IT Project Manager - RDT Group Functions

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

As the strategic engine for RDT Group Functions, our team bridges high-level vision with world-class execution. We are a high-performing collective of experts—from project leaders to business analysts and human centered design experts—dedicated to elevating operational excellence and driving long-term strategy. By harnessing data-driven insights and managing critical shared capabilities, we ensure our division meets its global commitments with precision. Joining us means operating at the intersection of strategy, technology, and operational effectiveness, with the autonomy to streamline complex processes, and the influence to shape the digital future of healthcare at Roche.

Our Core Focus Areas:

• Strategy & Execution: Co-developing functional strategy and managing global budgets to turn vision into reality.

• Operational Intelligence: Delivering sophisticated, evidence-based insights to guide senior leadership decision-making.

• Shared Capabilities: Orchestrating a diverse portfolio of expertise to support and empower RDT sub-functions.

• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partnering across RDT Group Functions and other RDT functions as well as business partners in Finance, P&C and Procurement to drive seamless, end-to-end delivery.

The Opportunity:

• Drive Project Success: You take full ownership of well-planned tasks and lead smaller projects or initiatives within your area to ensure high-quality delivery.

• Shape Project Scope: You assist in documenting and outlining the scope for larger, complex projects, proactively identifying and flagging potential issues early.

• Solve Complex Problems: You independently analyze delivery challenges, identify root causes, and propose innovative solutions while building trust with your product teams.

• Engage Key Stakeholders: You identify stakeholder needs and deliver tailored communication and facilitated meetings to ensure alignment and collaboration.

• Maintain Delivery Discipline: You monitor progress against milestones and report status transparently to stakeholders to maintain high standards of outcome.

• Champion Process Improvement: You identify and implement minor process improvements within your scope to increase team efficiency and operational autonomy.

• Align Strategy and Action: You participate in workgroups that support team-related outcomes, aligning your daily work with the broader organizational strategy.

• Navigate Diverse Archetypes: You adapt your delivery approach—whether as a Project Manager, Coordinator, or Scrum Master—to meet the specific needs of the organization.

Who you are:

• Experienced Project Lead: You bring demonstrated experience managing small to medium-sized initiatives or workstreams within a larger product context.

• Analytical Problem Solver: You possess a proven ability to independently analyze delivery problems, identify root causes, and own the resulting solution plans.

• Stakeholder Partner: You are skilled at building rapport, facilitating cross-functional meetings, and managing expectations within a defined area of responsibility.

• Methodology Proficient: You have increasing proficiency in standard delivery methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or ITIL to drive outcomes.

• Business-Minded Contributor: You understand the business context of your deliverables and apply that knowledge to solve problems and align with business needs.

• Effective Communicator: You demonstrate strong collaboration skills and the ability to build trust with peers and product teams through transparent interaction.

• Qualified Professional: You hold a relevant University degree or equivalent educational background, complemented by 3+ years of experience in delivery management roles.

Ready to bring your unique qualities to Roche and make an impact? Apply now and join us in our mission to shape the future of healthcare.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.