Strategic Program & Change Leader

Roche Holding AG; Welwyn Hatfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche Holding AG in Welwyn Hatfield seeks an experienced Business & Program Management Leader to drive program delivery and change management across biotech projects. You will bridge technical, operational and business boundaries, embed solutions, and ensure milestones are met.

This role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, governance, adoption planning, and measurable value realization, with a data-driven, cross-functional approach across software engineering and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Scope, plan, and execute project roadmaps and ensure solutions are adopted to drive intended value realization within the agreed timeframe
• Ensure consistent application of project delivery standards, managing the day-to-day mechanics of delivery, cross-functional coordination, and deliverable development
• Contribute to and manage team processes for development of critical deliverables
• Maintain accurate plans and program/project documentation, ensuring that risks and issues are promptly captured, tracked, and communicated
• Actively capture, track, and mitigate operational, timeline, and execution risks; ensure risk registers are updated and escalations are managed promptly
• Prepare clear data updates and progress metrics to support executive governance bodies, ensuring decision-making is grounded in accurate progress tracking
• Optimize team performance by establishing team norms, facilitating productive decision-making, and simplifying complex cross-functional workflows
• Design and deploy solution adoption frameworks to ensure program/project deliverables are seamlessly embedded into daily operational workflows across impacted business units
• Consider the voice of the end-user during planning; perform impact assessments, map user journeys, and proactively address adoption barriers or resistance
• Establish and monitor user proficiency, adoption rates, and value-sustainment outcomes in close partnership with Project Leads and Sponsors
• Define metrics and measure program/project-specific outcomes in collaboration with Project Sponsors and Leads
• Drive adoption by preparing leaders and stakeholders throughout execution and delivery through clear messaging about what's changing, why and what it means for them
• Craft transparent, targeted communication plans—including leadership briefings, project newsletters, and operational updates to articulate what is changing, why, and what it means for teams
• Equip managers and functional leaders with the narratives, tools, and messaging required to advocate for change and coach their teams through operational transitions

Job description

Roche Holding AG in Welwyn Hatfield seeks an experienced Business & Program Management Leader to drive program delivery and change management across biotech projects. You will bridge technical, operational and business boundaries, embed solutions, and ensure milestones are met.

This role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, governance, adoption planning, and measurable value realization, with a data-driven, cross-functional approach across software engineering and analytics.