Associate Project Manager

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Company: Roche
Location: Santa Clara, CA

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    Responsibilities

    Manages project information to support project teams, LCTs and LCC decision making.

    Tactical coordination of timelines/budgets for all projects and functions within a LCT:

    Manage execution of cross-functional plans and track of progress of activities;

    Integrated resource and budget planning;

    Identify gaps, potential bottlenecks or delays and challenge assumptions;

    Risk management incl. critical path, risk assessment, scenario creation and analysis;

    Proposes options to close gaps and get projects back on schedule;

    Single point of control for project data (collect from functions/finance; owns version management and release of changes);

    Compile and communicate project reports.

    Guides team processes, ensuring consistency, transparency and optimization.

    Implements / pulls in best practices to project teams; fosters continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge, experience exchange.

    Guides and manages preparation for project milestone reviews.

    Defines, measures and reports key performance indicators for their projects, enabling teams and functions to measure and improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness.

    Meeting management (sets agenda, organizes meetings, edits minutes).


    QUALIFICATIONS

    Formal Training/Education

    Bachelor’s Degree

    BS/BA in science, engineering or business administration or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.

    Master’s Degree preferred

    Life Sciences field of study preferred

    Specific Project Management training and/or certification preferred.

    Experience

    4 years

    Project management and/or product development experience required.

    Experience in research & development preferred.

  • Who we are

    Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

    Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.