Roche

HeadofQuality

Suzhou, China FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Head of Quality at Roche. Skills: Quality, Compliance, Regulatory, Validation. Ensure manufactured products meet Health Authority regulations. Establish and support inspection readiness”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve organizational goals; Achieve departmental goals; Achieve long-term goals; Achieve employee personal growth; Achieve employee professional growth; Double patient access to novel, high-medical-value diagnostics; Build the leading, profitable insights; Improve patients’ lives via ‘One Roche Approach’; Build the leading ecosystem in every country

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

At least ten (10) years in the Medical Device/Pharmaiopharmaceutical industry with 5 years working in Quality, Compliance, Regulatory and/or Validation, Excellent knowledge of the European, US, China and International cGMP regulations and demonstrated ability to adequately interpret and implement quality standards, Demonstrated experience in Health Authority inspections, Demonstrated experience leading multi-jurisdictional audits and regulatory mappings for global facility convergence

What You'll Do.

Ensure manufactured products meet Health Authority regulations

Establish and support inspection readiness

Prepare responses to inspection observations

Implement corrections for inspection observations

Ensure Product Quality is our focus

Deliver high quality products

Ensure our right to operate

Provide leadership and guidance to staff

Manage performance and development of direct reports

Maintain an effective Quality governance

Improve governance to meet business needs

Communicate quality or regulatory issues

Develop annual budget

Revise forecasts to meet business needs

Monitor/control expenditures

Ensure site’s technical documentation is maintained

Ensure quality management systems are maintained

Ensure regulatory filings are maintained

Partner with Operations Site Head

Improve working effectiveness

Resolve escalated bottlenecks

Resolve escalated dependencies

Build and maintain partnerships with leaders

Assure alignment around strategic projects

Assure alignment around day-to-day activities

Coordinate with Functional Partners

Aggregate upcoming LCTs’ needs

Aggregate upcoming priorities

Understand upcoming resource demands

Develop organizational strategies

Communicate organizational strategies

Ensure GMP compliance of the site

Ensure continuous improvements

Achieve long-term goals

Negotiate with Senior Leadership

Influence decision making

Lead the organization

Coach the organization

Guide the organization

Manage performance of Quality Unit members

Develop members of Quality Unit

Achieve organizational goals

Achieve employee personal growth

Achieve employee professional growth

Build a pipeline of talent

Build robust succession plans

Manage people processes

Administer people processes

Provide training of personnel

Champion Engrained Quality at the Site

Advocate for Engrained Quality at the Site

Build a culture of continuous improvement

Model lean leadership principles

Ensure organization seeks voice of customer

Consider voice of customer in priorities

Consider voice of customer in outputs

Act as role model for Agile Leadership behaviors

Act as role model for culture

Act as role model for mindset

Act as role model for behaviors

Model behaviors for transformation to Agile Ways of Working

Contribute to Roche Ten Year ambitions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional coordination; Work with chapters; Work with Network Leads; Collaboration with other Networks Leaders; Collaboration with stakeholders; Build and maintain partnerships with site leaders; Build and maintain partnerships with network leaders; Coordinate with Functional Partners

Communication Scope

Open dialogue; Communicate significant quality or regulatory issues; Communicate significant risks; Communicate organizational strategies

Full Job Description

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 ** _Job Summary:_** As the Operations Quality Site Head for Suzhou, you are fully accountable for the quality of the products manufactured at the site and for ensuring end-to-end compliance with global specifications, local Health Authority regulations, and corporate quality standards. You serve as a key member of the Global perations Quality Leadership Team (GOQLT) and the Site Leadership Team, modeling Agile behaviors and driving operational excellence. **_Main Tasks & Responsibilities:_** Drive business results and customer value a) Responsible for ensuring that manufactured products in Suzhou meet Health Authority regulations, Notified Body requirements, Company standards and expectations. Establish and support inspection readiness to ensure successful outcomes. Prepare adequate and timely responses to any inspection observations and implement appropriate and thorough corrections, as necessary. b) Engage and influence the organization to ensure that Product Quality is our focus by ensuring that products manufactured in Suzhou meet regulatory requirements and product specifications. Works directly in a complex, global environment with the chapters and the other Network Leads to deliver high quality products, ensure our right to operate and continuously improve. c) Provide leadership and guidance to staff directing Quality functions, manage performance and development of direct reports to ensure achievement of organizational, and departmental goals and a productive environment. d) Maintain a

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