Global QC Productivity & Excellence Lead

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The Position

At Roche, over 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. As a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, we are dedicated to transforming lives through innovative science and medical breakthroughs.

Within Global PharmaTechnical Operations (PT), our 10,000-plus employees make medicines at sites worldwide from early-stage development through product maturity. Joining Internal Quality Operations at Pharma Technical Quality (PTQ) means becoming part of a flexible, efficient, dynamic network powering the end-to-end delivery of safe, life-saving medicines to patients across the globe.

PTQ plays a critical role in delivering safe and efficacious medicines to patients. To meet our commitment to the Pharma Vision, we are evolving into a more flexible, efficient, and collaborative organization. Internal Quality Operations is a cornerstone of this evolution-anchored by our commercial sites as its backbone and powered by a dynamic network of global teams driving strategy, quality oversight, and end-to-end support.The future of Quality Control at Roche requires us to adapt to increasing method complexities, new modalities, and heightened operational cost pressures. We need the QC network to become faster, leaner, and more robust.

The Position

In this high-impact matrix leadership role, you will report to the Operational Performance Lead and partner closely with Quality Site Heads and local QC functions across our commercial manufacturing network. Your primary mission for the next 2 years is unambiguous: You will co-develop, own, and diligently execute a comprehensive global QC Productivity Roadmap to drive increase in network lab productivity, while ensuring the successful continuation and network rollout of key strategic projects. By embedding Lean, Operational Excellence, and advanced transformational thinking into the DNA of our QC labs, you will transform local best practices into global standards and ensure sustainable performance improvements. 

• QC Productivity Roadmap & Project Execution : Lead high-priority global QC transformation initiatives from business case to execution. Design, govern, and track a standardized productivity roadmap across all manufacturing network labs in alignment with the global PTQi strategy framework, while driving the successful continuation and execution of strategic projects to deliver the targeted network-wide efficiency gains.
• Organizational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma): Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile methodologies directly to laboratory operations to eliminate waste, streamline sample workflows, and accelerate batch release cycle times.
• Asset & Digital Optimization: Define global QC equipment utilization and fleet lifecycle concepts. Coordinate the network deployment of advanced QC/IT digital solutions and automated accelerators to modernize the QC workplace.
• Performance Metrics & Governance: Establish and track standard KPIs to measure the success criteria of productivity initiatives. Align QC-specific productivity KPIs with global PTQi performance frameworks to ensure a single source of truth and seamless transparency at the executive leadership level.
• Process Harmonization: Partner with site leadership to standardize "One Quality" processes across the globe, facilitating smooth knowledge transfer and agile deployment of resources.
• Stakeholder & Change Leadership: Serve as the global face and champion of the QC productivity portfolio. Drive alignment across steering committees and senior leadership, partnering closely with the Operational Performance Lead to ensure seamless governance, high-level visibility, and strategic cohesion. 

Who you are

• You possess a BA/BS/MS degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• Must have 10 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical; biopharmaceutical ; manufacturing or supply chain with a focus on Quality Control. 
• You demonstrate a proven track record of driving network-wide digital and operational lab transformations in complex global organizations.
• You are highly skilled in Lean, Six Sigma, project portfolio management, business process management, and organizational change management.
• You possess strong financial acumen, a solution-oriented mindset, and the resilience to thrive within ambiguous, high-pressure environments.
• You excel at matrix leadership and influencing without direct authority to align diverse, cross-cultural global teams.
• You are an exceptional communicator capable of synthesizing complex operational metrics into clear, actionable executive insights.

**Relocation not eligible for this location**

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 136,936.00 and 179,728.50 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors as determined by the company.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Who we are

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.