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Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

Chapter Lead - Director, Logistics & Supply Chain

Full-TimePosted on 10/1/2026Deadline 10/15/26
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, MBA
Mississauga, ON, Canada
In PersonRelocation benefits are not available.

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree is required.
  • Over 15 years of experience, including at least 7 years of leadership experience, in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sector, with demonstrated career progression.
  • Ability to lead, inspire, and develop high-performing teams, fostering continuous learning, accountability, collaboration, and inclusivity.
  • Demonstrated experience in end-to-end supply chain strategy and operations, aligning decisions with local and global business objectives.
  • Understanding of pharmaceutical distribution, regulatory requirements, patient access, compliance, and maintaining the license to operate.
  • Experience in industry governance and strategic planning, and ability to represent the organization at the executive level while evaluating market trends and implications for business strategy.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee end-to-end supply chain operations for Roche Canada Pharma across its product portfolio, ensuring a reliable, compliant, and patient-centric supply chain.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring the required capabilities and mindset and fostering a proactive, high-performance culture aligned with global and local strategies, including Pharma Vision.
  • Drive strategic optimization of trade channels, enabling differentiated last-mile delivery and strengthening Roche's position as a preferred partner to key customers.
  • Build strong internal and external relationships across Roche Canada, global teams, and trade partners to ensure alignment and impact.
  • Lead, inspire, and develop the Logistics & Supply Chain team to deliver high performance and operational excellence across therapeutic areas; foster continuous learning, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and intentional improvement.
  • Set the affiliate's end-to-end supply chain strategy and provide strategic and operational direction aligned with local and global business objectives and initiatives.
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including organizational leaders in Sales and Marketing, Finance, Quality Management, Government Relations, and Market Access, to develop mutual strategies, increase collaboration, and address operational challenges.
  • Foster internal stakeholder alignment on Sales & Operations Planning to support global manufacturing and integrated planning for effective decision-making and reliable Canadian patient access to Roche products.
  • Represent Roche as an Operating Committee member of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Distribution Network, contributing to governance, strategic direction, and cross-industry collaboration for an efficient, compliant, and cost-effective distribution model serving Canada's hospital network.
  • Assess and interpret pharmaceutical distribution and trading-partner landscapes in Canada and globally, and evaluate implications for Roche Canada and its portfolio.
  • Safeguard the organization's license to operate.
Desired Qualifications
  • An MBA is preferred.

About the company

Roche is a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It develops medicines and diagnostic tools that help detect, monitor, and treat diseases, using research and biotechnology to drive new therapies and tests. Roche combines drug development with in-house diagnostic products to support personalized medicine, where treatments are tailored to individual patients based on test results. Its approach differs from many peers by integrating drug discovery with diagnostic capabilities and by expanding its research through strategic acquisitions (like Genentech) to strengthen its biotechnology and R&D capabilities. The company’s goal is to improve patient outcomes and healthcare worldwide by delivering reliable medicines, accurate diagnostic tests, and data-driven care.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Basel, Switzerland

Founded

1896

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What believers are saying

  • Enicepatide delivered 15.5% weight loss in September 2026 and 22.7% in June.
  • pTau217 can scale immediately through Roche's existing lab network and improve Alzheimer diagnostics.
  • Roche's June 2026 data and September 2026 filings signal multiple obesity shots on goal.

What critics are saying

  • Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk dominate obesity pricing, distribution, and physician mindshare today.
  • Enicepatide remains Phase II-only; Roche starts late-stage glycemic and cardiovascular studies in 2027.
  • If enicepatide disappoints, Roche burns its $2.7 billion Carmot bet and loses obesity credibility.

What makes Roche unique

  • Roche combines pharma, diagnostics, and installed cobas labs across 4,500 U.S. instruments.
  • Elecsys pTau217 won FDA clearance on August 24, 2026, and CE marking September 7.
  • Roche controls obesity assets from Carmot and Zealand, spanning GLP-1/GIP and amylin.

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Roche's enicepatide shows 22.5% weight loss in 48 weeks, challenging Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk

Roche posted strong Phase 2 results for its weight loss drug enicepatide, showing 22.5% mean weight loss over 48 weeks. This compares favourably to Eli Lilly's Zepbound, which achieved 20.2% weight loss over 72 weeks in a separate trial. In another Phase 2 study, enicepatide demonstrated HbA1c reductions of up to 2.65 percentage points in diabetic patients after 48 weeks, compared to tirzepatide's 2.37 percentage points after 52 weeks. Despite promising results, Roche faces stiff competition from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, which both have deep pipelines in development. Novo Nordisk's CagriSema is nearing approval, whilst Eli Lilly's retatrutide has posted strong Phase 3 results. Roche's revenue grew 6% year over year in the first half of the year to 30.4 billion Swiss francs.

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Roche launches newborn screening test for SMA, SCID and sickle cell disease

Roche has launched a newborn screening test that simultaneously detects three severe genetic conditions: Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease, and Sickle Cell Disease. TIB MOLBIOL, a Roche subsidiary, developed the LightMix Newborn TREC/SMN1/HBB kit for use in countries accepting the CE mark. The test enables early detection before symptoms appear, allowing clinicians to initiate life-changing treatments sooner. Early intervention can prevent severe nerve damage in SMA, enable lifesaving bone marrow transplants for SCID, and drastically lower infant mortality in SCD through preventive measures. The IVDR-approved test provides a ready-to-use solution that integrates into existing laboratory workflows. It runs on established LightCycler systems, making it accessible for private and academic hospital laboratories across Europe.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 13th, 2026
Roche's Tam-Peli cuts death risk by 54% in Chinese SCLC trial, global phase III studies planned

Roche's collaborator MediLink has announced positive phase III results for tambotatug pelitecan (Tam-Peli) in Chinese patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer. The TAISHAN-302 trial showed Tam-Peli reduced the risk of death by 54% compared to topotecan, with median overall survival of 13.3 versus 9.4 months. The antibody-drug conjugate also demonstrated superior progression-free survival (7.4 versus 2.8 months) and objective response rates (59.1% versus 9.7%). China's National Medical Products Administration has accepted the New Drug Application for filing. Roche is developing and commercialising Tam-Peli outside mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, with plans to rapidly initiate global trials. The therapy has received Breakthrough Therapy Designations from both the US FDA and China CDE for relapsed small-cell lung cancer.

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Sep 8th, 2026
Tempus AI raises $600M to scale AI-enhanced liquid biopsy platform for cancer recurrence detection

Tempus AI has raised $600 million in Series C funding to scale its machine learning platform for cancer recurrence detection through liquid biopsies. The investment was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Roche and Merck. Phase II trial data showed the AI-enhanced liquid biopsy analysis reduced false-negative results by 37% compared to conventional methods. The platform uses deep learning algorithms trained on over 12,000 genomic profiles to identify circulating tumour DNA fragments shed by residual cancer cells. A 2025 Nature Medicine study reported the system achieved 92% specificity in detecting minimal residual disease across breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. According to SEC filings, 45% of funds will support FDA pre-market approval trials, whilst 30% will fund global expansion into EU and APAC markets.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 1st, 2026
Roche commits $75M upfront in blood cancer deal worth up to $1.53B

Roche has committed $75 million upfront to acquire global rights to Simcere Pharmaceutical's experimental blood-cancer drug SIM0660. The deal could reach $1.53 billion if the drug meets development, regulatory and commercial milestones, with additional tiered royalties. The agreement grants Roche exclusive development, manufacturing and commercialisation rights outside Simcere's retained markets. The upfront payment represents just 4.9% of the deal's total potential value. SIM0660 remains in preclinical stages. Roche generated CHF11.9 billion in core operating profit during the first half of the year. The company's US-quoted shares fell to $53.55 on Tuesday following the announcement.