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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche .

In Roche´s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (pRED) , we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicine. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

pRED's Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) group enables discovery and development of safe and effective therapeutics at optimal doses in relevant populations with a vision to power translation, continuously improve the accuracy of our predictions and accelerate the development of tomorrow's medicines. PS supports discovery and development across the whole value chain from target assessment to on-market and beyond.

In the Translational PKPD and Clinical Pharmacology chapter, our purpose is to select the right drug to deliver the right dose and dosing schedule to patients to provide a meaningful benefit through strong collaboration, strategic thinking and regulatory and scientific excellence.

The Opportunity

As Neuroscience (NRD) Clinical Pharmacology subchapter leader for the clinical pharmacologists, you oversee the therapeutic area from end to end with a strategic and systems view, and ensure the functional excellence of the deliverables as well as the people leadership. Interacting with key stakeholders is part of your core competencies, as are excellent communication skills. This leadership role is embedded in the Translational PKPD and Clinical Pharmacology chapter, where key contributions to programs are provided from pre-target assessment to established products.

Key areas of impact within this role include:

People leadership

• Line management responsibilities in line with P&C practices to promote development, performance, balanced resourcing and well-being of the colleagues.

• Build a strategy for workforce planning and implement it

• Demonstrate agile leadership skills and exemplary Roche operating practices.

• Embrace agile ways of working and catalyze individual contributor contributions.

• Build a collaborative and harmonious work environment.

Communication

• Implement a communication strategy and act as one voice within TPCP LT.

• Ensure timely information sharing and consistent messaging.

• Provide insights on areas of oversight

Science strategy

• Demonstrate impact in stakeholder interactions.

• Ensure functional excellence using VACC principles.

• Collaborate and lead elements of Pharmaceutical Sciences strategy and TPCP goals.

• Enable feedback loops from later stages of development to earlier phases.

Operations and Efficiency

• Identify gaps and improve operations and efficiencies.

• Enable fair and transparent resourcing with strategic use of available resources.

• Delegate responsibilities strategically and transparently to chapter members.

• Maintain transparency on delegated roles, peer reviews, collaborations, and outsourced activities

Functional Excellence

• Build and maintain regulatory and scientific excellence within the chapter

• Integrate a system of peer review and discussion culture

• Expand a network externally to promote the group as a world-leading organization

Who you are

• You bring a PharmD, MD or PhD in an area relevant to clinical pharmacology

• You have more than 15 years of experience in clinical pharmacology with therapeutic experience in leading clinical pharmacology in Neuroscience or Neurology

• You have strong communication skills and experience in leadership with an ability to effectively work with health authorities.

• You understand and have experience with the majority of clinical pharmacology components, as well as some filing experience.

• You have solid experience in regulatory interactions with examples of health authority interactions that led to innovative ways of approaching clinical drug development.

• You have a track record of leadership of teams displaying VACC leadership styles, with references from those who have experienced the effect of your leadership skills. You possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, including influencing, emotional intelligence, and team spirit.

• You can sense gaps in operational systems and develop sustainable solutions.

Unwavering focus, collaborative teamwork and exceptional delivery are key behaviours that drive our mission of doing now what patients need next. Together, we can be transformative.

If you are passionate about contributing to a committed team and have the dedication to partnership and innovation, Roche is the place for you!

Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference in patients’ lives.

Apply now and join us in making an impact!

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.