Senior Director, Quality Assurance (CVRM)

Pharma Technical Operations (PT) is responsible for managing all aspects of end-to-end drug substance and drug product manufacturing and supply. From the raw material to the final medicine, we contribute to deliver Roche’s ground-breaking therapies to more than 120 million patients around the world. We make our medicines at internal and external sites around the world and coordinate all aspects of production of Roche medicines in all disease areas and dosage forms.

To ensure readiness for a step-change in the standard of care that Roche delivers in the area of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), PT will construct a new manufacturing site in the U.S. in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The  new site will focus on large volume low cost Drug Product manufacturing. 

The Opportunity:

As the Head of Quality Assurance you are initially accountable for providing Quality oversight for the design, qualification and ramp-up of the green field high volume facility’s operations, including strategic workforce planning, hiring the respective personnel, setting up the organization, all relevant processes and documentation (e.g. SOPs). You are responsible for ensuring timely ramp-up to support the overall project timelines including the project management activities, IT systems and definition of the processes in compliance with GMP/Quality requirements. Together with IT you will identify the appropriate level of automation and digitalization for your area of responsibility, e.g. batch release. You will identify timeline risks or bottlenecks for the project timeline or future site operations and take appropriate actions. You will work closely with all the key areas to achieve ambitious goals in terms of on time, on cost and on scope delivery. 

Following go-live of the facility, you will transition into a routine Quality site leadership position and will take on daily operational responsibilities. As the accountable person for the compliance of all GMP activities and assets, you will ensure safe, compliant, accurate & efficient execution of all required activities to ramp up the site, establish products and run smooth day-to-day operations to enable reliable delivery of commercial products and new tech transfers. You will build and maintain strong partnerships with the other departments on site within and beyond the Quality organization to ensure site and department goals are achieved.  

Initially, you will perform a mix of remote and onsite work (first at the General Planner’s office located on the U.S. east coast, later at the construction site/plant). You will transition to local full time on-site work once the site buildings are built and equipment delivered. Travel of up to 40% of the time is expected during the project phase.

• You will provide Quality oversight (at first directly and later through your team) for all GMP activities of the User Team during the facility start-up project, prepare and transition into routine operations whilst building a high performing team to support all relevant activities.

• You will drive timely project execution through strategic thinking, technical and entrepreneurial understanding. 

• You will foster a strong mindset for safety, quality and compliance

• You will take purposeful and impactful decisions

• You will demonstrate disciplinary and professional leadership promotion and deployment of personnel including the assurance of adequate initial and ongoing training

• You will carry out employee appraisal reviews including performance assessment and salary responsibility

• You will define goals with employees and evaluate the achievement of goals. You will support the development of employees.

Who you are:

• You hold a Bachelors degree in pharmaceutical, life sciences, physical sciences, or engineering with 15+ years of relevant bio/pharmaceutical  experience in GMP regulated environments in Quality, Manufacturing Science and Technology, or Manufacturing. 

• You have extensive knowledge of safety, quality systems and quality assurance concepts and systems, including the application of cGMPs.

• You have strong  professional experience with operational QA responsibilities in high-volume low cost device combination products or similar, and related documentation and processes knowledge.

• You have managed cross-functional teams and are an impactful leader.

• You have project management skills, ideally experience with ramping up new sites or operations.

• You have strong creative leadership skills, ability to build forward looking perspectives and remove barriers. Ability to inspire, adopt, coach and apply lean and agile ways of working. A consistent track record to perform against tight timelines in a highly complex and ambiguous environment. Expertise and experience in organizational change management and expertise in delivering a long-term vision is welcome.

Preferred:

• You have an advanced degree (Masters or PhD)

• You have international experience at multiple sites/locations

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location for this position of Holly Springs, North Carolina is 170,660 - $316,940. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, level, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. Relocation benefits are provided.

Link to Benefits.

Relocation benefits are provided

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