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Here's what we're looking for:
At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients’ lives and we are fearless in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.
Quality is a competitive advantage for Roche. It allows us to deliver high-quality products to patients, ensures our right to operate, and helps us create value through process excellence and continual improvement efforts. Quality is every patient’s right and every employee’s responsibility.
As the Supply Chain Quality Technical Lead, you will be a key Quality, Affiliate and Operations interface who works to enable business ambitions. You will facilitate solving challenging and strategic issues that have an impact on the Supply Chain network, functions, or chapters by supporting or leading global and functional, overarching initiatives. You drive operational quality with profound, cross-functional knowledge. You will be the leading technical expert providing guidance on process and key initiatives. You will work closely with Operations and Quality Leaders to collaborate across Networks, Chapters and Affiliates to deliver comprehensive and successful customer solutions. You champion our Quality Management System to innovate and improve end-to-end functionality.
You are a strong, visionary and catalyst leader who is ready to collaborate across the network to deliver high quality products to customers and patients, ensures our right to operate and helps us create value through leveraging analytics, process excellence, Lean Manufacturing and continual improvement efforts.
You are someone who is ready to create an environment of innovation and collaboration. You support the operational activities of the organization by promoting and developing a strong connectivity across the networks to ensure the organization is cohesively delivering overarching product quality strategies that leverage the chapters, networks, process excellence, and our continual improvement efforts.
You will be responsible to …
Drive business results and customer value
* Support the organization and network with a customer and patient centric mindset
* Support Chapter lead as Point of Contact & ensure alignment with Technical and Sub-Chapter Leads
* Responsible for defining key objectives/ KPIs/ OKRs and ensure alignment thereof with the organization’s business strategy
* Responsible for developing a long term vision and backlog to deliver E2E value across Chapters, networks and its Squads
Advance the work of the organization, making tradeoffs and breaking silos
* Partner with Global Operations on strategic business direction and decisions. Break down silos and improve working effectiveness as an ‘integrator’ across the organization as needed; in particular through collaboration across the organization to resolve escalated bottlenecks and dependencies, as well as rebalance work & help in line with greater strategic priorities
Empower and enable the Network
* Decide if Squad within the network is needed; lead and moderate Squads, accountable for Squad deliverables across the organization
* Enable team to take decisions in area of expertise through strong facilitation skills
* Negotiate with Senior Leadership across the organization to influence decision-making.
* Be the champion and advocate for Engrained Quality across the organization.
* Build a culture of continuous improvement and model lean leadership principles.
* Act as organizational change agent delivering results focused on digitization of business processes
Enable the organization’s New Ways of Working
* Act as role-model for Agile Leadership behaviors, as well as for our culture, mindset & behaviors as defined in We@RocheDiagnostics
* Model behaviors to support the organization’s transformation to new, more Agile Ways of Working – e.g. new decision making/governance practices, collaboration, etc.
* Everything you do should contribute directly to the achievement of our Roche Ten Year ambitions, including:
* a. Double patient access to novel, high-medical-value diagnostics solutions
* b. Build the leading, profitable insights business
* c. Improve patients’ lives via ‘OneRoche Approach’ to ecosystem in every country
Specific job accountabilities
* Interface for escalated issues, may act as a proxy for the Chapter Lead
* Can represent the Chapter in audits and inspections, contract negotiations etc by ensuring we are compliant and conform to established quality processes, standards, and regulations.
* Is involved in solving unique and unprecedented problems that have an impact on the network, functions, or chapters.
* Solves challenging and strategic issues; leads global and functional overarching project teams and Squads, anticipates challenges for the organization; adds with innovative and conceptual thinking to the strategy of the E2E organization Acts as a coach for colleagues with less experience and helps them to develop their skills/expertise. Can provide on-boarding and mentoring activities for new employees as assigned.
* Provides guidance and feedback across the organization on processes and product technical knowledge.
* Deliver and support implementation of reliable and efficient end- to- end business process solutions, i. e. enable faster decision making using digital solutions
As a Chapter Technical Lead you:
* Possess profound knowledge of own area of expertise and broad knowledge of proximate areas.
* Possess a highly interdisciplinary mindset and coordination ability, a systemic, cross-functional approach to problem-solving activities and customer orientation
* Bring a mix of passion, functional knowledge and customer-focus to your work to inspire, motivate and lead Squads within the network
* Are committed to cross-functional collaboration and breaking down silos to achieve the best results for the organization
* Have the ability to navigate within a changing organization, maintaining objectivity, respect for differences of opinion, fairness, open communication and consensus building skill
* Deliver against the GQ&R North Star
What else do you have in your toolbox:
* High degree of subject matter expertise:
o Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Supply Chain Quality processes.
o At least five (5) years in the Medical Device/Pharma/Biopharmaceutical industry with 3 years working in Quality, Compliance, Regulatory and/or Validation, preferred or equivalent experience.
o Bachelor’s / Master degree in Life Science, Pharmacy or related subject. Advanced degree is considered an advantage.
o Excellent knowledge of the European, US, China and International cGMP regulations and demonstrated ability to adequately interpret and implement quality standards.
o Demonstrated experience in European, US and other relevant Health Authority inspections.
As this position is part of a global organization, international business travel will be required depending upon the business location of the successful candidate and ongoing business project activities.
What to expect in our Vienna site:
* Ambitious and passionate people building meaningful products for a global audience
* An innovative agile working environment allowing for collaboration with really smart people and knowledge sharing in cross-functional teams
* Not a corporate environment, but the leverage of a global market leader (Roche family)
* Loads of benefits (brand new Apple hardware, fitness, public transport, lunch benefit, language classes, professional training budget, chance to join global conferences...)
* Flexible working hours and home office policy, 5 weeks vacation
* A kick-ass office with a rooftop terrace, fully stocked kitchen and amazing barista coffee machines in the middle of Vienna… oh, and did we mention the best team in the world!
Who we are and what we care about?
Here at mySugr and Roche We are committed to providing a healthy, equal and inclusive working environment for our employees to bring true relief to the patient! We care about family friendly career paths, sustainability, a healthy lifestyle and the flexibility of a modern workplace. We maintain a culture of learning and sharing, as well as open and candid feedback. At every level, there are many opportunities to develop and grow - both professionally and personally.
As a healthcare pioneer committed to transforming the lives of billions of people around the globe, we push boundaries to redefine what is possible. We know that early, accurate diagnosis is essential to maintain health, prevent disease and help advance new, targeted treatments and potential cures for the world’s most serious health problems. We have a passion for innovation and a profound commitment to make a lasting impact on society by continuing to improve the standard of care for humankind. Our culture inspires us to create healthcare that is sustainable, efficient and financially viable. Healthcare that is built on people’s needs, strong data and clinical insights. Healthcare that saves lives.
Interested? Great. We’d like to hear from you! Just click that “Apply Now” button and send us your CV in English …. and anything else that you think might impress us.
In Austria, we have a legal obligation to disclose the minimum salary according to our collective agreement, which is gross 3.455 - per month for this position. But! Rest assured, we offer amazing competitive compensation packages which take into consideration current market trends, therefore you can expect a higher offer that reflects your experience level.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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