Study Start up Lead

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A healthier future. That’s what motivates us to innovate. Continuously promote science and ensure that everyone has access to the health care they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

As a member of the PDG Country Study Start-Up Team, your primary focus is to drive and facilitate efficient study start-up processes to contribute to the delivery of clinical trials to patients. You will enable innovative clinical trial delivery, address study start up needs across various therapeutic areas, and ensure seamless trial execution for patients, investigators, and clinical site staff. Collaboration with local internal and external country teams, global study teams, and CROs is essential to this position. In this role, you will be focused on the efficient and compliant initiation of Roche-sponsored clinical trials by developing and implementing effective start-up strategies, overseeing start-up operations, and driving process improvements at the country and site level while maintaining regulatory compliance.

• Leading the country strategy for study start-up, driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration with external stakeholders.
• Contribute as a member of the Country Leadership Team (LT) where applicable.
• Overseeing start-up operations and ensuring timely and efficient site activation and regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring alignment with global strategies and timelines.
• Managing amendments throughout the study lifecycle.
• Identifying and driving opportunities for process automation, standardization, and innovation.
• Collaborating with regional and global counterparts to harmonize systems and improve timelines.
• Participating in external industry collaborations to influence country start-up environments.
• Engaging with government and institutional bodies to align on clinical trial policies and practices (e.g., with Ethics Boards, Health Authorities).

• Degree (MD, PhD, MA/MS, BA/BS) in life sciences or equivalent. Postgraduate degree or master’s degree highly desirable
• Demonstrated experience in clinical trial start-up, regulatory submissions, and cross-functional collaboration
• Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, EU CTR, and local regulatory environments
• Experience managing vendor/CRO relationships
• Proven leadership or line management experience (for People Leads)
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.
• Fluency in written and spoken language of the host country is mandatory.

Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

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