Director & Head of gRED Administrative Business Partnering
Roche
Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of operational excellence and lead a premier administrative community? As the Head of Administrative Business Partnering (ABP) for Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), you will lead a talented team of approximately 70 administrative and operational professionals supporting a world-class organization of 3,000 scientists and researchers. In this highly impactful leadership role, you will execute the strategic vision for a newly centralized administrative function, driving innovative ways of working, increasing collaboration, and elevating the career development experience for our administrative professionals.
Job description
The successful candidate will build a future-ready ABP organization that accelerates collaboration, innovation, and execution while fostering an exceptional employee experience and a vibrant professional community.
Key responsibilities include:
- Driving Strategic Vision: Develop and execute the organizational design and strategic vision for the centralized function, aligning the administrative support model directly with core scientific and business goals.
- Fostering Executive Partnerships: Serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership on operational effectiveness, organizational design, resource allocation, and team engagement.
- Leading with Enterprise Mindset: Act as an advocate and mentor for the administrative community, driving visibility, recognition, and team unity to maximize the community's positive impact on culture.
- Cultivating Excellence & Innovation: Establish modern training frameworks, optimize operational processes, and actively govern the adoption of cutting-edge technologies—including AI—to maximize efficiency.
- Managing Resources Dynamically: Oversee administrative staffing, lead inclusive recruitment efforts, and make data-driven decisions regarding budgeting and agile resource deployment.
- Nurturing Culture & Inclusion: Role-model inclusive leadership across the community, ensuring professional development pathways are equitable and aligned with broader organizational milestones.
Who You Are
You are a visionary and empathetic leader who thrives on unlocking the potential of people and building high-performing operational teams within complex, fast-paced environments. You bring an enterprise-wide perspective and a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
To be set up for success in this role, you bring:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 10+ years of proven experience managing administrative professionals and/or administrative supervisors in a large, dynamic corporate environment.
- Prior Administrative Background: Previous hands-on experience in a professional administrative role is strongly preferred.
- Proven Leadership Experience: Extensive experience successfully leading, managing, and developing large teams of administrative professionals or supervisors within a large, dynamic corporate matrix organization.
- Passion for People Development: A strong track record of acting as an expert coach and mentor, with proven skills in capability building, proactive career pathing, and performance management.
- Strategic Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with an innate ability to align operational strategies with executive goals and constructively navigate complex organizational dynamics.
- Resource & Operational Mastery: Strong capability in resource management, including talent matching, agile budget oversight, and the prioritization of high-impact support services.
- Tech & AI Forward Mindset: High proficiency in modern collaboration ecosystems (such as Google Workspace) and a demonstrated track record of championing and implementing digital tools, including AI, to optimize workflows.
- Discretion & Judgment: Uncompromised judgment and professional discretion when handling highly sensitive, proprietary, and confidential information.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 10+ years of proven experience managing administrative professionals and/or administrative supervisors in a large, dynamic corporate environment
- Prior hands-on experience in a professional administrative role strongly preferred
- Extensive experience successfully leading, managing, and developing large teams of administrative professionals or supervisors within a large, dynamic corporate matrix organization
- Strong track record of acting as an expert coach and mentor, with proven skills in capability building, proactive career pathing, and performance management
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with an innate ability to align operational strategies with executive goals and constructively navigate complex organizational dynamics
- Strong capability in resource management, including talent matching, agile budget oversight, and the prioritization of high-impact support services
- High proficiency in modern collaboration ecosystems (such as Google Workspace) and a demonstrated track record of championing and implementing digital tools, including AI, to optimize workflows
- Uncompromised judgment and professional discretion when handling highly sensitive, proprietary, and confidential information
Benefits
- Relocation benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Unlimited PTO
Company overview
Roche is a Swiss multinational healthcare company and a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, founded in 1896 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. As the world's largest biotech company and the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, Roche operates through two primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. The company is renowned for its leadership in personalized healthcare, combining strengths in both drug development and diagnostic testing to deliver tailored treatments for patients. Roche maintains a strong focus on oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and central nervous system disorders, with a portfolio that includes over 30 medicines on the World Health Organization's Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The company owns significant subsidiaries including Genentech, Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Ventana Medical Systems, and Foundation Medicine. With approximately 103,000 employees worldwide and operations in over 100 countries, Roche has established itself as a leader in cancer treatments globally while maintaining a robust pipeline of innovative therapies and diagnostic solutions. The company's commitment to sustainability has been recognized through ten consecutive years as Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry.