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The Position
A healthier future. Its what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. Thats what makes us Roche.
The Opportunity
Pharma Technical Technology (PTT) in Pharma Technical Operations (PT) enhances product management by integrating safety maintenance performance optimization and scalable processes.
Roches global Manufacturing Science and Technology (gMSAT) within PTT manages commercial products focusing on Large and Small Molecules and oversees new technologies standardization and risk mitigation.
The Principal Product Steward ensures technical industrialization and product health throughout the commercial lifecycle driving validation robustness costeffectiveness and compliance.
For steadystate products they manage quality reliability and strategic goals leading technical teams resolving issues and representing products in key forums and interactions.
- Develop lead and execute technical industrialization and product health activities to ensure successful product launches and maintain robustness throughout the product lifecycle from launch to divestment
- Coordinate and own tech transfer process gap assessments integrating identified risks into the risk log developing mitigation strategies and identifying managing and closing technical risks through risk logs. Lead root cause analysis for DS or DPrelated issues and ensure SHE check points and derived solutions are implemented
- Develop and implement master plans for DS and DP ensuring alignment with technical roadmaps and continuous improvement opportunities. Strategically manage postlaunch rampup to ensure sustainable scaleup and longterm product success
- Deliver on highimpact global initiatives ensuring portfoliowide risk mitigation and alignment with Roches technical and operational priorities. Ensure proactive coordination with Quality to meet quality milestones across the commercial lifecycle and drive starttofinish ownership of control processes for internal and external sites
- Manage and report on functional product health metrics coordinate and prepare for Product Quality Management Reviews (PQMR) and provide global MSAT representation on various governance committees and decisionmaking bodies. Lead and represent technical input in governance forums and escalate significant quality issues and risks
- Lead a matrix team of senior experts and engineers for resilient or established products in a steady state ensuring the successful delivery and implementation of new technologies and commercial technical product lifecycle initiatives. Work with other gMSAT and PTT teams and governance bodies as required
- Define and deliver team outcomes in alignment with One Pharma Strategy PT promises and PTT/PT outcomes. Enable appropriate squad staffing resource allocation standards project prioritization processes and work package definition for each individual to ensure successful outcomes
Who you are
- B.S. or M.S. degree in a scientific discipline (biotechnology pharmacy biology etc. with 10 years of relevant industrial experience in platformspecific product or process development or manufacturing operations. A PhD is advantageous
- Proven record in Drug Substance or Drug Product manufacturing technology industrialization and process development in biological molecules. Recognized authority in the field by peers and functional leaders with demonstrated experience in pharmaceutical quality systems industry guidelines technology transfer process validation and regulatory submission requirements
- Significant crossfunctional matrix leadership experience utilizing advanced VACC leadership skills along with excellent strategic planning decisionmaking business and financial acumen and the ability to influence collaborate and network effectively
- Advanced communication skills to define and articulate team deliverables to senior leadership. Deep understanding of patient needs and patientcentricity as key elements of design and delivery
- Willingness to travel less than 10 as required
Are you ready to apply We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered someone who knows that this position can be an outstanding opportunity to craft the future of Roche.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 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 lifechanging healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Lets build a healthier future together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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