Quality Excellence Lead

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The Position

The Opportunity

At Roche, our commitment to quality in Pharma Development is unwavering. We aim to deliver confidence in the integrity of our data, agility in our processes, and transparency with regulators, patients, and society. As a Quality Excellence Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving excellence across our global quality landscape, from Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Pharmacovigilance (GVP) to Medical Device Regulations (MDR) and beyond. Different roles are available to successful candidates, one of which includes Global Process Ownership for managing unplanned Quality Events. This is your chance to shape quality strategies and deliver impactful results for Roche's portfolio of work.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead the development and implementation of strategies to enhance outcomes, productivity, and efficiency across Product Development Quality (PDQ).
2. Provide quality data to meet regulatory requirements while generating insights to catalyze key decisions.
3. Manage large-scale projects in international, multicultural matrix environments, ensuring alignment across the business.
4. Design and maintain methodologies for data analytics and regulatory compliance tools.
5. Drive knowledge management and organizational learning to deliver sustainable improvements.
6. Apply systems-thinking and strategic collaboration to streamline and accelerate quality outcomes.
7. Contribute to portfolio management, capability development, and the nurturing of organizational quality skills.

Who You Are

Essential Skills and Experience:

1. Strong technical expertise in areas like GCP, GVP, MDR, SaMDs, QMS, or Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM).
2. Skilled in Portfolio Management methodologies and/or developing learning strategies to drive organizational capability development.
3. Proven ability to lead large, complex projects while fostering effective decision-making and collaboration.
4. Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability in challenging situations.
5. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation.
6. Digital and data-literate, with the ability to apply insights for impactful outcomes.

Competencies You'll Demonstrate:

1. Critical thinking and a proactive risk-based approach.
2. Inclusive leadership with a focus on coaching and mentoring.
3. Strategic decision-making aligned with business value.
4. A change mindset and an innovative, data-driven approach.
5. Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Your Application

Please kindly provide a cover letter alongside your CV. The interview process will consist of a screening video interview, followed by a case study presentation as part of the interview process.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche offers a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organization. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information center, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidized staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

At Roche Products, we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognize the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants' requests with care. At Roche, difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.