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IT Business Partner – Product Development Informatics Quality

Who we are

At Roche, 94,000 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.
 

The Position

The power of data at scale has transformed almost every industry, personalizing experiences in many aspects of our lives. Yet in healthcare we’ve only scratched the surface. At Genentech and Roche we are accelerating the use of data insights and digital technologies to make significant strides to reach the full potential of personalized healthcare.

We are seeking mission-driven, ardent, self-starting, creative individuals to join us in this effort. We are an agile organization that brings together great people who are passionate about technology innovation, and who thrive in dynamic, cross-functional, and mission-driven teams. 

The  IT Business Partner for PD Quality will help shape a new future of Quality in Roche and Genentech through advanced data analytics,  information and technology partnering. They will lead strategies aligned to the key strategic aim of the Quality organization to bring safe personalized medicines to our patients faster by leveraging tailored safety and quality strategies that proactively prevent, detect and resolve safety and GCP quality issues, and improve the integrity of our data, so that we build Health Authority confidence in the evidence we provide.  

As an  Informatics Business Partner you will drive  business opportunities enabled by information technology. 

Responsibilities of  ITBP in PDQIX:

• Provide strategic direction, prioritization and mobilization of resources aligned to shared business objectives with respective areas


• Actively participate in strategy setting meetings in PDQ and across informatics


• Provide input into Quarterly Business Reviews and the Quality System Portfolio


• Take a leadership role that educates, advises and challenges to enrich business area strategy for the benefit of the whole


• Negotiate and influence to ensure the right product owners are assigned to key initiatives


• Work with business, data and insights & infrastructure teams to architect, design, prototype, and develop solutions that enable quality decisions.


• Lead with an agile mindset and deep understanding of what it means to have data integrity.

Who you are

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

The Ideal Candidate:

Has business domain knowledge in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Quality, Safety, Regulatory and Global Health Authority Regulations. Nurtures and develops a business savvy consultative and value driven partnership. Champions Informatics Strategy and the implementation of core platforms. Well-networked, awareness of Group processes, cross-org perspective, connects the dots, adds the external perspective. Understands market challenges and competitive issues. Exhibits intellectual curiosity and integrity.  

You have a BA or BS in life science, informatics, business or equivalent. MA or MS and post-graduate coursework is desirable. You bring at least 8-10 years of related experience, domain knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and manufacturing/quality assurance processes and systems, computer systems validation, GMP, FDA Part 11, etc. You bring 5+ years business systems analysis and support experience with various types of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies.

Your qualifications:

• Ability to rapidly understand business requirements and communicate business expectations to cross-functional project/delivery teams.  Develop advanced technological ideas and guide their development into a final solution


• Ability to lead cross functional collaborative team environments, provide innovative solutions to complex business problems, and make decisions with cross-functional impact


• Strong English and German communication skills (nice to have) -- ability to communicate complex information, issues, and potential solutions across the enterprise.  


• 3+ years of people management or product management experience


• Solid understanding of FDA, and Global Health Authority Regulations


• Ability to travel up to 25%

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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