Job Description

The Position

Title: Supply Chain Project Leader and Serializaton Expert (Global Serialization, Track & Trace)

Location: Mississauga

Duration: Regular Full-Time Role

Type: Individual Contributor Role

Number of Positions: 1

Behind every presentation of each product sold by Roche is the involvement of Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT). Starting with Phase I of the development process and continuing through to product maturity, PT makes medicines at sites around the world and includes more than 14 000 employees worldwide. Product & Supply Chain Management (PTS) connects the different parts of Roche to ensure reliable supply of our innovative medicines to customers and patients. The group ensures worldwide reliable supply to patients connecting their needs to the Roche Pharma Global Supply Network. This network consists of Roche manufacturing sites, contract manufacturers and external suppliers. Lastly, PTS leads Product Management Teams within PT, develops and implements product strategies as well as designs and optimizes full Supply Chains from raw materials to final product throughout the whole product life cycle.

Are you passionate about transformation and supply chain and looking for a meaningful role? Roche has a stated ambition to enable the ''No 1 Patient Driven Supply Chain'' across the pharmaceutical industry. A transformation plan was developed and is now being prepared for coordinated implementation with the goal to build an excellent supply chain capability, leveraging the most appropriate tools and processes to deliver extraordinary performance. In this position, you will be part of the Supply Chain Focus Area "Securing Patient Safety" team. We are highly committed to protect our patients and Roche products against product crime.

Your Key Accountabilities:

Coordinate new serialization requirements and their global implementation. Support serialization global operations with technical investigations and new process design as required.

Actively monitor new regulatory requirements for serialization and trace-ability published by health authorities, share, and verify these developments with internal stakeholders (Regulatory Policy, Supply Chain Regions, and Affiliate Regulatory Affairs).

Be the Roche Single Point of Contact for business with the European Medicines Verification Organization (EMVO) and oversee EU FMD Alert Management and Monitoring.

Take part in the Serialization Industry Round-table; represent the Roche group in GS1 Global Healthcare User Group. Promote and advocate GS1 standards within the Roche group.

Manage strong relationships with a wide range of partners and senior management and closely work with the final customer in order to deliver best-suited solutions.

Who You Are:

You possess a Bachelor or Master degree in Business, Science or Engineering, minimum 10 years of experience in Pharmaceuticals or Biotech Industry as well as minimum 5 years of experience in Serialization and in leading complex, cross-functional projects, in Supply Chain.

Deep knowledge and experience in Serialization, Advance Track & Trace for Pharmaceuticals (ATTP), Supply Chain and Project Management

Ability to deal with high complexity and in matrix organization

Experience in building and leading global teams, including demonstrated leadership capabilities, established credibility and mentoring individuals and teams

Highly motivated with the ability to work independently and result oriented, excellent communication and presentations skills, history of influencing and driving decision making processed

Certifications e.g. Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI), Lean or green/black belt or SCRUM certifications are highly desired

Fluency (reading, writing and speaking) in English is mandatory, German language skills are a great plus

You are able to travel up to 10%.

#Serialization #Track&Trace # Pharmaceuticals # SupplyChain

This position is not eligible for relocation support.

NOTE: All employment is conditional upon the completing and obtaining a satisfactory background check, including educational, employment, references and criminal records (for which a pardon has not been granted) checks.

AGENCY NOTICE: Please note that Roche Canada does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with agency/recruiter, Roche Canada will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Roche Canada explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche's truly innovative culture.

As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.