About the Job

The Associate Program Manager will work as part of a new product team, focused on improving blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer detection, minimum residual disease, and other related applications. This team is comprised of talent from across the Roche ecosystem, including Roche Diagnostics, Roche Pharma and Foundation Medicine, operating as a single unit.

The Associate Program Manager is responsible for the development and management of a program and/or the planning and execution of initiatives within a new product portfolio with a focus on clinical development, medical and commercial aspects of new product development and introduction. The role generates and executes a program or project plan(s), fosters team collaboration, and facilitates alignment across stakeholders to enable delivery of goals. 

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure strong and consistent program management:
  • Create holistic and adaptive program plans integrating key milestones and activities across project team, including cost, scope, schedule, risk, and resources enabling transparency, accountability and coordination across diverse areas of functional expertise 
  • Build team ownership and commitment to program plans. 
  • Participate in/support short and long range planning efforts to ensure optimal pull through for initiative
  • Adopt and utilize tools and best practices for efficient, rapid, and predictable program planning such as Agile and Lean Development.
  • Manage the risk, issue and change resolution process and work with other leaders to take corrective action as necessary.
  • Use innovative work methodologies, tools and practices that reduce friction and increase collaboration and productivity
  • Mentor others on key program/project management processes. 
• Facilitate communication and decision-making: 
  • Help team frame key decisions and enable effective trade offs, guided by Project lead(s)
  • Provide synthesized information/insights to adjacent teams to facilitate effective and informed decision making as needed
  • Lead the team in appropriate decision-making through strong judgment and the ability to analyze options and implications. 
  • Define and track key project metrics, contribute to project reviews as needed
  • Facilitate elevation of critical business decisions to the appropriate stakeholders and/or functional managers.
  • Strong partnership with other members of program operational support to ensure we can act as a unified organization across organizational boundaries 
  • Cultivates community sensing, connection, engagement and support
  • Be responsible for team and cross-functional communications (written and oral). 
• Key Capabilities: 
  • Systems Thinker who is good at spotting interdependencies and implications and solves for the whole
  • Effective at simplifying challenging processes and complexity to make way for efficient ways of working
  • Able to facilitate bringing together diverse perspectives and moving forward in service of patient impact
  • Embodies growth mindset, willing to try new things in the service of learning
  • Takes initiative and identifies priorities that require organizational focus
  • Models inclusive leadership and cultivates belonging to get the best out of the team
  • Able to establish mutually beneficial relationships and collaborate across stakeholders of various levels and functions
  • Able to work in ambiguity and cultivate order 
  • Strong drive for results; operates effectively in a fast paced environment and delivers results while balancing multiple priorities
• Other duties relating to program management as periodically assigned. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 8+ years of work experience in a project management role

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate Degree or advanced project management certification (PgMP, PMP) 
• 3+ years of experience in a program management role 
• Implementation of projects or programs within Pharma, Biotech or Diagnostic development especially relating to clinical development or clinical studies, clinical evidence generation, medical, commercial activities for new product introduction 
• History of applying Waterfall and Agile methodologies 
• In-depth understanding of PPM tools
• Prior experience: 
  • With intercultural teams using project management tools involving FDA regulated products, coordinating program details across disciplines and integrating all aspects of business as they impact development projects 
  • Working within deadline and resource constraints managing program scope, roles and responsibilities, specifications, timelines, and resources in a highly independent position with projects that include a software component 
  • Developing project budgets and monitoring and reporting on project budget actuals 
• Proficiency in program/project management skills and principles, including scope, schedule, resource and risk management 
• Working knowledge of FDA, ISO, CLIA and CAP regulations 
• Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy 
• Commitment to reflect FMI’s values: passion, patients, innovation, and collaboration 

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