Head Clinical and Commercial Drug Substance Supply

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Die Position

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Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT) is the organization that manufactures and delivers Roche's groundbreaking therapies to 127 million patients around the world. PT is involved in producing every Roche medicine – from the development process through clinical trials – and continuing to product maturity. Our organization coordinates all aspects of production of Roche medicines in all disease areas and dosage forms.

Pharma Technical Development (PTD) is integral to Roche's mission to develop innovative and transformative meaningful medicines for patients by applying leading technical expertise to design, develop, supply, and register clinical stage products globally.

Within PTD, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development (PTDC) leverages advanced science and technology to drive the development of synthetic molecules from first-in-human studies through commercialization. Based in Basel, Switzerland, our team of approximately 700 experts works collaboratively to bring our vision to life, delivering impactful solutions that support our mission and uphold our core values.

The Opportunity

In the position, you will provide strategic direction and leadership for Clinical and Commercial Drug Substance manufacturing, ensuring alignment with PTDC's long-term vision. In doing so you will lead and oversee Clinical and Commercial Drug Substance manufacturing, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and innovation. You will also be accountable to:

• Drive the scale-up and transfer of Drug Substance processes for clinical and commercial supply.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective production of clinical and commercial batches.
• Champion quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, maintaining an "inspection-ready" state as well as promote a strong Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) culture within the organization.
• Drive operational excellence by embedding digital and data-driven strategies for process optimization and efficiency.
• Anticipate and mitigate technical, operational, and scientific risks while fostering innovation in drug substance manufacturing.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability and professional growth as well as cross-functional collaboration with internal and external partners to drive process innovation.

Who You Are

You bring significant experience in a leadership role within Synthetic Molecules clinical and commercial drug substance supply and enjoy shaping and navigating through complexities. With your strong creative leadership skills (according to the VACC model of Visionary, Architect, Coach, Catalyst), you build forward-looking perspectives and remove obstacles with a focus on developing people and expanding technical skills. Further, you bring:

• Outstanding knowledge of regulatory guidelines and standards for drug substance process development and manufacturing and cGMP and SHE requirements practices
• Consistent track record of developing diverse, high performing organizations and teams with high standards for scientific excellence, driving innovation and operational effectiveness
• Skilled in managing complex stakeholder relationships, leading transformative initiatives, and ensuring rapid, high-impact decision-making.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues that influence business direction and drive changes within the industry or discipline.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, complemented by strong financial acumen and budget management experience.
• Strong ability to drive robust, efficient, and scalable processes, optimizing speed, cost-effectiveness, and overall performance.

If this exciting opportunity is for you we look forward to receiving your application.

Wer wir sind

Eine gesündere Zukunft treibt uns zur Innovation an. Mehr als Mitarbeiter weltweit arbeiten gemeinsam daran, wissenschaftliche Fortschritte zu erzielen und sicherzustellen, dass jeder Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung hat – heute und für zukünftige Generationen. Durch unser Engagement werden über 26 Millionen Menschen mit unseren Medikamenten behandelt und mehr als 30 Milliarden Tests mit unseren Diagnostik-Produkten durchgeführt. Wir ermutigen uns gegenseitig, neue Möglichkeiten zu erkunden, Kreativität zu fördern und hohe Ziele zu setzen, um lebensverändernde Gesundheitslösungen zu liefern.

Gemeinsam können wir eine gesündere Zukunft gestalten.

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