Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Strategy and Business Operations Support
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Kaiseraugst
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Educational Background: Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business Administration; a Master’s degree, MBA, or advanced degree is strongly preferred.
- Industry Experience: Bring 15+ years of progressive professional experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, with deep domain expertise in global clinical trial supply ope
- Leadership & Matrix Management: Demonstrate 5+ years of direct line management and executive leadership experience, successfully guiding large, cross-functional, multi-site teams across complex matrix
- Transformation & Enterprise Systems: Proven track record leading major digital transformations, Agile/SAFe frameworks, and enterprise ERP implementations (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, OMP, or legacy SAP).
- Strategic & Financial Acumen: Possess demonstrated expertise in long-range strategic planning, global resourcing plans, study-cost management (PVC), project portfolio controls (bPPM), and functional b
- Process Excellence & Professional Certifications: Hold recognized certifications such as PMP or Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt (or equivalent), with a proven history of embedding Operational Excellence (OE
- Global Readiness & Languages: Fluent in English (German language skills are an advantage), with the flexibility and willingness to travel internationally up to 10%.
Full description
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
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The Position
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted, and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop, and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Opportunity:
- Strategic Leadership & Network Integration: Lead end-to-end PTDS business strategy, aligning functional initiatives with PTD and R&D Vision 2030, while overseeing annual strategy reviews, SQDEC goal setting, and global business project portfolio management (bPPM).
- Digital & AI Transformation: Act as the enterprise business integrator driving core digital, ERP, and AI roadmaps, including high-visibility programs like ASPIRE (SAP S/4HANA & ICSM migration), CLARA deployment, OMP, and Analytics & Reporting (A&R).
- Operational Excellence & Capability Building: Direct line-manage the PTD OE Team Lead and OE Hub to champion Lean Six Sigma methodologies, Kaizen events, and root cause analyses across PTDx projects to cultivate Lean capabilities globally.
- Global Resource & Financial Planning: Lead cross-functional T0–T3 budget rounds, managing 1-year operational resourcing and 3–5-year strategic financial horizons, including clinical trial study-related costs (PVC planning), in partnership with Global Demand & Supply Planning and Product Portfolio Teams.
- Business Continuity & Risk Management: Establish and govern robust risk management frameworks, emergency incident response procedures (LEM), and Business Continuity Management (BCM) strategies to ensure resilient clinical supply chain operations globally.
- End-to-End Process Management: Maintain business process ownership across Plan-to-Deliver operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, high-quality master data, and global process standardization across complex supply networks.
- Environmental Sustainability: Oversee sustainability and carbon reduction initiatives across the global clinical supply chain, line-managing the PTD Sustainability Lead and driving CO2 sensitivity analyses and reporting.