Project Leader, Sequencing Applications Ecosystem

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Project Leader, Sequencing Applications Ecosystem - Pleasanton, CA

A healthier future. It's what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love

The Opportunity

As a Project Leader for the Sequencing Applications Ecosystem (SAE) LifeCycle Team (LCT) at Roche Diagnostics, you will play a pivotal role in driving cutting-edge scientific collaborations that highlight the unique benefits of our Sequencing by Expansion (SBX) technology. You will be a key interface between the cross-functional team and our external collaborators, leading projects from concept to successful delivery and dissemination of impactful scientific data.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Strategic Collaboration & Leadership

• Lead High-Impact Collaborations: Build and manage strong internal and external partnerships across LCT projects, ensuring alignment and delivering impactful research outcomes.

• Drive End-to-End Execution: Oversee research collaborations from concept through to data generation, publication, and scientific dissemination, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

• Advance Scientific and Market Goals: Lead the creation of publications and translational research data that support Roche's broader market development and scientific leadership.

• Ensure Operational Excellence: Provide cross-functional leadership and secure the necessary resources and alignment to effectively execute all aspects of collaboration activities.

Team Leadership & Empowerment

• Align and Inspire Teams: Ensure alignment around project goals while fostering a shared vision, transparent communication, and a culture of accountability and urgency.

• Champion Cross-Functional Synergy: Drive collaboration across Lifecycle and extended teams to unlock innovation, challenge assumptions, and achieve exceptional outcomes.

• Facilitate Strategic Decision-Making: Guide scenario planning and option evaluation to support informed, risk-aware, and timely decisions.

• Communicate with Purpose: Promote constructive dialogue and clearly articulate requirements, capabilities, and deliverables to both internal and external stakeholders for seamless execution.

Who You Are

You are an experienced leader with a deep scientific background, passionate about leveraging innovative technology to transform patient lives. You bring a combination of scientific expertise, strong project leadership, and excellent project management skills.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in leadership positions, preferably within the diagnostics industry or a related field in business functions.

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences research, PhD preferred.

• High degree of subject matter expertise in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), with a focus on emerging technique and applications (ie Single Cell, Spatial transcriptomics, NGS based proteomics)

• Proven ability to inspire and motivate teams to make a significant impact and deliver their best every day.

• Experience managing and driving complex teams to drive high impact, high value deliverables

• Consistent track record of building collaborative relationships with peers and teams, enabling cross-functional teams to address strategic opportunities and solve problems to deliver projects on time.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Pleasanton, CA is $136,500 - $316,900. 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

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.

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