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Business Operations Lead (Associate Principal)

Roche
BiopharmaCentral SingaporeFull-time1 weeks ago
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About the role

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The Business Operations Lead at Roche serves as a strategic partner to the Functional Leadership team, driving strategy and goals aligned with site and network objectives. This role focuses on project portfolio management, change leadership, operational excellence, and leading strategic projects such as product technical transfers. The position requires a degree in Engineering, Business, or Life Sciences, at least 8 years of experience, and certifications in Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt and PMP preferred.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Drive business results by facilitating functional goal development using lean strategy tools.
  • Manage the functional project portfolio process, leading prioritization to ensure alignment with resource management and business timelines.
  • Act as a strong advocacy and change agent for Lean/OE to build a strong continuous improvement culture.
  • Lead process improvement activities to realize productivity outcomes and coach improvement projects to achieve functional goals.
  • Develop and implement effective change management programs to drive execution excellence.
  • Lead site-wide initiatives to build OCM business processes and change leadership capabilities at both leadership and individual levels.
  • Provide leadership for site-wide initiatives, including CAPEX and Product Technical Transfers.
  • Ensure due diligence is performed to mitigate risks to safety, quality, compliance, and delivery.
  • Act as a coach for colleagues, helping them develop skills in project management and change leadership methodologies.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on continuous improvement methods and tools.
  • Manage functional communications in line with the site plan, ensuring impactful content and timing.
  • Ensure a safe working environment by complying with all Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) requirements and site security measures.

Requirements

  • You hold a degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or an equivalent discipline.
  • You have a minimum of 8 years of related working experience, preferably within a biotech or pharmaceutical operating environment.
  • You possess a proven track record of at least 5 years managing small to medium-scale projects of varying complexity.
  • PMP certification is preferred.
  • You have essential competencies in Project Portfolio and Program Management.
  • You are a certified Black Belt in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.
  • You have experience leading change initiatives on local, regional, or global levels.
  • You are familiar with industry change management standards such as PROSCI.
  • You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and high-level facilitation skills.
  • You have a demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders.