Portfolio Leader, Oncology

The Position

At Roche/Genentech, we have a bold Pharma Ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2030. Within Portfolio Strategy & Management (PSM), we bring this Ambition to life by driving high quality decisions to shape our portfolio. We want you to join our vision and be part of our passionate, collaborative, global PSM team! We are a strong, closely-knit, trusting team that operates from a creative mindset. We try things, openly discuss and learn from mistakes and failure, experiment and iterate to achieve our aspirations. We are THE place for talent to grow and contribute; our talent feels valued, connected, and a sense of belonging to something impactful. We have high impact; stakeholders rely on our expertise to help actively manage our portfolio in order to meet our Pharma Ambition. 

The Opportunity:

As Portfolio Leader, Oncology you will focus on co-creating the Portfolio Strategy and managing the portfolio of the Oncology Therapeutic Area. You will be expected to closely collaborate with colleagues in groups beyond PSM (e.g., Global Product Strategy, PD Functions, other Portfolio groups in Roche, Program Management, Finance, gRED, pRED, Chugai) in your day to day work. Accountabilities include, but are not limited to, a combination of the following areas: 

• Therapeutic Area Portfolio Strategy development - Partner with PD & GPS Therapeutic Area Heads and other Pharma Leaders (LSPC members, PD & GPS Franchise Heads, pRED & gRED Therapeutic Area Leaders, LifeCycle Leaders) to co-create and deliver robust Oncology portfolio strategies that provide the scaffolding for molecule decisions 

• Therapeutic Area Portfolio Management - Actively manage the Oncology portfolio with an enterprise mindset, providing data-driven actionable portfolio insights that contextualize individual molecule and project decisions within the Therapeutic Area, Late Stage, as well as Pharma portfolio priorities. Collaborate closely with the Late Stage Governance Team in implementing the governance process at the Therapeutic Area setting, as well as enabling development and business reviews in advance of portfolio investment decisions. 

• Decision Support and Valuation - Serve as an active thought partner to decision-makers and mentor to Portfolio Leads for areas including, but not limited to defining/scoping of tactics to deliver on defined portfolio strategies; content expertise to develop strategic options and valuations; trade-off analysis, and/or decision framing including portfolio context. Serve as an objective and expert reviewer at Boards when invited, focusing on strategic options, trade-off analyses, and valuation 

• Portfolio assessments and presentations - Understand and communicate portfolio dynamics (risk, value, mix, competitive positioning etc) at the Therapeutic Area, Late Stage, as well as Pharma levels to influence portfolio decisions. 

• You will actively support and model talent flow to work with the highest impact across PSM as well as the broader portfolio community across R&D units to deliver more patient benefit.

Who You Are: 

You are a talented and passionate individual, driven by our shared purpose of co-creating and delivering the portfolio for the benefit of patients.

You bring the following background and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in science, business, engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree and/or certification  (e.g. MBA, PhD, PharmD, MS, MPH) preferred.

• Experience in matrix cross-functional leadership 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear, succinct and timely communication, proven ability to build trusting relationships with and influence stakeholders at all levels. 

• Strong drug development understanding, along with planning and organizational skills. 

• Demonstrated thought partnership and/or ability to influence Senior Leaders on complex topics, including framing, decision support, and options analysis.  

• Experience in portfolio management and strategy development. 

• Ability to navigate within a changing organization, maintaining objectivity, respect for differences of opinion, and proven ability to question and challenge in a constructive manner. 

Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $187,800 - $348,800.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
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Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is South San Francisco. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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