Roche

Overview

You will be a high-impact, tactical resource who strengthens execution discipline and stabilizes delivery where it matters most, deploying into areas where delivery risks, backlog instability, or coordination gaps threaten outcomes.

About Roche

At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients' lives, and we are bold in both decision and action — we believe that good business means a better world. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all.

Requirements & Eligibility

• 7+ years in Diagnostics, Life Sciences, or related fields in project management, operational excellence, agile coaching, or related functions.
• Scientific, engineering, or business background with a bias for action.
• Experience stabilizing delivery in complex, high-pressure environments.
• Strong coaching instincts: you develop capability, not dependency.
• Deep understanding of agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery frameworks.
• Analytical and systemic thinker: you see the patterns behind the symptoms.
• Comfortable working across organizational levels — from team-level coaching to executive-level reporting.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy into initiatives experiencing execution risks or significant delays to provide immediate structure and predictability.
• Step into complex environments with severe friction: absorb operational chaos, facilitate root-cause resolution, and clear structural blockers.
• Ensure recovery progress and remaining risks are clearly visible to stakeholders without adding friction to the teams you support.
• Help teams shift focus from shipping features on a timeline (time-to-market) to achieving measurable business results (time-to-money).
• Conduct deep-dive assessments of operational health and coach leaders, Product Managers, and teams on effective scoping and prioritization.
• Guide teams in slicing complex initiatives into actionable increments to ensure smooth delivery and early value realization.
• Coach teams in real-time on dependency management and prioritization discipline during high-pressure periods.
• Ensure adherence to the Accelerating Scale operating model.