You’ll be working within the Manufacturing Science & Technology and Global Engineering group. As a key strategic enabling function for the Roche Manufacturing network, we support the changing product mix, new modalities and investments for our internal manufacturing capabilities and assets that ultimately bring the Roche pipeline to commercial production to deliver for patients.
Job Mission
As our Senior Project Director for Pharma Tech Technology (PTT), you report to the Head of Global Project Delivery and are a member of the PTT Delivery Leadership Team. This new leadership position will have responsibility for design and construction projects over > CHF 10M for Roche Pharma Technical Operations (PT), including functional accountability for project management and project controls on projects as well as line management for Project Managers assigned to projects the Senior Project Director is accountable for. As needed, provide design and construction expertise / guidance for projects.
Your Impact
Providing leadership and oversight to the Project Delivery function on major PT project investments, including leading major capital projects.
Partnering with key PT members and site-based functions to:
1. Align on the PT capital project portfolio to ensure the realization of the asset strategy to meet PT objectives.
2. Develop business cases for capital projects to ensure the right projects are delivered at the right cost and the right time with minimal business impact and optimal sustainability.
3. Ensure key PT investment projects are delivered on time, within budget and scope, and meeting safety and regulatory standards.
4. Ensure oversight and governance for project approvals, cost, schedule, delivery and strategic partner relationships.
5. Contribute to the development of PTT capabilities in project management and project controls.
6. Ensure project management processes are efficient and effective.
7. Keep pace with global Design & Construction industry trends and implications for the PT business.
Who You Are
You have leadership skills in a large complex capital investment with proven ability to lead and align a project organization with diverse technical disciplines; experience developing / realizing a vision and multi-year strategies. You also have a passion for developing talent and a culture of innovation, collaboration and engagement. Demonstrated ability to lead transformation and effectively engage stakeholders.
Your experience includes corporate design and construction functional expertise, including a portfolio of capital projects over CHF 10M. Proven success leading project management and project control functions. You understand the right to operate, governance and global labour requirements, and best practices in design and construction, including sustainability and energy efficiency.
You bring an executive presence and strategic consulting skills. You frame communications to resonate with their audience. You can deal well with ambiguity and deeply listen and respond with agility and resilience. You can navigate complex organizational and business dynamics, including the ability to influence and partner with senior-level executives.
You are a strategic and systems thinker who proactively anticipates investment risks and has a strong drive for execution with a compliance focus. It includes balancing the need to create an exceptional workforce experience with delivering operational efficiency.
You have strong business and financial acumen. You act in the role of a coach to others, with an enterprise mindset. While you have a strong understanding of manufacturing and research business drivers and triggers to build infrastructure for the future.
You have the ability to navigate and influence the PT and Roche cultures, including new ways of working. You have demonstrated experience and success with building networks and collaborating with key senior-level partners, including Site Heads, Site Engineering, PT and PTT members.
While You are ideally someone who has
a BS / BA in Business, Engineering, and / or Design & Construction with a preference for expertise in mechanical, electrical, environmental or related fields. An MBA is desirable, as are certifications in Six Sigma, Lean or Operational Excellence.
Demonstrated success with in-depth experience in Corporate Design & Construction either as a client or service provider and ideally in biopharma, life sciences or other highly regulated industries. Strong experience providing direction to architecture and engineering and construction management and general construction firms and having accountability for service provider executive relationships.
Extensive business experience in progressively more responsible roles. Brings a generalist perspective from multiple experiences in business environments, ideally with a depth of expertise in design & construction, project management and facilities management. Multiple years leading multi-disciplinary teams and directly managing people. Experience leading leaders and matrix organizations with a significant workforce.
Outstanding analytical skills and financial acumen: capable of analyzing financial, quantitative and / or qualitative data and translating them into high-impact insights and recommendations, particularly in optimizing the delivery of large capital projects.
Experience managing a significant budget (at least $100M), meeting financial targets, and driving cost savings. Demonstrated success consistently meeting performance metrics.
This position will be located in Basel. Travel to support projects (10%).
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