Roche

Senior Project Enablement Manager

San Jose, Costa Rica Full time

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

Position: 

As a Project Enablement Manager within the RSS Enterprise Capabilities in-house project services team, you report to the Chapter Lead Project Enablement and are accountable for delivering assigned project services and deliverables, supporting the Learning & Skill Development (L&SD) team by bridging learning strategy and operational excellence to ensure the successful execution of high-priority, innovative healthcare learning initiatives.

The Opportunity:

  • Program Governance & Strategic Execution: Bring structure and governance to complex learning initiatives by overseeing end-to-end program management, defining execution strategies, roadmaps, rollout methodologies, and ensuring alignment with learning and business objectives.

  • Delivery, Risk & Performance Management: Drive high-quality, on-time delivery by coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors, managing risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, and go/no-go decisions, and monitoring overall program health with clear reporting to senior stakeholders.

  • Facilitate alignment across diverse stakeholders and governance bodies through workshops, structured status updates, and clear, actionable communication strategies that support informed decision-making and operational readiness.

  • Frameworks, Standards & Continuous Improvement: Design, implement, and continuously improve project frameworks, toolkits, templates, and documentation to strengthen governance, compliance, quality standards, and scalable delivery across the Chapter and Enterprise Capabilities.

  • Leadership, Capability Building & Innovation: Embody VACC and servant leadership by coaching junior resources, leveraging and sharing best practices across programs, developing next-generation PMO services, and driving innovative, scalable learning deployments that enhance the organization’s brand and partner footprint.

Who you are:

  • Education & Project Expertise: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or related field with 6–8 years of project or program management experience; proven expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies, Lean concepts, and full project lifecycle management including business case development.

  • Business & Change Acumen: Functional experience in at least one core business area (e.g., Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, R&D, L&D); familiarity with Organizational Change Management; pharma or consulting experience is a plus.

  • Strategic & Analytical Capability: Entrepreneurial and strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills, able to navigate ambiguity, assess risks, leverage design thinking and tailored methodologies, and deliver high-quality, impact-driven solutions.

  • Leadership & Influence: Servant leadership mindset with demonstrated ability to coach and lead cross-functional, multicultural teams, influence stakeholders, negotiate effectively, and represent the RSS EC organization in global collaborations.

Please note: Resumes must be submitted in English, as our interview panel may include participants from outside your local country.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.


Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.