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The PositionThe Opportunity
At Roche, we advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love. In Patient Safety Operations, our Central Operations team is critical in transforming and delivering data to meet evolving global safety requirements. In this strategic role, you will be accountable for shaping and executing our end-to-end strategy for safety-related data outputs, ensuring we maintain high compliance, operational excellence, and quality across our global footprint.
You will lead the oversight of safety data processing, partner closely with vendor alliances, and drive the implementation of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence within pharmacovigilance. By collaborating with key stakeholders across Roche globally, you will foster continuous improvement, ensure audit readiness, and help establish novel approaches for processing complex safety data to safeguard patient health.
Drive Data & Safety Strategy: Lead the transformation and delivery of ICSR, device safety, and clinical trial data outputs to meet global regulatory and internal scientific standards.
Oversee Vendor & Operational Quality: Manage global case processing footprint, monitoring compliance, metrics, and KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and inspection readiness.
Pioneer AI & Process Innovation: Co-develop and implement innovative processes and human-in-the-loop interventions for AI-augmented safety data operations.
Manage Regulatory Projects: Lead and optimise regulatory reporting projects across Roche products through effective cross-functional collaboration and performance tracking.
Collaborate & Influence Globally: Build strong global networks across Roche, partner with business process owners, and represent Central Operations in internal and external forums.
Lead Agile & Quality Initiatives: Model agile ways of working, act as Squad Lead when needed, and contribute to the evolution of the Patient Safety Operations Quality Management System (QMS).
Who You Are
Relevant Education: A degree-level qualification in a scientific or related field; a postgraduate qualification (PhD, PharmD, MSc, MD) or formal pharmacovigilance qualification is strongly desired.
Pharmacovigilance Expertise: More than 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with robust knowledge of global PV regulatory obligations and affiliate safety processes.
Process & Project Leadership: Demonstrated success in process design, matrix team leadership, project management, and global process oversight.
Tech & Innovation Mindset: Strong interest or experience in applying novel tools, data analytics, and AI technologies to safety data management and regulatory reporting.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills with a proven track record of influencing without direct authority.
Agile & Strategic Mindset: Ability to apply systems thinking, lead through change, and work effectively in virtual, international teams in alignment with Roche leadership commitments.
Location: This position is based in Budapest. Relocation Assistance is not available.
Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Budapest. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.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.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Degree-level qualification in a scientific or related field
- More than 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
- Robust knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulatory obligations and affiliate safety processes
- Experience in process design, matrix team leadership, project management, and global process oversight
- Strong interest or experience applying novel tools, data analytics, and AI technologies to safety data management and regulatory reporting
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills
- Ability to apply systems thinking, lead through change, and work effectively in virtual international teams
- Postgraduate qualification such as PhD, PharmD, MSc, or MD
- Formal pharmacovigilance qualification
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
