Current Jobs at Roche

The Opportunity

• As the Data & AI Solutions Lead in Quality & Regulatory, you will be a key leader in the Global Quality & Regulatory (Q&R) Compliance Leadership Team, driving the chapter's readiness for a digital future. You'll be instrumental in shaping the strategic roadmap for AI readiness, digitalization, and data insights, while also providing the hands-on expertise to make that vision a reality. You thrive to build a culture of innovation, and ensure the Chapter is at the forefront of technological advancements. You will act as a catalyst for change, leveraging your expertise to create business cases and define use cases that reduce effort for repeating tasks and define new ways of working through digital tools. Working closely with the Training and Audit Chapters, as well as other Network Leads, you will drive the upskilling of our department to ensure we are equipped for the future of the department.
• Lead the Digital Transformation: You will develop and implement the future-oriented strategy and roadmap for the Q&R Compliance organization, focusing on AI readiness, data insights, and digitalization.
• Drive Innovation: You will define and champion business cases and use cases for digital tools and AI to change the way we work, optimize processes, increase efficiency, and reduce manual efforts.

Ensure Content and AI readiness: You will drive the

• development and maintenance of AI-powered solutions (e.g. agents) as well as standardized technical content that is both human- and machine-readable, ensuring consistency across various digital channels. 
• continuous optimization of content creation and knowledge management tools in collaboration with content creators and other stakeholders to meet the needs of more than 40.000 employees in Roche Diagnostics.
• Upskill the Team: You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify skill gaps and develop training initiatives that prepare the Q&R Compliance organization for a digital future.
• Strategic Collaboration: As a member of the Q&R Compliance Leadership Team you will partner with the Audit and Training Chapters as well as with other stakeholders within Roche Diagnostics, Group IT and People & Culture to ensure a cohesive, integrated approach and facilitate successful implementation of the business and use cases.
• Embrace the Future: You will stay current with emerging technologies in AI, data analytics, and digital tools, ensuring the Q&R Compliance organization is on the forefront of innovation.

Who You Are

• You are a seasoned professional with at least 10 years of industry experience. Experience in a regulated industry environment would be a plus.
• You hold a Master's degree in Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field or comparable.
• You are equipped with a minimum of 4 years of experience leading teams as people or matrix leader. This has provided you with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to make a big impact and deliver their best every day.
• You bring demonstrated experience in leading digital transformation projects, with a deep understanding of AI, data analytics, and digital tools.
• You are known as a forward-thinking leader with a strong passion for innovation and a track record of driving change within an organization. You are committed to cross-functional collaboration and breaking down silos to achieve the best results for the organization. You are characterized by excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and build consensus across networks.
• You have the ability to navigate within a changing organization, maintaining objectivity, respect for differences of opinion, fairness, open communication and consensus building skills.

Locations

• You can be based at one of our sites in Indianapolis, Branchburg, Pleasanton, Tucson, Mannheim, Penzberg, Ludwigsburg, Rotkreuz, Basel, Sant Cugat, Cape Town or Suzhou. At the Company's discretion, an exception to the location requirement could be made under extraordinary circumstances.
• As this position is a global role, international business travel will be required depending upon the business location of the successful candidate and ongoing business project activities.

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The Opportunity

• Are you a strategic leader with a passion for clinical operations? We're looking for a Clinical Operations Area Head to lead and oversee clinical trial execution across multiple countries in Canada & EMEA. In this senior leadership role, you will act as the bridge between country clinical operations teams and global study leadership, ensuring our studies are delivered with excellence in performance, quality, and speed. You'll drive operational excellence and compliance while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead multi-country clinical trial delivery: Oversee trial execution across your area, ensuring on-time, high-quality, and efficient study delivery.
• Champion operational excellence: Proactively identify and remove barriers, implementing solutions that enable faster, smoother study delivery.
• Advocate for countries: Represent the needs and perspectives of country teams in global forums, making sure their voices are heard.
• Drive performance through data: Monitor and analyze key performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities, using data-driven insights to optimize trial execution.
• Forge strong partnerships: Collaborate with other functional heads, senior leaders, and external stakeholders to achieve business objectives and ensure clinical trial success.

Who You Are

• You are a proven leader with a strong background in clinical research and a track record of successfully leading (multi-)country team(s). You excel at managing complexity and influencing without direct authority in a matrixed environment. You are a strategic and analytical thinker who is committed to operational excellence and dedicated to developing people.

You have the following qualifications:

• Significant and broad experience in clinical research,particularly in regional or global trial operations.
• A proven track record of leading (multi-)country clinical teams and achieving high-performance outcomes.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, and development skills.
• Experience in using performance metrics and data-driven decision-making to guide strategy and execution.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and cross-cultural capabilities.
• An advanced degree in a related field (PhD, MD, PharmD, or MSc is preferred).

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The Position

• We are seeking a highly experienced and results-oriented Operational and Process Excellence Lead to join the affiliate leadership team of our Diagnostics Affiliate in Johannesburg. This strategic role will be pivotal in shaping, implementing, and sustaining a culture of operational excellence within the organization. By leveraging industry best practices, continuous improvement methodologies, and your ability to lead diverse teams, you will drive transformation across business-critical processes to deliver significant business value.
• You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders within the affiliate, regional teams, and global functions, ensuring alignment with the organization's broader strategic objectives. This role holds direct responsibility for a team of professionals whose aim is to deliver process improvements, enhance operational efficiencies, and support large-scale change initiatives.

Key Challenges

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a critical member of the affiliate leadership team, providing strategic direction on operational and process excellence initiatives.
• Develop and implement an affiliate-wide operational excellence roadmap aligned with the organization's overall business strategy and goals.
• Actively contribute to affiliate strategy discussions by integrating process excellence with organizational objectives.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead the design, execution, and governance of affiliate-wide process improvement programs to optimize efficiency, performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Design and implement frameworks, tools, and metrics to monitor and evaluate operational performance.
• Oversee deployment of Lean & Agile or other relevant methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with functional and regional leaders to analyze, re-engineer, and optimize key workflows and business processes.
• Drive the adoption of digital tools and technologies to enhance operational agility and performance.

Change Management & Leadership Development

• Be a change ambassador within the affiliate, championing operational excellence and fostering an innovation-driven mindset.
• Establish coaching and training programs to build capabilities in process excellence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure successful adoption of new processes, systems, and tools.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Operational and Process Excellence team to deliver high-impact initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture to enhance individual and collective performance.
• Allocate resources effectively to support strategic projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities.

Performance Management & Reporting

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success of process improvement initiatives and operational efficiency goals.
• Provide regular reports and data-driven insights to the affiliate leadership team to guide decision-making.
• Act as the key point of contact with regional/global operational excellence forums and input into global best practices.

BBBEE

• Develop sustainable and fit for purpose BBBEE strategy for the organization
• Synchronize and monitor all functions responsible for being compliant with BBBEE
• Provide regular reports and data-driven insights to the affiliate leadership team to guide decision-making.
• Implementation of agreed programs

Who you are as our ideal candidate

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations Management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• You have 10+ years of relevant experience in process excellence, operations, or a related field, with at least 5 years in a strategic leadership role.
• Proven track record of implementing operational excellence frameworks in highly matrixed organizations.
• Strong experience with Lean, Agile and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Hands-on experience leading large-scale process transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience in BBBEE Management controls and implementation is an asset

Skills & Competencies - 

• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to derive insights from complex data.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders and inspire teams.
• Deep understanding of digital transformation trends and their implications for operational excellence.
• Capable of thriving in a fast-paced, high-change, and collaborative business environment.

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The Opportunity

• Are you passionate about analyzing data, forecasting demand, and ensuring seamless supply chain coordination? We are looking for a Demand Planning and Finance Analyst to join our team in Midrand, Johannesburg. This critical role will ensure the optimal flow of materials by planning, executing, and monitoring the movement of goods from suppliers to warehouses. You’ll develop and maintain customer and sales demand forecasts for all product categories, transform these forecasts into timely purchasing strategies, and ensure inventory availability to meet market demand.
• In short, this role is pivotal in bridging demand forecasting and supply chain efficiency while maintaining a keen eye on cost-effectiveness and overall operational excellence.

Key Challenges

As our Demand Planning and Finance Analyst, you’ll tackle the following key challenges:

• Own and execute the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to align market demands and inventory strategies.
• Forecast customer demand by analyzing historical data and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Translate demand forecasts into precise supply purchase orders, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery to 3PL facilities.
• Ensure minimal supply chain vulnerabilities, such as out-of-stock issues, overstocking, expiries, or disruptions.
• Optimize inventory management and lead root-cause analysis on forecast variances.
• Build and maintain relationships with global suppliers while addressing anomalies in purchase orders or shipments.
• Monitor and report forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and purchase order progress.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to advance demand planning, fulfillment processes, and supply chain best practices.
• Collaborate with logistics and financial teams to align supply chain strategies with business objectives.

Who You Are as Our Ideal Candidate

• We are looking for a highly motivated, systematic, and results-driven professional. As our ideal Demand Planning and Finance Analyst:

You have the qualifications and experience:

• A degree (NQF 7) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, or a similar field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning, or Finance.
• Knowledge of MRP, ERP systems (SAP), Inventory Management, and Inbound/Outbound Logistics.
• You are skilled and solution-oriented:
• A proactive problem solver with attention to detail and a numerically driven mindset.
• Strong in planning and prioritization, with sound communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (intermediate to advanced Excel) and SAP systems.
• Equipped with outstanding teamwork, business acumen, and conflict management skills.

You deliver operational excellence:

• Thriving under deadlines with the ability to manage both high-level strategy and detailed daily tasks.
• Able to analyze data effectively and identify risks and opportunities for innovation.
• You are flexible and customer-focused:
• Committed to ensuring customer satisfaction and adapting strategies to meet their needs.
• Comfortable traveling nationally and internationally for work as required.
• A full job description is available upon request.
• Note that relocation benefits are not available for this role.

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The Opportunity

• As our Inventory Analyst, you will play a key role in balancing supply and demand to maximize operational efficiency and profitability. Leveraging inventory data, you will forecast future needs, collaborate across supply chain, procurement, and warehouse teams, and provide actionable insights to streamline operations. Your overarching goal will be to minimize costs caused by excess or insufficient stock while ensuring optimal product availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory trends to improve stock management and forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate across supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and sales functions to maintain optimal balance between service levels and costs.
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve inventory system variances across warehouses and 3PL service provider systems.
• Address and correct SAP IDoc interface issues to ensure seamless data integration and accurate inventory records.
• Develop inventory optimization strategies to reduce costs and prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Conduct regular inventory counts (cycle and full) and implement corrective actions based on findings.
• Generate and review month-end inventory reports, identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose solutions.
• Validate adjustments, rectify errors, and maintain accurate records in the ERP and warehouse management systems in line with SOPs.

Key Challenges

• Ensuring seamless integration and synchronization of inventory data across multiple systems, including SAP and 3PL providers.
• Balancing inventory costs while maintaining optimal service levels and product availability.
• Identifying and proactively addressing inventory variances and data integrity issues in real-time.
• Managing and resolving inbound, outbound, and delivery process variations affecting inventory accuracy.
• Driving process improvements and implementing inventory best practices in a high-paced and detail-oriented environment.

Who You Are as Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a self-driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for optimizing inventory processes. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Experience:

• Proven experience in inventory management, supply chain, or a related field.
• Proficiency with ERP (preferably SAP) and warehouse management systems.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw actionable insights from data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in monitoring and reconciling inventory variances.
• Capability to identify root causes of inventory deviations and implement corrective actions.

Personal Characteristics:

• A proactive and results-driven mindset with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner across multiple functions effectively.
• Adept at balancing competing priorities while staying organized and meeting deadlines.

Technical Proficiency:

• Comfortable navigating complex systems and resolving integration errors (e.g., SAP IDoc issues).
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with other reporting tools.

Education:

• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.