Section Leader - Pharmaceutical Development 100 - 80% — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
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.
- 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.
Company and context
- Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT) is the organization that manufactures and delivers Roche’s groundbreaking therapies to 127 million patients around the world.
- PT is involved in producing every Roche medicine – from the development process through clinical trials – and continuing to product maturity.
- Our organization coordinates all aspects of production of Roche medicines in all disease areas and dosage forms.
- Pharma Technical Development (PTD) is integral to Roche’s mission to develop innovative and transformative meaningful medicines for patients by applying leading technical expertise to design, develop, supply, and register clinical stage products globally.
- The department Pharmaceutical Development is responsible for the development of parenteral drug products (Synthetic molecules and Biologics) from Phase 1 through Launch.
- Activities encompass formulation and manufacturing process development for parenteral drug products for all clinical stages and the market launch, the transfer of product and process to commercial manufacturing sites, commercial product support and line extension development. The Opportunity
- In this specific position as a Section Leader in Pharmaceutical Development EU, you will be part of the leadership team and lead a team of about 8 people, mostly scientists.
- You will be accountable for parenteral formulation development for all phases of product development, from preclinical to launch and marketed product support.
- Lead & Empower a High-Performing Team: Direct, coach, and develop a team of approximately 8 scientists, fostering a growth-oriented, high-performing environment built on trust and continuous learning.
- Oversee End-to-End Parenteral Formulation: Provide strategic technical oversight for the formulation development of protein-based biologics, synthetic parenterals, and gene therapies from preclinical stages through launch and commercial product support.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- Activities encompass formulation and manufacturing process development for parenteral drug products for all clinical stages and the market launch, the transfer of product and process to commercial manufacturing sites, commercial product support and line extension development.
- Foster Scientific Innovation: Advance research in novel pharmaceutical technologies, keeping the group at the forefront of industry developments to sustain Roche’s scientific leadership.
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What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 51'600 - 88'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
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