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The Position
The Opportunity
Are you passionate about driving innovation in pharmacovigilance while managing strategic partnerships? As the Alliance Management Principal, you’ll lead the implementation of Roche’s PDS sourcing strategy, overseeing alliances with external vendors to optimise our safety operations. You’ll ensure high-quality delivery of services, implement governance frameworks, and partner across the organisation to develop cutting-edge solutions in support of delivering Safety’s strategy. Join us to foster innovation and deliver impactful results in patient safety worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead external vendor partnerships ensuring high-quality service delivery and governance.
* Collaborate across Roche to co-develop safety sourcing, outsourcing, and technology solutions (i.e. leveraging partnerships that optimise delivery by adopting cutting-edge technologies).
* Manage and negotiate vendor contracts, ensuring optimal quality and cost.
* Drive innovation through agile methodologies and act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, aligning safety deliverables with global goals.
* Defining and implementing holistic vendor Governance frameworks (per evolving systems & human resource vendor landscape) in partnership with safety sub-functions
* Continuous / effective stakeholder communication and provide a point of issue escalation (for internal stakeholders and vendors)
* Co-development of forecasting and monitoring solutions to anticipate and proactively manage resource, new capabilities, and budget demand
Who You Are
You are a strategic leader with significant experience in pharmacovigilance and vendor management. Your knowledge of global regulatory obligations and strong leadership in diverse environments will be critical in managing partnerships and overseeing service level agreements. You thrive in complex, fast-paced settings, where your strong communication and project management skills allow you to collaborate effectively and drive innovative solutions.
* Life Science Degree (e.g., BSc in Pharmacology, Biology, Neuroscience, or equivalent).
* Extensive experience in pharmacovigilance and vendor management.
* Proven leadership in multicultural environments, including virtual teams.
* Strong project management, stakeholder collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent communicator with experience in influencing senior leaders.
Join Us: If you’re ready to make a global impact, ensure the highest standards of patient safety, and lead strategic alliances with cutting-edge solutions, we invite you to apply.
Who we are
At Roche, more than 100,000 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.
Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.
Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.