Senior Project Manager (Contractor)

At Roche, 94,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity, and diversity. We believe every employee makes a difference. We are passionate about transforming patients' lives. We are courageous in both decision and action, we believe that good business means a better world.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be part of the Hillsboro Innovative Therapies (HIT) Project Management team in the newly formed Roche/Genentech Pharma Technical Cell and Gene Therapy organization (PTC). This growing organization is working with groups across Roche/Genentech, partners and contract manufacturing organizations to establish capabilities for new cell and gene therapy products

Day Shift-8:00am to 4:30 PM, Onsite position

Pay Rate, $60-$70/hour (depends on experience)

Contract duration: 12/31/2027

This Senior Project Manager role will provide organizational support, leadership, project management and business operations expertise to HIT. Additionally, this position must effectively manage the projects across global locations and time zones and be able to travel internationally as needed.

Areas of focus include:

• Project management of application or infrastructure projects that are of high complexity and risk,
• Accountability for the successful implementation of technical solutions through effective project controls, planning and execution throughout all phases of our project management methodology

The successful candidate will ensure project execution and alignment with the overall business model and is accountable for the successful implementation of technical solutions through effective project controls, planning and execution throughout all phases of our project management methodology. The HIT and PTC (Pharma Technical Cell & Gene Therapy) organization is highly matrixed and cross functional, requiring an individual with outstanding leadership, collaboration, communication, negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Effectively manage projects: define project objectives, requirements, and assumptions necessary to develop project charter and project plans.
• Identify, acquire, and lead multifunctional, global project teams (project team sizes 15-60)
• Manage relationships with various technology and business communities to achieve project objectives

• Plan and manage the project scope, schedule, and budget to fulfill objectives and satisfy project requirements and strategy.
• Develop, drive and maintain integrated project plans, and timelines aligning project tactics with project strategy.
• Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables.
• Facilitate and lead effective project meetings and workshops, manage change and conflict, and develop resource planning estimates to manage project workload and productivity. Create agenda topics and facilitate project/team meetings; writes/reviews meeting minutes.
• Implement lean project and portfolio management practices.
• Apply strong project management and business operations skills and experience in the creation, maintenance and improvement of business processes and tools to support the PTC organization.
• Support creation and maintenance of portfolio reports to facilitate communication and alignment across workstreams. Support team business processes and tools, ensuring timely updates and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS with a minimum of 5-8 years of project management experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech or Informatics / IT industry. Prefer 10-12 years project management experience
• PMP certification or certification in-progress preferred
• Experience supporting technical development and transfer activities with a focus on cell and gene therapy preferred.
• Ideal candidate has previous experience working with external collaborators.
• Excellent PowerPoint, collaboration systems and g-suite skills (or similar).
• Experience with MS Project or Smartsheet and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau or Spotfire) is required.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and integrates team members, internal and external partners to achieve team goals.
• Must be proactive, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in multiple teams.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, matrixed team environment and effectively manage change.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of time (future)