(Senior) Project Change Manager

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Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) aims at "transforming the way Roche operates.'' As a global organization of over 3,500 colleagues, we enable Roche to operate in a competitive and ever-changing business environment. We provide our partners with end-to-end business services and solutions, enabling them to focus on patient-centric activities. Embracing a OneRoche mindset, we leverage our global network located in Budapest (Hungary), Riga (Latvia), Chennai & Hyderabad (India), San José (Costa Rica), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and our other sites to remain customer-centric 24/7 and co-create solutions together.

The Opportunity

As (Senior) Project Change Manager you will be part of the RSS Project Management organization and report to the Chapter Lead for Project Management. Are you a project management enthusiast and want to provide best in class project management services to partners across Roche? Then you are the candidate we are looking for. 

You will partner closely with (potentially multiple) mid- to large-scale projects and stakeholders to lead and implement the ‘people side of change’ ensuring successful change experience design, organizational readiness, behaviour change and adoption. You will also connect with and inspire your colleagues, helping to shape the future of our organization.

Your role:

Engagement Delivery

• Driving leadership alignment, sponsor commitment, stakeholder engagement, and targeted change interventions to align vision and culture.

• Developing holistic change strategies integrated into project plans, grounded in change impact and risk assessments.

• Formulating mitigation approaches and key deliverables, including communication plans, sponsor roadmaps, coaching, training, and resistance management.

• Owning and driving the end-to-end execution of all defined project change management plans.

• Establishing and managing an active change agent network to cascade sponsorship and achieve adoption targets.

• Defining success metrics and KPIs to anchor the data-driven strategy while tracking implementation progress and risks.

• Consulting and coaching project teams, sponsors, and line managers while partnering with HR to align supporting structures and processes.

Capability Building 

Be an active member of the RSS Project Management Organization by:

• Continuously improving the project management and project change management capabilities, service offerings and community engagement leveraging latest developments and market dynamics

• Supporting the development of upskilling content and toolkits for our team

• Actively managing your own development

• Applying your learnings during engagements and sharing them with your RSS colleagues

Who You Are

You possess the following qualifications, experience and personal attributes

• Proven, 5+ years of experience in change management projects

• Apply structured change management principles and methodologies (Prosci, Change First, ACMP), psychology of change, Project Management in CSV/GxP environments, Lean, Agile, and Design Thinking.

• Leverage an academic background in social or behavioral sciences such as organizational psychology, anthropology, sociology, cognitive neuroscience, or communications.

• Bring additional experience in performance consulting, digital marketing, and behavioral economics.

• Moderate interactive physical and virtual workshops with diverse, cross-functional project teams.

• Embody key mindsets including growth mindset, entrepreneurship, customer centricity, data-driven orientation, systems thinking, and VACC leadership.

• Demonstrate applied expertise across core capabilities such as Project Management, Agile Coaching, or Business Analysis.

In addition, the following skills will make you successful in your position and create the foundation for career growth at Roche:

• Strong communicator: ability to build substantial organizational awareness and trust quickly; ability to explain complex organizational set-up and concepts in an easily understandable format

• Well-organized: ability to juggle multiple tasks at once while keeping an eye on the big picture and documenting progress

• A team player: ability to generate enthusiasm and drive commitment; ability to work with virtual teams across the organization, located in different time zones and with differing cultures, keeping others informed and are sensitive to others’ needs

• Willing to be proactive and work across levels: from strategic to hands-on

In Exchange we provide you with 

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 

• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. 

• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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