Quality Excellence Head

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

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about driving quality excellence and transforming processes at scale? As Head in Quality Excellence, you will lead the development and implementation of quality strategies, ensuring that Roche’s Pharma Development Quality (PDQ) function operates optimally and efficiently. Your work will shape the future of quality management, enabling innovation, data-driven insights, and continuous improvement across Roche and the industry.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Quality Excellence & Strategy: Lead and implement a forward-thinking Quality Excellence strategy, ensuring efficient and consistent quality outcomes across all PDQ functions.

• Champion Innovation & Data-Driven Insights: Leverage digital transformation and data analytics, to enhance workforce planning, resourcing, and capability development to industry standard of Critical to Quality (CtQ) Factors.

• Optimise Quality Infrastructure & Processes: Streamline and enhance end-to-end PDQ infrastructure, enabling effective operations and seamless execution of business initiatives.

• Lead & Inspire a High-Performing Team: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, developing talent and driving strategic collaborations across Roche and the industry.

Who You Are

We are looking for a visionary leader who thrives in complex, fast-changing environments. You have a deep understanding of quality management, regulatory frameworks, and business transformation. You bring strong leadership skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to influence global teams to deliver measurable impact.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, or medical devices, with expertise in quality, compliance, and regulatory requirements (GCP, GVP, MDR, SaMD).

• Proven leadership in business transformation, process optimisation, and change management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging data and technology to streamline operations.

• Experience leading diverse, global teams, with a track record of developing talent and driving impact.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, able to work across functions, from senior leadership to operational teams.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us shape the future of quality excellence at Roche.

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.