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 PositionIT Program Manager – Mergers & AcquisitionsThe Opportunity
Lead the charge on complex, large-scale IT integrations and organizational change. As an IT Program Manager for M&A, you will navigate organizational complexity to define solution visions, define and execute integration roadmaps, and bridge cultural gaps during critical acquisitions. Operating as a senior delivery leader (Program Manager, RTE, STE), you will drive strategic alignment, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure seamless transitions that maximize business value.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Delivery & Scope: Define, manage, and execute the scope and delivery roadmaps for highly complex, cross-domain M&A IT initiatives.
Stakeholder Alignment: Build and navigate complex stakeholder networks, influencing senior management and resolving conflicts to drive consensus across boundaries.
Agile Leadership & Optimization: Champion Agile best practices and innovative delivery frameworks to streamline processes, mitigate risks, and elevate team efficiency.
Cultural Integration: Successfully bridge cultural gaps between Roche and acquired companies, fostering collaboration and mentoring teams through complex transitions.
Financial/Vendor Management: Experience building and managing complex IT budgets, negotiating vendor contracts, and overseeing third-party integration teams.
Who You Are
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. (MBA, PMP, PgMP certifications are highly preferred).
12+ years of senior-level program/project management, with a proven track record leading IT M&A integrations, global rollouts, and large-scale delivery programs.
Deep expertise in SDLC lifecycle, Agile frameworks, advanced analytics for complex problem-solving, and aligning IT delivery with broader market trends and business strategies.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills, backed by a strong capability to coach and mentor less experienced professionals. Proven ability to lead cross-functional, globally distributed teams within a highly matrixed organization.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indianapolis, IN is between $118,700 - $220,400. 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.
Benefits
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
#RDT2026
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. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field
- 12+ years senior-level program/project management experience, including IT M&A integrations and global rollouts
- Deep expertise in SDLC lifecycle, Agile frameworks, and advanced analytics for complex problem-solving
- Experience building and managing complex IT budgets, negotiating vendor contracts, and overseeing third-party integration teams
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional, globally distributed teams within a highly matrixed organization
- MBA, PMP, or PgMP certifications
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
-
Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
-
Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
