Roche Services Solutions (RSS) aims at "transforming the way Roche operates.'' As a global organization of more than 2,800 employees, we enable Roche to operate in a competitive and ever-changing business environment. We provide our partners with end-to-end business services and solutions, enabling them to focus on patient-centric activities. Embracing a OneRoche mindset, we leverage our global network located in Budapest, San José (Costa Rica), Kuala Lumpur and our other sites to remain customer-centric 24/7 and co-create solutions together. As Senior Project Ideation Manager you will be part of the RSS Enterprise Capabilities Team and report to the Chapter Lead for Project Management and Ideation. Are you a project management enthusiast and want to provide best in class project management services to partners across Roche? Then you are the candidate we are looking for.

What you will be working on:

In this role you will consult our internal partners prior to project initiation and will be responsible for successful project ideation. Your work will include but will not be limited to:

• Understanding the problem an organization is trying to resolve as well as the outcomes our partners are striving for
• Conducting organizational assessments identifying the current and desired states regarding identified improvement areas
• Leading the co-creation and tailoring of pragmatic solutions to address already known business challenges and helping to surface the still unknown ones
• Co-creating a problem statement and outcome definition using methodologies appropriate to the business challenge
• Identifying options and scenarios to achieve the desired outcome
• Developing qualitative and quantitative business cases for the partner
• Identifying stakeholders and crafting an early change impact assessment
• Creating strategic alignment around project vision
• Crafting an early project scope including proposed solution, sizing and duration as well as change impact assessment
• Ensuring successful handover to assigned project team members when pre-project phase ends
As part of the project management and ideation chapter you will also be able to act as project manager and contribute to business development where appropriate.
Ensuring successful handover to assigned project team members when pre-project phase ends. Be an active member of the Project Management and Ideation Chapter by:
• Helping mature the project management and ideation capabilities, service offerings and community engagement leveraging latest developments and market dynamics
• Supporting the development of training content and toolkits for our team
• Actively managing your ideation and project management upskilling
• Applying your learnings during engagements and sharing them with your chapter colleagues

The ideal candidate:
You possess the following qualifications, experience and personal attributes:

• Appropriate University degree and 8+ years of business consultancy related work experience
• Fluent English language (written & oral)
• Broad expertise in one or several business areas, preferably as part of the value chain (R&D, Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain)
• Strong knowledge in project management methodologies and problem solving approaches
• Experience in leading global/complex projects, from idea stage to implementation, organizing and optimizing resources and establishing clear priorities
• Demonstrated teamplay, continuous improvement mindset and the ability to successfully navigate in an environment with many unknowns
• Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated proficiency in influencing, negotiating, and effective global collaboration across business partners and levels of seniority
In addition, the following skills will make you successful in your position and career development at Roche:

• Collaborative ways of working
• Problem Solving
• Coaching
• Systems Thinking
• Customer Centricity
• Active Listening
• Flexibility & Resilience

In exchange we provide you with:

• Roche Annual Bonus: Your annual bonus is a financial compensation that varies based on factors such as individual and organizational performance and affordability. Your final Roche Annual Bonus is influenced by your individual contribution, as well as Global Function/Affiliate and Roche Group performance
• Health Insurance: Roche provides medical care to its employees. The health insurance package covers several types of examinations and preventive screening tests. It is possible to have it extended to family members, at corporate rates
• Life/Accident insurance (all Roche employees in Riga are covered by a life insurance package)
• Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days
• Eyeglasses settlement: Roche reimburses the cost of eyeglasses needed for sharp sight up to a certain limit
• One time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth
• Employee gifts for Christmas
• Work from Home Allowance
• Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment
• Work from home: work-life balance is important in Roche culture, therefore various flexible work arrangements, home office options are available
• Home Workplace: One-time payment for Home Workplace (IT equipment, e.g. monitor etc provided by Roche)
• Great international network and diverse community environment
• Professional development opportunities and access to marketplace with numerous projects implementing agile way of working
• A global diverse community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.