Roche

Healthcare

SeniorGroupDirector,SafetyDevelopment&Processes

$210–315k ~AI est. Basel, Switzerland; Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Director candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Group Director, Safety Development & Processes at Roche. Skills: Safety Development, Process Improvement, Risk Management. Provide strategic leadership. Oversee global team”

What You'll Achieve.

Enhance healthcare for patients; Optimise benefit-risk profile; Deliver value to drug development; Deliver patient risk management

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Analytical thinking

Eligibility Requirements

15% international travel, Ongoing site presence

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years experience patient safety/pharmacovigilance, Advanced degree in relevant discipline or health professional qualification

Nice to Have

Post-graduate qualification in PV, Post-graduate qualification in business improvement/innovation, Lean Sigma certification

What You'll Do.

Provide strategic leadership

Design safety development activities

Develop safety processes

Implement safety processes

Coordinate safety activities

Improve PDS ways of working

Provide expert advice

Anticipate new developments

Provide input to enablement strategies

Leverage strengths of global team

Create inspiring environment

Take ownership of deliverables

Deploy resources effectively

Implement global processes

Function global processes

Oversee systems/tools design

Oversee systems/tools development

Provide line-leadership

Sustain climate of purpose

Articulate SDP strategy

Partner with Pharma functions

Support improved scientific ways

Design effective Safety

Implement effective Safety

Drive scientific decision-making

Sustain Safety & PV quality

Represent PDS on governance bodies

Oversee resource deployment

Maintain relationships with R&D

Anticipate future opportunities

Contribute to scenario planning

Contribute to prioritisation

Contribute to budget management

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global line teams; Matrix teams; R&D functions; Global product development sites

Communication Scope

Influencing skills; Global collaborations

Process & Methodology

Process management, Project coordination

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 At Roche, our Global Product Development Safety & Risk Management (PDS) department aims to enhance healthcare for patients by elucidating and communicating the safety profile of Roche medicines to optimise their benefit-risk profile. ### The Opportunity The Senior Group Director of Safety Development & Processes (SDP) provides strategic leadership, expertise and oversight for a global team in the design, development, implementation and coordination of activities relating to safety development, innovation, process design and continuous improvement, on behalf of PDS. As a member of the PVSD Leadership Team, the Senior Group Director leads the global SDP function across 4 global product development sites (Basel in Switzerland, South San Francisco in the USA, Welwyn in the UK, and Mississauga in Canada). The role ensures that safety-critical processes are designed, developed, ‘owned’ and supported in line with business requirements and continuous improvement goals. They ensure that pilots, projects and major programs, intended to improve scientific safety approaches, are delivered or coordinated in line with agreed plans. They are also responsible for ensuring that PDS ‘ways of working’ adapt to changing customer requirements, and that the wider PDS community have access to expert advice in support of their efforts to deliver value to drug development and patient risk management. The Senior Group Director is responsible for ensuring the SDP team fosters innovation, anticipates and acts on signific

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