Service Delivery Lead – Medical Writing
Job Summary
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
The Global Digital Hub has newly been established within Roche Services & Solutions Center. Our main purpose is to strengthen the digital capabilities of Roche globally by supporting central initiatives with Social Media Management Brand Support Digital Publishing Services Marketing Automation Copywriting and Creative Design.
As a Service Delivery Lead (SDL) you are accountable for ensuring effective scalable and high-quality operational service delivery within your assigned focus area of the global Roche content and digital services Lab.
You oversee the operational governance of services delivered through internal teams and external vendors ensuring alignment with defined service models performance standards and business priorities. Your focus is on service reliability performance transparency continuous improvement and operational excellence.
The Opportunity:
Strategic Medical Writing Leadership Direct medical writing service delivery across therapeutic areas ensuring content production meets regulatory standards business objectives and therapeutic-specific demands while maintaining quality and compliance
Workflow Harmonization & Cross-Functional Integration Streamline medical writing processes with marketing medical affairs and compliance functions creating seamless content workflows that align creative storytelling with regulatory requirements across all pillars
Regulatory & Compliance Alignment Partner with compliance and medical affairs teams to embed regulatory governance into content development serving as the bridge between creative execution and regulatory oversight
Service Delivery Accountability Own day-to-day performance metrics SLAs and KPIs for medical writing services acting as the central coordination point between internal stakeholders business leads GDH leads and external vendors to ensure consistent execution against agreed standards
Operational Excellence & Process Optimization Establish and maintain standardized operating procedures delivery frameworks and performance monitoring systems; identify inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement initiatives with structured governance and data-driven insights
Cost-Conscious Scalability & Innovation Design scalable service delivery models that optimize resource allocation and cost-efficiency while championing technology adoptionincluding GenAI toolsto enhance operational productivity and service quality
Capacity & Risk Management Coordinate capacity planning manage service incidents and escalations monitor operational trends and support business continuity planning to maintain service reliability workload balance and proactive risk mitigation
Who you are:
You operate effectively in structured governance environments and are comfortable balancing operational oversight with stakeholder alignment. You anticipate risks address delivery challenges in a timely manner and contribute to a culture of continuous service improvement. You maintain attention to process integrity performance transparency and service consistency.
For this position you bring the following qualifications :
3 years of relevant experience in service delivery management operational governance or structured digital/content operations environments (corporate or agency).
Experience working within global or multi-regional delivery models including collaboration with offshore/onshore teams.
A university degree in a field that emphasizes life sciences quantitative analysis communication or problem-solving or a proven track record of success in operational leadership service delivery management or overseeing global content workflows in a highly regulated healthcare environment.
Professional certifications such as ITIL PMP Agile/Scrum or other service management certifications are considered beneficial but not mandatory.
Pharma environment experience will be considered as a plus
Availability for Business Travel
In exchange we provide you with:
Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities free language courses & training the possibility of international assignments internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
Excellent benefits & flexibility: Roche Annual Bonus Monthly transportation allowance Home Office set - up equipment Health Insurance Life/Accident insurance Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days Eyeglasses settlement One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding childbirth Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office)
A global inclusive community where we learn from each other. At Roche we cooperate debate make decisions celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people creating a strong inclusive culture so you always have the chance to share your opinion.
Salary starts from 3500 EUR gross/monthly. Final salary depends on the successful candidates level of experience skills and qualifications.
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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 life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Lets build a healthier future together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Company
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel.