Strategy Lead, Study Planning

Roche; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in Mississauga leads the Clinical Demand & Supply Planning function, ensuring reliable drug supply for Roche/Genentech across 500+ studies. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on leadership to optimize global trials, apply best-practice process improvements, and cultivate cross-functional collaboration with key R&D and Quality partners.

As PTDS Mississauga Site Head, you will mentor a diverse team, drive excellence in planning, and align operations with corporate goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical, business, or supply chain field.
• 10–12 years of senior leadership experience in a global, regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Extensive expertise in clinical supply chain operations and drug development processes.
• Strong cross-functional knowledge across manufacturing, quality, regulatory, finance and clinical ops.
• Proven VACC competencies and ability to lead diverse teams.
• Excellent communication skills for executive stakeholders.
• Experience mitigating high-risk inventory and ensuring supply continuity.
• Continuous improvement mindset with APICS/SCOR or Lean Six Sigma exposure.

Responsibilities

• Provide portfolio oversight with clinical supply planning leadership for global trials.
• Formulate and drive strategic initiatives across cross-functional network efforts.
• Manage resources and capacity to optimize global trial supply output.
• Drive standardization and industry best practices across a 500+ study portfolio.
• Own and evolve Study Planning capabilities with continuous improvement.
• Maintain strategic stakeholder relationships with senior leaders across functions.
• Serve as PTDS Mississauga Site Head, coaching and developing the team.

Skills

VACC leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Global supply chain experience

Education

Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in technical/business/supply chain

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

APICS/SCOR certification

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

At Roche, over 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. As a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, Roche is committed to advancing science to improve people's lives. We offer an inclusive, flexible, and supportive environment where you can learn, grow, and build a meaningful career while helping deliver life‑saving treatments to patients worldwide.

The Clinical Demand & Supply Planning team within the Clinical Supply (PTDS) network ensures reliable, consistent, and cost‑effective drug supply for Roche/Genentech’s global portfolio of roughly 500 Phase I–IV studies spanning diverse therapeutic areas, modalities, and R&D partners (gRED, pRED, PD, PDMA, USMA). Its scope encompasses clinical manufacturing network planning, asset and study planning, comparator and collaboration drug management, and core planning systems and processes. To achieve this, the team maintains strong cross‑functional collaboration with internal key stakeholders—such as Technical Development, Clinical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Procurement—as well as external vendors.

The Oppurtunity:

As a key leader in the Pharma Technical Development Supply (PTDS) organization, you will play a critical role in ensuring the dependable delivery of clinical trial supplies across Roche/Genentech's global portfolio.

• Provide comprehensive portfolio oversight in partnership with the clinical supply planning leadership team to guarantee efficient and reliable supply across all global clinical trials.
• Formulate, prioritize, and drive strategic initiatives as an active member of the extended PTDS leadership team, representing the organization across cross‑functional network efforts.
• Effectively manage resources and capacity for the global clinical trial supply portfolio to optimize operational output and support network goals.
• Drive process standardization, optimization, and industry best practices to enhance a global supply chain spanning approximately 500 clinical studies and CHF 600 Million in inventory.
• Own and evolve Study Planning business capabilities, driving continuous improvement, capability expansion, and breakthrough innovations by benchmarking against industry standards.
• Champion strategic stakeholder relationships and key account management with senior leaders across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Clinical Operations.
• Serve as the PTDS Mississauga Site Head, cultivating an inclusive, fair, and respectful culture while developing team members through coaching, mentorship, and VACC leadership principles.

Who You Are

You are an accomplished, visionary supply chain leader who thrives in a complex, global environment and is passionate about driving strategy, optimizing processes, and empowering teams.

• You hold a Bachelor's or Advanced Degree (BA, MS, MBA) in a technical, business, or supply chain field along with 10-12 years of senior leadership experience in a global, regulated pharmaceutical environment spanning Supply Chain, Planning, or Manufacturing
• You bring extensive expertise in clinical supply chain operations, clinical trial design, drug technical development, and drug demand forecasting.
• You possess strong cross‑functional knowledge across drug development modalities, including manufacturing, quality, regulatory, finance, and clinical operations.
• You are an exceptional leader with demonstrated VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) competencies and a proven track record of inspiring empowered, multicultural teams.
• You demonstrate superior communication and presentation skills, with a distinct talent for simplifying complex supply chain issues for executive-level stakeholders.
• You are skilled at mitigating high‑risk inventory situations, serving as a trusted consultant to resolve critical stockout risks and maintain supply continuity.
• You have a continuous improvement mindset—ideally supported by APICS/SCOR certifications, Lean/Six Sigma training, or hands‑on experience with OMP,ICS M, or SAP S/4HANA systems.

**This role is not eligible for relocation**

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 148,568.00 and 194,995.50 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors as determined by the company.

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