Roche

Chief of Staff, Computational Center of Excellence

Roche

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $201,300 - $373,800 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Switching

About the role

  • Act as a thought partner and trusted advisor to the Head of CoE on business, organizational, and operational strategies
  • Organize and prioritize critical issues and required information for the Head of CoE to facilitate efficient decision-making
  • Partner with the Head of CoE and CoE LT in strategic planning, policy development, and decision-making
  • Manage SVP priorities and communications, ensuring efficient use of time and resources in advancing computational drug discovery goals
  • Serve as a spokesperson and advocate for the Head of CoE and their leadership team for internal and external global stakeholders at executive levels and across affiliates
  • Drive cross-functional alignment across research, development, and computational teams in a timeline manner to ensure effective implementation of data science and machine learning initiatives
  • Lead special projects supporting SVP decision-making that require inputs from multiple research and computational disciplines
  • Identify potential risks and opportunities in computational drug discovery initiatives, propose mitigation strategies, and monitor progress against key performance indicators
  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across research, development, clinical, and external partnerships in the computational sciences ecosystem
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration between computational sciences teams and other drug discovery functions, ensuring alignment on critical decisions
  • Track and manage computational sciences projects delegated across the company to ensure timely completion and strategic alignment
  • Build a strong network with other Chiefs of Staff across Genentech and Roche to facilitate execution of computational sciences initiatives
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning across computational sciences teams

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in computational sciences, data science, AI, biology, chemistry or a related field or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in computational sciences, AI, data analytics, drug development, or life sciences industry
  • Proven ability to effectively partner with executive leaders in scientific/technical organizations
  • Highly skilled in strategic thinking, planning, and execution
  • Excellent written and verbal executive communication skills
  • Exceptional influencing skills and a consistent track record of driving strategic opportunities and problem-solving
  • Strong facilitation and problem-solving abilities, with a capacity to manage ambiguity
  • Experience in leading organizations and people through significant change and prioritization
  • Proven track record in all elements of people leadership—attraction, hiring, onboarding, development planning, performance management, coaching, and strategic talent evolution
  • Strong ability to communicate and influence across global, regional, and local cultures and business units
  • Ability to retain focus on long-term goals while addressing high-switching frequency for short-term actions
  • Knowledge of Genentech or Roche culture, systems, and organization is a plus
Benefits
  • Relocation benefits available
  • Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and Company performance

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
computational sciencesdata scienceAIdata analyticsdrug developmentlife sciencesstrategic planningpolicy developmentmachine learningperformance management
Soft skills
strategic thinkingexecutive communicationinfluencing skillsproblem-solvingfacilitationcollaborationrelationship buildingchange managementteam leadershipcultural communication