Genentech

Quality Governance Lead

Genentech$115K — $151K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in a Quality (GxP) environment, especially in Quality Governance or Compliance.
  • Strong knowledge of GMP, GCP, and/or GDP regulations.
  • Experience with managing reviews or facilitating quality governance forums.
  • Ability to analyze quality data and present clear executive reports.
  • Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
  • Solid project management skills with emerging leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the global MRoQ governance strategy.
  • Lead planning and execution of global MRoQ governance cycles.
  • Synthesize quality performance data for leadership decision-making.
  • Establish and improve standardized MRoQ frameworks and tools.
  • Document outcomes from governance forums and track accountability.
  • Build a cross-functional MRoQ governance community.
  • Provide support during regulatory inspections and audits.

Benefits

  • Global impact in healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
  • Opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.
  • Emphasis on quality and compliance in life-saving treatments.
Full Job Description
The Position

At Roche, we are passionate about transforming healthcare and changing patients lives. As a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, we focus on driving scientific excellence and delivering innovative solutions that address some of the world’s most complex medical challenges. We believe that doing now what patients need next requires a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative environment where every individual is empowered to contribute to our shared purpose. Quality is at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that our life-saving treatments meet the highest standards of safety, efficacy, and compliance across the globe.

The Opportunity

As the Global Quality Governance Lead, you will support the implementation and operational execution of the Management Review of Quality (MRoQ) governance framework within the global PT Quality organization. Your core responsibilities and impact will include:

  • Drive Governance Strategy: Define and execute the global MRoQ governance strategy, ensuring full alignment with enterprise quality objectives, business priorities, and global regulatory expectations.

  • Orchestrate Global Review Cycles: Lead the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of global MRoQ cycles across diverse sectors, including Internal/External Manufacturing, Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP), and Cell & Gene Therapy.

  • Facilitate Senior Decision-Making: Enable leadership and key decision-making forums by synthesizing complex quality performance data into high-quality, data-driven materials and executive-level insights.

  • Standardize Frameworks and Tools: Establish, maintain, and continuously improve standardized MRoQ frameworks, templates, and digital tools to enable scalable, efficient, and consistent execution across the network.

  • Manage Forum Outputs: Orchestrate governance review forums to ensure clear, documented outcomes, and establish robust systems for tracking accountability, actions, and risk-mitigation commitments.

  • Foster Collaboration & Community: Build and lead a highly connected, cross-functional MRoQ governance community that champions transparency, process harmonization, and a strong culture of quality.

  • Support Inspection Readiness: Act as a key delegate for MRoQ and quality governance responsibilities, providing vital support and presentation-ready documentation during regulatory inspections and internal audits.

Who you are

You are a disciplined, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a matrixed multinational environment. You bring the following qualifications, skills, and experience to the team:

  • Educational Background: You possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.

  • Industry Experience: You bring 7 years++ of dedicated experience in a Quality (GxP) environment, with specific expertise in Quality Governance, QA, or Compliance within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

  • Regulatory & Domain Knowledge: You maintain a strong working knowledge of GMP, GCP, and/or GDP regulations across multiple domains, such as clinical supply or commercial manufacturing.

  • Governance Expertise: You have hands-on experience supporting, coordinating, or facilitating management reviews, quality council forums, or complex multi-tiered corporate governance processes.

  • Analytical & Communication Capability: You are skilled at analyzing complex quality data and translating these insights into clear, actionable executive reporting and strategic messages.

  • Stakeholder & Matrix Collaboration: You excel at partnering cross-functionally and managing stakeholders across global sites, functions, and leadership levels to drive organizational alignment.

  • Project Management & Leadership: You possess solid project management skills, an aptitude for driving continuous improvement, and emerging leadership capabilities such as mentoring teams or leading complex workstreams.

**Relocation benefits not availabel for this position**

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 115,328.00 and 151,368.00 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 Genentech

Genentech is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures drugs for the treatment of serious medical conditions. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Genentech's products include treatments for cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other diseases. The company is a subsidiary of Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company. Genentech has been recognized for its innovative research and development, and has received numerous awards for its contributions to the biotechnology industry.
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