare Transformation.

• Problem & Users needs definition
• Stakeholder analysis
• Mapping & Segmentation
• Force-field analysis (or other techniques like Paper-computer)
• Definition of the “Problem Statement”
• Definition of Impact on Stakeholders.

Road-Mapping and Strategy Development
Leads the road-mapping process and drives the following activities (working in collaboration with SPMs, sRHCs and other parties)

• Analysis of the opportunities
• Ideation
• Outlining of Solutions
• Creating a broad-based strategic roadmap including Goal Setting
• Creating a Vision
• Communication of the above outputs to Management/Leadership

Framework Support

• Translates the internal Project Management Standards into actionable Program Management to ensure that all projects, both concurrent and longitudinal, are standardized in their execution and quality.
• Defines and maintains a Quality Framework for the team.
• Ensures that strategic projects link to broader strategic goals.
• Provides prioritization guidance.
• Executes and manages “checks & balances” for all strategic projects.
• Ensures Milestones are SMART.
• Provides external measurement of Milestones and drives accountability to deliver.
• Synthesizes high-level communication to Management for all strategic projects.

Communication

• Ensures adequate and timely communication of strategic programs to internal stakeholders within the company and within the Region and the Global Business Areas.

Staff Leadership and Management

• To define the staff requirements, resourcing the team by retaining, recruiting, selecting and appointing staff as required, inducting new staff members, monitoring and managing performance and managing staff development.

A full job description will be made available to candidates invited to the interview process.
You, as an ideal candidate, will have the following skills, experience and education:

• Required Qualification: NQF 7/8 in a Science related field or similar
• Required Experience: At least 3 years experience in sales, marketing or similar in the medical / healthcare industry. At least a year’s experience in strategic thinking or strategic management is required. A solid understanding of project management principles is required.