Enterprise Strategic CRO Partnership

10 hours ago

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Roche Full time

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 Position

At Roche/Genentech Pharma Product Development Global Clinical Operations (PDG), we are determined to transform drug development and realize our Pharma Ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2029. 

We are looking for an Enterprise Strategic CRO Partnership Leader who will drive the strategic management, performance, and oversight of our end-to-end, enterprise-wide strategic partners (e.g., CROs) across Global Product Development, Medical Affairs  and Early Development.

The Opportunity 

You will be instrumental in achieving our mission by focusing on high-impact strategic initiatives

  • Develop and Execute the strategic CRO partnership strategy to support Clinical Operations across our five clinical operations business units.

  • Drive the sourcing strategy and champion the clinical operations enterprise-wide strategy to accelerate clinical development.

  • Lead the Enterprise/TA aligned partnership with Partner/Vendor Alliance executive leadership and relationship management.

  • Deliver measurable business impact and ROI through strategic CRO partnerships to directly contribute to achieving the Roche Pharma Ambition.

  • Develop financial oversight mechanisms with Procurement to optimize spend and drive cost efficiencies, including CRO budget benchmarkings and change order oversight.

  • Lead health checks / governance meetings with partners including managing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Key Quality Indicators (KQI).

  • Accountable for the E2E partnership and deliverables between the CRO partner and Roche teams at Global, regional, and country levels.

Who You Are

We are looking for a collaborative, entrepreneurial leader with a passion for driving transformation across clinical operations. You bring:

  • Significant experience in strategic partnership management in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.

  • Proven track record of building and developing high performing teams and strong delivery on project goals

  • Demonstrated mastery in managing highly complex global relationships at strategic and executive levels.

  • Excellent communication and negotiation abilities, with experience in managing complex partnerships.

  • Exceptional decision-making skills, weighing short- and long-term impacts that significantly affect the business.

Location: This position can be located in Mississauga, Canada; Welwyn, UK; South San Francisco, United States; or Basel, Switzerland.

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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.

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