Strategic Program Manager at Roche

Strategic Program Manager

Roche Diagnostics in Midrand seeking a Strategic Program Manager develop and deliver strategic programs in line with achieving the medium to long term growth objectives for the Management Centre. The programs are predominantly externally facing but may include some overlap with internal change management projects and activities.

Key Responsiblities:
Road-Mapping
Contributes to the following activities linked to Road-mapping (working in collaboration with the Strategy Lead:

• Analysis of the assigned Program Scope.
• Development and maintaining a detailed vision of the Program Scope to ensure that projects within the defined scope adapt to market trends and industry/market changes.
• Ideation.
• Outlining of Solutions.
• Creating a broad-based strategic roadmap including Goal Setting.
• Creating a Vision

Strategic Planning

• Creating and maintaining a Strategic Plan for the “Program Scope” and mapping individual projects and activities to ensure ongoing and long term success with the area of focus.
• Scoping and designing Projects and Activities.
• Develop key milestones road-map and track them.
• Defining specific strategies and tactics to deliver on the strategic goals.
• Defining milestones (Time & Target).
• Resourcing.

Project Execution

• Project Leadership and Management.
• Mobilizing cross-functional teams and other internal resources to deliver the project.
• Delivery of the project milestones.
• Ensuring projects are within budget and on-time.
• Risk & Mitigation analysis and management.
• Reporting.
• Communication

Close Out

• Formal close out of projects.
• Definition and sharing of lessons learnt to the team and the broader organization.
• Definition of any spin-off projects/opportunities

Governance

• Alignment of all Programs and their embedded projects to the internal Project Management and Quality Standards established within the Healthcare Transformation Team.
• To monitor compliance with policies and procedures, identify areas of non-compliance, and incorporate remedies in managed programs and their embedded projects.

Business Development

• Strong understanding of the Diagnostic Business and healthcare framework & policies in the region in order to understand the challenges and provide solutions: from supply chain to product launch to customer service support.
• Translate Research & Development approach decision making of the programs, based on key milestones.
• Engage with many different stakeholder, and develop new ways of partnering through Private-Public-Partnerships and other new approaches
• Grow and impact positively patients in South Africa and sub Sahara Africa, develop new business segments, manage P&L.

You, as an ideal candidate, will have the following skills, experience and education:

• Qualifications: NQF 7/8 degree in a Science or related field. A Project Management qualification is an advantage.
• Experience:  3 – 5 years’ experience in Sales, Marketing or similar in a Healthcare related field and at least 1 years worth of experience in Project management.
• Must have knowledge of: Business Development, relevant products and commercial knowledge.