Job Description

APAC ASPIRE Affiliate Deployment Lead

The Position

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. That's what makes us Roche. Are you ready to make a significant impact and contribute to the biggest business transformation in our APAC region

Join our team as an ASPIRE Affiliate Deployment Lead and play a crucial role in deploying our innovative business solutions, called Roche ASPIRE Program, within our Diagnostics commercial affiliates. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the ASPIRE deployment across multiple project waves, working closely in a hybrid setting with local commercial teams in one or more affiliates.

As a key member of our dedicated and dynamic ASPIRE community, as the ASPIRE Affiliate Deployment Lead, you will have the unique opportunity to actively shape the commercial backbone of our Diagnostics affiliates organization and contribute to the standardization and harmonization of our global business processes. This role can be performed location agnostic, within APAC time zones. Relocation is not considered, while regular business trips will be needed especially during the onboarding and intense collaboration phases.

This role involves approximately 40% travel.

The Opportunity, but not limited to the following

You lead the strategic rollout in close collaboration with affiliate/s ASPIRE teams in APAC, managing overarching timelines and milestones.
You act as the primary liaison partner for the global and Regional ASPIRE Program teams and the Affiliate/s, aligning local needs with the global deployment strategy.
You successfully ensure the harmonization and simplification of our business processes together with the responsible Subject Matter Experts.
You enable the local deployment through successful change management, focusing on resourcing, gaining leadership buy-in, managing resistance, and executing training plans.
You oversee the local project governance, build and onboard local team members, and supervise all project phases including data cleansing, fit-to-template workshops, testing, and deployment activities, until the post go-live alignment.
You manage the entire project lifecycle, including planning, execution, risk management, and post-project evaluation, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards.
You coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, develop comprehensive project plans, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to ensure successful project outcomes.
You actively contribute to ASPIRE based on your expertise and demonstrate flexibility working on multiple, different tasks supporting the affiliate's teams as it fits best.
You serve as a knowledge connector across business areas, functions, divisions, and geography

Who You Are

You hold a Bachelor's degree, with an added advantage if you have a Master's degree.
You have more than 5 years of leadership experience in a matrix organization, ideally gained within a Diagnostics commercial affiliate. Experience with large-scale IT project implementations will be an advantage.
You possess strong, comprehensive knowledge of business processes, project management, including strong decision-making.
You have excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with a solution-oriented, strategic, and conceptual mindset.
As a strong system thinker with excellent leadership and change management skills, you can flawlessly manage various stakeholders expectations while accommodating the affiliates needs and global program interests.
You are a natural communication talent with high emotional intelligence, capable of aligning local needs with global demands and ensuring sustainable project execution.
You are self-driven, highly structured, and able to manage various priorities under pressure, with an awareness of cultural differences in communication and working styles.
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, enabling effective stakeholder communication.