Portfolio Leader

At Roche/Genentech, we have a bold Pharma Ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2030. With this vision top of mind, our purpose is to co-create and deliver the target portfolio for the benefit of patients. We want you to join our vision and be part of our passionate, collaborative, global Portfolio Strategy & Management (PSM) community! We are a strong, close, trusting community that lives new ways of working and operates from a creative mentality. 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; customers draw on our expertise to help them deliver the target portfolio more effectively/efficiently. We stop lower-value work. We’re BOLD. We try things, openly discuss and learn from mistakes and failure, experiment and iterate to achieve our aspirations.

Opportunity:

As Portfolio Leader you will focus on providing Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Management and Portfolio Insights & Analytics to partners across Pharma and the Roche enterprise. You will be expected to closely collaborate with colleagues in relevant groups beyond PSM in co-creating deliverables. You will also be involved in the development and application of analytical tools, financial models, and data-driven insights to shape the Pharma portfolio.

Key accountabilities for team members include, but are not limited to, a combination of the following areas:

• Strategic investment analysis - Provide analytical expertise to evaluate strategic options, leveraging financial modeling (rNPV, scenario analysis, trade-off optimization) to quantify risk, asset value, and competitive positioning that guide capital allocation decisions.
• Strategy support - Partner with Pharma Leaders to co-create and deliver robust portfolio and business strategies that provide the scaffolding for Pharma portfolio decisions
• Portfolio assessments and presentations - Manage and communicate portfolio dynamics (risk, value, mix, competitive positioning etc.) to inform portfolio decisions and strategy updates. Develop portfolio content and actionable insights presented to Executive Leadership.
• Decision support and valuation - Active thought partner to teams and decision-makers including, defining/scoping of tactics to deliver on defined business strategies
• Decision management and ecosystem architecture - Ensure decision quality by architecting the path to a decision, the decision making model, and portfolio prioritization. Design/evolve advice seeking and fit-for-purpose engagement opportunities, and develop/evolve resources and guidance to support decision making and portfolio management.
• Insights & analytics - Design, develop and improve portfolio metrics, analytics, and dynamic visualizations that enable operational efficiency and optimal decision-making and targeted communications. In addition, provide and update guidance on valuation and risk methodologies used by teams and decision-makers.
• Key deliverables include quarterly Pharma Portfolio Reports, annual R&D performance benchmarking, business planning and ad hoc requests.

Who You Are

Bachelor's degree in Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Finance, Data Science, Engineering, or a similar quantitative discipline; Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) highly preferred

Strong understanding of disease/drug development to translate competitive/industry insights into actions. You have strong experience using a combination of quantitative rigor and collaborative partnership across matrixed technical teams (including Finance, Data Science, and Informatics) to ensure strategic models are translated into actionable portfolio delivery. You apply financial modeling and decision analysis to guide portfolio management decisions in the pharma/biotech or similar industry You have proven experience with tools like Python, R, and Tableau to you automate analytical workflows and generate predictive portfolio insights.

Preferred Qualifications

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

You thrive in environments of ambiguity and collaboration where authority and accountability is distributed between all of the people involved and where advice seeking is foundational.

You are an effective communicator who shares information transparently and strategically.

You are comfortable with working out loud and the principles of iteration and experimentation, and is an active listener.

You are a strategic thinker who connects traditional biopharma strategy with the latest technology-enabled quantitative analytics.

You are an effective communicator capable of synthesizing complex probabilistic models into clear narratives that guide portfolio decision-makers and leadership.

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $149,300 - $277,300.

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 posting
• The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $149,300 - $277,300.
• 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.

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer.

Genentech 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.

Genentech 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.

Who We Are

Genentech, a member of the Roche group and founder of the biotechnology industry, is dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. To solve the world's most complex health challenges, we ask bigger questions that challenge our industry and the boundaries of science to transform society. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis. The next step is yours.

Genentech 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.