Strategy Manager Roche Services and Solutions (RSS)
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The Position
Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) specializes in high quality, effective, efficient and end-to-end services and solutions delivery. We are a global organization of more than 3,300 employees, operating across our main locations in Costa Rica, Switzerland, Hungary with the satellite in Latvia, India and Malaysia.
We support our partners from Finance and Procurement services and solutions, Global Customer Support, Business Process Management, to Digital Marketing Support (Global Digital Hub), Analytics & Automation, Project Management or Healthcare Compliance Monitoring.
Our Strategy & Portfolio Management team, embedded within the Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) organization, acts as a strategic catalyst, aligning with Roche's broader objectives. We drive the overall RSS strategic planning and manage the organization's portfolio and prioritization, ensuring a cohesive approach across all business units and fostering alignment with financial targets. Through our work, we enable RSS to navigate its strategic course, ensuring our efforts contribute significantly to Roche's 10 year ambitions.
Your opportunity
Accountabilities within this position include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and refine (if needed) the RSS vision, mission, strategy and operating model together with the Head of RSS and the RSS Leadership Team as part of the strategic planning process and quarterly business review cycles. This includes for example the identification, development and alignment of strategic opportunities, priorities and objectives, the development of a strategic roadmap / plan and the identification of respective strategic initiatives
- Conduct research, generate and synthesize strategic insights based on best-in-class analysis and data interpretation, derive recommendations and strategic options and lead the preparation of high-impact and well prepared documents, enabling informed discussions and decision-making for senior leadership and board-level discussions (e.g. Corporate Executive Committee, Audit Committee or Board of Directors) or within the RSS Leadership Team
- Identify, scope, orchestrate and lead strategic initiatives and / or workshops, sprints on cross-functional topics and across divisions and units, sponsored by the Head of RSS / RSS Leadership Team members
- Guide and support upon request different RSS units in their strategy development and implementation
- Provide expertise in and proactively identify Global Business Services (GBS) Organization trends, industry dynamics, opportunities, thought leadership and orchestrate market / peer connections with implications for the overall RSS strategy or individual RSS units strategic directions
- Partner with RSS Organization Enablement to bring the RSS strategy capability to the next level
- Apply experience to evaluate, shape and implement new strategic approaches, frameworks, practices, processes or ways of working
- Closely collaborate with RSS Leadership Team members and senior stakeholders across Roche Finance, Procurement and beyond
Who you are
We are looking for a visionary strategist who has proven capability in defining, shaping and embedding corporate or functional strategies to gain maximum impact for the organization. Your background in strategy consultancy and / or strategic business roles (e.g. in a strategy consultancy company or within a corporate strategy department of a Healthcare / Pharmaceutical / Biotech organization) will help you to apply your expertise and experience in strategy development and implementation in global, large-scale organizations. You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.
- University degree (MBA, Master) from a top business school in a relevant discipline
- At least 3-4 years of experience at a top tier consultancy, in corporate strategy or business development roles, preferably within the healthcare, pharma, biotech, or life sciences sector
- Strong strategic advisory abilities (e.g. scenario-based planning, visioning, strategy development and roll-out at a global and enterprise level, strategic planning)
- Excellent analytical skills linked with conceptual and systematic thinking capabilities
- Proven problem-solving skills with ability to reduce complexity into strategic decision recommendations, delivering information in high quality and on time
- Business partnering and excellent stakeholder management, communication and people influencing skills
- Experience with leading and managing cross-functional or divisional projects and working in a dynamic, fast-moving and agile environment with a good understanding and application of agile methodologies and ways-of-working (e.g. as a Scrum Master and / or Product Owner)
- In-depth understanding of the healthcare and GBS industry. This includes systems and trends, market and competitor landscape and associated business models
- Strong team player with interpersonal and leadership skills and strong collaborative and solution-focused mindset
- Self-driven and ability to work with limited supervision and / or without formal authority
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Interest in and / or experience with new technologies and data analytics is a plus
- Proficiency in English and German
Are you interested, apply now!
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Let’s build a healthier future, together.
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