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A healthier future. It’s 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. That’s what makes us Roche.

The Safety Development and Processes team is at the heart of our Safety Risk Management function, ensuring that Roche can deliver effective scientific safety activities globally. We are an influential team dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation, and we are looking for a highly skilled and strategic leader to join us.

As a PV Process Director, you will provide expert guidance to design, develop, and maintain core safety processes for one or more areas, such as ICSR management, signal management, aggregate reporting, risk management and device incident reporting. This is a key enabling and strategic role that is instrumental in ensuring that Roche remains a leader in patient safety.

The Opportunity

Leading the design, development, and maintenance of core safety processes, ensuring they are effective and in line with regulatory and stakeholder requirements.

Acting as the principal subject matter expert for your assigned processes, collaborating closely with senior stakeholders and governance bodies like the EU QPPV and Medical Device Compliance Council.

Identifying and promoting good practices and innovations, utilising process-improvement methodologies to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Influencing external policy by participating in expert working groups and industry associations and promoting Roche activities at scientific conferences.

Defining critical process requirements for the development of associated tools and technologies, partnering with internal and external IT teams.

Providing leadership and subject matter expertise to continuous improvement activities and project prioritisation.

Who you are

You are a strategic thinker with a proven ability to lead and influence across a complex, global organisation. You possess a strong understanding of pharmacovigilance and device vigilance, and you are passionate about driving continuous improvement.

A degree in a life science, healthcare, or engineering discipline (e.g., MD, PharmD, nursing, biomedical engineering), or equivalent.

Solid relevant experience in pharmacovigilance, device vigilance, or a medical safety-related role.

Experience in project management and/or business process improvement is preferred, as is an advanced qualification in a relevant discipline.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence broad stakeholder groups.

The ability to operate effectively in and lead multi-functional matrix teams.

This role is based onsite at our Welwyn, United Kingdom site. We look forward to your application!

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 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.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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