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. As a Contract Manufacturing Specialist within PTDS Production Enablement, you will manage outsourced clinical packaging portfolios and negotiate key supply agreements.

Join Roche in delivering transformative medicines to patients worldwide seamlessly, on time, and with optimal quality. Serve as the primary Site Manager overseeing clinical drug labeling, packaging, and device assembly outsourced across our international network of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).

Drive Performance & Timelines: Proactively manage CMO onboarding, communication, and project timelines to ensure predictable, on-time delivery while maintaining strict cost and quality standards.

Shape Supply Strategies & Budgeting: Collaborate with leadership to define specialized supply strategies for non-standard products and own the variable cost budgeting process for CMO projects. Manage pre- and post-production packaging orders in the ERP system, issue Purchase Orders, review and approve invoices, and ensure full alignment in SAP.

Track KPIs & Represent the Function: Define, monitor, and report key CMO performance metrics while representing the clinical packaging function in global cross-functional processes like CD&OP.;

Foster Capability & Capacity Building: Work closely with CMO partners to ensure long-term production capacity, alignment on operational expectations, and cross-functional synergy with internal Roche teams.

Champion Continuous Improvement: Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to identify efficiency opportunities,



drive digital/process innovations, and solve complex supply chain challenges.

Experienced Supply Chain Skilled: You bring a BA/BS degree (preferably in Supply Chain, Business, or a technical field) along with 5+ years of experience in the pharma industry, clinical supply chain, or contract manufacturing.

Strong Project Leader & Decision Maker: You have proven expertise in project management (APICS, PMP, or Lean/Six Sigma certifications are a plus) and a track record of driving complex initiatives independently with sound judgment.

Systems & SAP Proficient: You hold solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with hands-on proficiency in SAP/ERP systems and a strong eye for detail.

Global Mindset & Cultural Agility: You excel in cross-cultural environments, demonstrating high emotional intelligence and social competence when collaborating with global partners across different time zones.

Excellent Communicator: You are an articulate, professional communicator across all corporate levels, with fluent Business English skills (German is a plus).

Adaptable & Flexible Team Player: You thrive in a fast-paced, global matrix setup and bring the flexibility required to seamlessly collaborate across international time zones (e.g., Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #

📌 Contract Manufacturing Specialist (Mississauga)
🏢 Roche
📍 Mississauga