Functional Portfolio Head - RDT Strategy, Portfolio & Governance

Roche; Poznań; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 483,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car/Car Allowance

Annual bonus (target 20%)

Take Time Program

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Functional Portfolio Head - RDT Strategy, Portfolio & Governance to steer a large, global RDT portfolio, translating business priorities into lean technology initiatives. You will establish governance frameworks, drive strategic alignment, and ensure value delivery across functions, reporting to the Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management.

You will lead cross-functional prioritization, manage portfolio risks, and optimize resources while embracing the One Roche philosophy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in global technology and/or consulting organizations.
• At least 5+ years in leadership roles encompassing Portfolio Management.
• Up-to-date knowledge of digital technology trends (AI, Data, Cloud).
• Strong grasp of IT governance, finance, and cost management.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical or BioTech is highly preferred.
• Degree in IT or related knowledge area.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance body for your function and align senior leaders on budget allocation.
• Oversee governance at sub-function level and track benefits realization.
• Identify and manage portfolio risks to minimize delays and overruns.
• Collaborate with Business Operations Leads to ensure data integrity and forecasting.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Portfolio management

Digital transformation

Communication

Influence

Education

Degree in IT

Tools

AI technologies

Cloud

Job description

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

Functional Portfolio Head - RDT Strategy, Portfolio & Governance

The Functional Portfolio Head is a high-impact leadership position within the Strategy, Portfolio & Governance (SPG) function of Roche Digital Technology (RDT). This role ensures that RDT invests in projects, products, and initiatives that drive the highest business value, accelerating the speed of getting medicines to patients through enterprise thinking and cross-portfolio awareness.

Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, you serve as the strategic driver for a large, highly complex RDT functional portfolio, transforming business priorities into a lean, high-impact technology reality. You are responsible for establishing robust governance frameworks at the functional level and ensuring the effective delivery of strategic projects across global Functions to achieve our vision: “Doing now what patients need next.”

The Opportunity

Strategic Alignment & Enterprise Thinking

• Connect to Business Strategy: Drive a common understanding of the Business and RDT strategic objectives and “connect the dots” across the Business and Enterprise investments.
• Guide Strategic Alignment: Work with function leaders to translate business priorities to function or enterprise initiatives based on established guardrails.
• Business Domain Expertise: Use strategic agility to help teams focus on business value while aligning with the strategic initiatives of both business and RDT leadership.
• Drive Common Value Framework: Partner with RDT functions and business stakeholders to define strategic priorities and ensure the Value Framework is used consistently to prioritize work.

Governance & Investment Management

• Drive Strategic Portfolio Management: Lead the governance body for your specific function, aligning senior business and RDT leaders on how to allocate the functional budget across business or enterprise portfolios.
• Drive Functional Portfolio Management: Oversee governance at the sub-function level, ensuring that critical business cases are realized and that intended benefits are tracked.
• The “Strategic Equalizer”: facilitate balancing investments across products and services within your function, ensuring the portfolio remains resilient and focused on outcomes.

Portfolio Execution and Transparency

• Manage Portfolio Risks: Proactively identify, highlight, and enable risk management across the portfolio to minimize project failures related to delays or budget overruns.
• Value Realization: Together with the Office of the CDTO, track and ensure value delivery from strategic projects and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Enable Resource Optimization: Oversee that resources are effectively deployed and tracked to optimize value-driven investments.
• Operational Integration: Collaborate with Business Operations Leads to ensure high data integrity for initiatives, financial forecasting, and resource management.

Who you are:

Key Leadership Competencies & Skills

Strategic & Analytical Acumen

• Pragmatic Thinker: Strong analytical skills with a focus on outcome-driven, sustainable solutions.
• Digital Translator: Proven experience as a digital product owner or “digital translator” who has delivered digital use cases including advanced analytics and AI technologies.

Relationship Management & Influence

• Demonstrated ability to build constructive and effective relationships with business and tech leaders, developing strategy in a consultative manner.
• Experience managing cross-functional partner relationships in a complex organization, with the ability to influence at the most senior leadership levels.

Communication & Execution

• Master Communicator: Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex investment data to the Corporate Executive Committee.
• Enterprise Mindset: A commitment to the “One Roche” philosophy, prioritizing the success of the entire organization over individual functional silos.

Other Qualifications & Experience

• Professional Experience: 10+ years of leadership experience in global technology and/or consulting organizations, with at least 5+ years specifically in leadership roles encompassing Portfolio Management.
• Technical Breadth: Up-to-date knowledge of digital technology trends (AI, Data, Cloud) and a passion for translating them into new ways of working.
• Financial Acumen: Strong grasp of IT governance, finance, and cost management.
• Industry Context: Experience within the Pharmaceutical or BioTech industry is highly preferred.
• Education: Degree in IT or a related knowledge area.

What you get:

• Salary range 23,300 - 43,300 PLN gross based on the employment contract.
• Annual bonus payment based on your performance (target 20%).
• Car or Car Allowance.
• Private healthcare (LuxMed package), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter).
• Take Time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
• Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
• Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
• Stock share purchase additions.
• Yearly sales of company equipment and many more!

Compensation & Benefits

The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location of Warsaw Grafit is 280,000.00 PLN - 520,000.00 PLN. Final compensation will be determined by a number of factors, including your skills, experience, qualifications, and location. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus with a target of 20% subject to both individual and company performance.

This position also offers an attractive benefits package.

Learn more about how we reward our employees at Roche.

This job is posted in multiple locations. If you’re applying for the role in an alternative location where pay transparency regulations apply, the Talent Acquisition Partner will share the local pay information with you ahead of any business interview.

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.