Roche
Head of Operational Excellence for Global Quality
Mississauga
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Machine LearningAgentic AIProcess ImprovementMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringGxP
About the role
- To continuously advance science and ensure everyday access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.
- Creating a world where we spend more time with the people we love.
- The Global Operational Excellence department is dedicated to architecting and scaling continuous improvement across our global network.
Responsibilities
- System Deployment: Lead the rollout of Lean standards, identify measurable productivity and cost-optimization initiatives, and embed the Lean Leadership program to act as a coach and drive proactive certification of Quality Leaders.
- Capability Building: Champion and sustain a network-wide training model to develop, certify, and mentor future Lean Practitioners.
- Quality Units acceleration and alignment: Anchor all Operational Excellence activities to target behavioral shifts, design the strategic roadmap to build a core Global Quality operational excellence community, and establish a collaborative hub-and-spoke governance framework to align central strategy with embedded chapter and Site resources.
- Hands-On Problem Solving: Personally lead and facilitate high-priority, cross-functional root-cause analysis initiatives to dismantle complex, systemic operational bottlenecks and ensure robust process confirmation.
- Lead the rollout of Lean standards, identify measurable productivity and cost-optimization initiatives, and embed the Lean Leadership program to act as a coach and drive proactive certification of Quality Leaders.
- Champion and sustain a network-wide training model to develop, certify, and mentor future Lean Practitioners.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in Operational Excellence and Manufacturing process improvement, or Management consulting, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale program execution and building Operational Excellence communities.
- Demonstrated excellence in leading matrixed, distributed teams and a proven capability to influence executive stakeholders, align disparate groups, and drive accountability without direct authority.
- As the Head of Operational Excellence for Global Quality, you will step into a high-impact, execution-focused leadership role designed to build and scale a dedicated Operational Excellence function within the l Global Quality unit.
Requirements
- Holding an MBA, a Master's degree in Chemistry, a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Digital transformation: Strong track record in combining Lean/OE with digital technologies (such as agentic AI, process automation, and advanced analytics) to transform business processes end-to-end.
- Fluency in English is required
- knowledge of German is highly ideal.
- At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Compensation
- This role requires approximately 20% international travel per year, primarily to Europe
Company info
- 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.
- 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.
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