Project Management Officer / PMO (m/f/d)

Job description

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What you can expect

We at Roche strive to recruit, foster and retain the right talent to engage the organization towards project delivery. As a key member in project teams, you will act as a Project Management Officer (PMO) actively supporting and contributing to project planning, monitoring and execution of projects to develop Diagnostic Laboratory Systems designed for low workload laboratories. The holder of this position will work at the interface between multiple disciplines, and is helping the teams to effectively and efficiently deliver on the project objectives agreed with the relevant governance bodies. In close collaboration with the Project Leader and the Senior Project Manager, the Project Manager (PMO) supports the implementation of best practices and provides project/portfolio related information.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Supports Senior Global Project Managers and Project Leaders in:

·  Creating and maintaining integrated task, resource and budget plans
·  Coaching and supporting the project teams in all project related tasks to ensure realistic planning, diligent monitoring, and rigorous execution of projects and take responsibility for project outcomes
·  Managing project information to support decision making in Project Teams and Management Teams
·  Guiding Project Management related team processes, ensuring consistency, transparency and optimization; implementing best practices to project teams; fostering continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge and experience exchange
·  Provide and apply value-adding processes and tools, standardized where appropriate and tailored where needed
·  Guiding and managing preparation for project milestone/stage gate reviews
·  Performing budget and cost analyses for financial planning and status tracking

Who we are

With more than 12,000 employees Roche Diagnostics GmbH (RDG) represents the third largest site within Roche. Apart from the two sales organizations in Germany (Roche Pharma AG and Roche Diagnostics Deutschland) RDG is focused on the operative business. At the two sites in Mannheim and Penzberg new diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical active ingredients are developed and produced for the global market.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

Desired profile

Who you are

To be successful in this role, your profile includes:

·  Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in the field of Engineering or Chemistry
·  Previous experience with standard project management processes (e.g. PMI) and/or experience in product development in an international matrix organization, Medical Diagnostics industry is a plus
·  Project Management training and certification (e.g. PMP®) is an asset
·  Experience in budget management, project coordination and cross-functional project responsibility
·  Proficiency in using project management information systems including Microsoft Project and Planisware
·  Self-motivation with a great ability to find solutions to complex problems
·  Interpersonal skills in building trustful relationships with peers in a multi-cultural environment are key to succeed
·  Good analytical thinking, a structured working manner, ability to prioritize, plan and manage multiple tasks with a sense of urgency
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as fluency in English are required, German language skills are an advantage
·  Ability and willingness to travel 20%

We look forward to receiving your application!

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