Roche

Patient Safety Partner

Roche$105K — $138K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Life Sciences or healthcare discipline (PharmD, MSc, BSc, or Nursing).
  • 3-5 years of relevant pharmacovigilance experience, preferably in an affiliate or local context.
  • Familiarity with local and global pharmacovigilance frameworks and drug development processes.
  • Ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional teams effectively.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and task prioritization capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Execute pharmacovigilance tasks to monitor safety profiles of Roche products.
  • Drive implementation of local risk management plans and safety communications in collaboration with teams.
  • Oversee pharmacovigilance in local studies and patient access programs.
  • Partner with associations and groups to enhance regulatory harmonization.
  • Analyze safety insights and integrate them into local and global strategies.
  • Collaborate with Patient Safety Operations to optimize safety processes.

Benefits

  • Dynamic and collaborative working environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and ownership of critical activities.
  • Ability to shape local regulatory landscape and impact patient safety strategies.
Full Job Description
The Position

At Roche, we advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love. This is your chance to make a tangible impact on patient outcomes by supporting the implementation, maintenance, and oversight of our local Pharmacovigilance (PV) system. In this vital role, you will help safeguard our License to Operate by ensuring our local safety processes fully comply with global Roche standards and local regulatory authority requirements.

You will join a dynamic, collaborative environment where you can actively contribute to executing our Patient Safety strategies. Partnering closely with internal cross-functional teams and external health partners, you will implement high-quality local safety solutions and shape the local regulatory landscape. This role provides exceptional growth opportunities as you take ownership of critical PV activities, identify system optimisations, and help drive innovation across our therapeutic area portfolio.

The Opportunity:

  • Execute core pharmacovigilance operational tasks to ensure monitoring of the safety profile of Roche products and their safety risk management, meeting regulatory requirements, and ensuring license to operate

  • Drive local risk management plans, risk minimisation measures, and transparent safety communications (such as DHPCs) in partnership with local teams.

  • Oversee the PV aspects of local studies, patient access programs, and non-interventional studies to ensure seamless safety monitoring.

  • Partner with local trade associations, healthcare organisations, and patient groups to promote regulatory reliance and harmonisation.

  • Analyse safety insights across targeted disease areas and proactively integrate them into local and global therapeutic strategies.

  •  Work closely with Patient Safety Operations, Affiliate PV Net, and local site communities to address challenges and optimise safety processes.

Who You Are:

You are a proactive, quality-focused professional who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven setting. You possess strong strategic thinking, enjoy solving complex problems, and bring positive energy to cross-functional networks.

To be successful in this role, you bring:

  • A qualification or degree in Life Sciences or a healthcare-related discipline (e.g., PharmD, MSc, BSc, or Nursing).

  • At least 3-5 years of hands-on PV experience, ideally within an affiliate or local setting.

  • Knowledge of local and global PV ecosystems, drug development basics, and clinical safety processes.

  • Proven ability to build trusting relationships, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate effectively.

  • Strong problem-solving abilities, with a track record of prioritizing tasks effectively and operating with an abundance mindset.

Relocation Benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 105,560.00 and 138,547.50 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors as determined by the company.

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

About Roche

Roche Holding AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel. Roche is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, and the leading provider of cancer treatments globally. The company also produces a range of diagnostic tests for medical professionals and patients. Roche was one of the first companies to bring targeted treatments to patients. In 2019, Roche had over 100,000 employees worldwide, and generated revenue of CHF 61.5 billion.
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