Business & Program Management (BPM) Leader

This position is designed for an energetic professional with a strong foundational track record in project execution who is looking to take a meaningful next step in their career. We are seeking candidates who excel at independently managing projects where the path to success is largely defined, yet requires skilled execution, active coordination, adaptability, adoption and value sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the business accountable and team to drive development of a vision and strategy for the molecule-enabling work.
• Scope, plan and execute the program/project roadmap to ensure solutions are adopted and intended value is realized within the agreed timeframe and in an iterative manner.
• Maintain accurate plans and documentation, ensuring that risks and issues are promptly captured, tracked, and communicated.
• Prepare clear data and status updates to support decision-makers, ensuring that governance meetings are productive and based on factual progress.
• Focus on consistent application of PPD delivery standards to keep a project running smoothly.
• Contribute to and manage team processes for development of critical deliverables.
• Enable informed decision making within the team, including facilitating decision points with governance bodies.
• Measure project specific outcomes in collaboration with Project Lead & Sponsor.
• Optimize team performance by enabling team norms, effective decision making, driving progress, meeting facilitation, simplifying processes/work.
• Ensure the wider business is aware of the strategy/project and its impact, identifying risks and opportunities early.
• Ensure that impact assessments are accurate and stakeholders are kept informed.
• Support adoption by preparing leaders and teams through clear messaging about what's changing, why and what it means for them.
• Proactively flag potential adoption risks, ensuring that the voice of the end‑user is represented in project decision‑making.
• Identify resistance at the end‑user level and address it through clear communication.

Qualifications

• You are a talented and passionate human, inspired by our shared purpose of being key partners in co‑creating and delivering the portfolio for the benefit of patients.
• You believe in the principles of Learning and Growth, Enabler, Value Creation, and Enterprise Mindset.
• You thrive in environments of ambiguity and collaboration where authority and accountability is distributed between all of the people involved.
• You are an effective communicator who shares information transparently and strategically.
• You are comfortable with working out loud and the principles of iteration and experimentation, and are an active listener.
• You are experienced in using different Project Management, Change Management, Business Management or related tools, methodologies & approaches to drive the team’s development of a strategy and achieve the desired outcomes for a program/project/function.
• You are results‑oriented in an ambiguous environment, ensuring clarity of objectives and a clear and easily understood plan/roadmap.
• You are a systems thinker, understanding the landscape & interconnectedness of activities within the project/program and outside in the wider business, connecting the dots and asking the right questions to clarify the project strategy or scope.
• You are an effective communicator and able to influence and connect with key stakeholders, gaining alignment on outcomes.
• You apply business knowledge and expertise to ensure maximum value to the company.
• Experience or skills in data science would be a highly valued asset for one of our available positions.

Location

For this role, the primary location is Welwyn. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.