Unit Lead Quality Control Bioassay Basel / Kaiseraugst

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Our Purpose in Quality Control Basel Kaiseraugst (BBK) is to analyze so that patients can trust safe and efficient medication and therapy. As part of the quality organization Kaiseraugst, we live quality. With our business partners, we do the right thing for our patients. Independent, reliable, and efficient.

The QC BBK team is responsible for the analytical testing of biological active ingredients (APIs) and sterile biological drugs (Drug Products). This includes conducting analytical transfers and validations. The activities are carried out at the Kaiseraugst site and serve customers at the Basel and Kaiseraugst sites, as well as at other locations within the global Roche network.

Your opportunity:

As the Unit Lead QC Bioassay, you will have a leadership position with direct personnel responsibility in a self-organized team. As a visionary leader, you coach, develop, and promote your team members, ensuring that employees are assigned according to their qualifications and that corresponding goals are achieved. You act as a "change manager" who can motivate and shape an innovation culture. You will be part of the QC leadership team and as a deputy, you also take on tasks on behalf of the head QC Basel/Kaiseraugst.

• As an architect of your organization, you create a safe working culture and environment, promoting an agile mindset and collaborative work with local and global interfaces.

• You empower your team to make decisions at the lowest possible level in self-directed teams.

• With a focus on customer- and value-oriented work, you remove barriers and promote collaboration beyond your own area in particular when it comes to launch of new technologies and products.

• You drive the development, implementation, and execution of departmental strategies as well as strategic and operational goals.

• You sponsor new technology and automation projects to optimize business processes.

• You are responsible for the budget and financial performance within your assigned area.

Additional responsibilities include ensuring the organization's collaboration with the QC network, as well as the implementation of global requirements, including the development of site-specific concepts and solutions in line with the requirements of health authorities.

Who you are:

To be qualified for this role, an academic degree in natural sciences, pharmacy, engineering, or a comparable field is required, along with at least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and 4 years of professional experience in quality, compliance, or a comparable relevant area in the pharmaceutical industry.

• You see yourself as an "inspiring personality" and have a passion for leading and empowering your team.

• Excellent analytical skills and enjoyment of root cause analysis, identification of complex relationships, and influencing factors.

• You enjoy dealing with complex tasks and can familiarize yourself with analytical topics in a short period of time which allows you to make data-based decisions.

• Responsibility for continuous improvement processes with an end-to-end focus.

• Experience with inspections and audits.

• Strong communication and negotiation skills, as well as fluency in English and German, both written and spoken, are required.

This position can be filled full- or part-time.

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.

Roche Kaiseraugst is a cornerstone of Roche's global production and logistics network. It employs some 1900 people out of the 10,700 employees at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site and is Roche's largest and most innovative packaging facility worldwide. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.