R&D Finance Portfolio Enabler

Doubling down on investment in R&D doesn't automatically lead to increased outcomes and patient benefits. In fact, the last two decades the Pharma Industry has seen higher R&D costs, a reduced rate of approvals, and fewer commercial opportunities for new drugs. Moreover, in an environment characterized by disruption, we need high financial flexibility to pivot quickly as new opportunities emerge. In other words, we cannot do more of the same and expect better results.

We are challenging our status quo across our R&D units with investments aimed at fundamentally changing how we benefit patients. Whether through our new Institute of Human Biology or incorporation of Large Language Models into our drug discovery efforts, we believe these bets will help us thrive over the next five years and in the coming decades. Of course, any investment in innovation within our industry comes with high risk and extended timelines. Roche's/ Genentech's success depends on the success of our R&D, and we cannot succeed in R&D unless we constantly reassess how we allocate our resources, from cutting failing projects in favor of thriving ones to seeking early signals around our long-term investments to make sure we are on the right track.

Finance's role here has never been more important, and it is imperative that we bring our enterprise lens to the conversation to enable optimal resource use and smart investment decisions.

The Opportunity

The Portfolio Enabler will serve as the Finance representative on the newly established Portfolio Advisory Team (PAT), playing a crucial role in driving portfolio outcomes and facilitating comprehensive cross-R&D perspectives on our investment strategies.

The Portfolio Enabler will be based in South San Francisco as a key member of the R&D Finance Enabling Team, which includes senior leaders from the R&D Finance Network.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading a team of senior finance professionals to maximize impact and deliver value in a global network, including building a strong and diverse talent pipeline across the Network and all sites and foster diverse talent flow

• Facilitating and driving key Outcomes within the R&D Finance network, specifically with a cross-Portfolio lens, including developing a cross-R&D perspective and further improving transparency on cross-R&D Portfolio investment

• Representing Finance in the Portfolio Advisory Team (PAT) and enabling the Pharma Portfolio Team (PPT) to make strategic decisions at the enterprise level - including ensuring alignment with Roche's "One Pharma" approach, setting cross-pharma E2E strategic direction, establishing the Target Portfolio, aligning R&D priorities, and balancing the overall risk/reward profile of the portfolio - from a Finance Lens.

• Being a catalyst for creating connections across the whole Finance network to enable effective collaboration leveraging all the strengths of Finance

• Enabling implementation of R&D Excellence Portfolio-related solutions as well as required adjustments to the operating model

• Build a strong partnership with the R&D Finance Functional Enabler, Enterprise Center of Excellence (eCoE) Enabler and R&D Finance Network Enabler to collaborate and identify opportunities for cross-R&D perspectives and optimization.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Minimum 10 years of finance experience in an international environment

• Influential Decision Maker: You possess a robust ability to influence, drive decision-making, and implement changes while fostering an environment of inclusion and empowerment.

• Strategic Finance Leader: A proven leader with an enterprise-wide focus and an entrepreneurial spirit, you think strategically beyond the immediate future and prioritize impactful work.

• People-Centric: You have a genuine interest in people, their development, and in building a successful organization.

• Role Model and Coach: By role-modeling new ways of working, you excel in coaching, initiating catalysts, and building relationships within a multicultural setting.

• Trust Builder: You have demonstrated success in establishing and maintaining trustful relationships with stakeholders and business partners.

• Enterprise Mindset: You have a passion for portfolio management and optimization, coupled with an enterprise mindset.

This position is based in South San Francisco and has an in office requirement of 3 days/wk.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $191,500 - $431,900. 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

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.

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