Safety Data Acquisition & Partnering Specialist

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. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The Opportunity

Are you ready to be at the forefront of patient safety and shape how critical data enters a global healthcare leader? 

As a Safety Data Acquisition & Partnering Specialist, you will join our Patient Safety Operations team to build and secure the vital "Front-End" pillar of our safety data network. In this role, you will support strategic partnerships and ensure compliance, directly impacting our ability to deliver safe, life-changing innovations to patients worldwide. We strive for operational excellence as we deliver and oversee implementation activities of Safety agreements and monitor compliance.

This position offers you a unique opportunity to grow your expertise across two key operational areas: Data Acquisition implementation or Safety Agreement management. Working within a dynamic, cross-functional matrix environment, you will solve moderately complex operational challenges, collaborate with international stakeholders, and directly contribute to the smooth delivery of our global Patient Safety strategy.

• Manage safety agreements: Support global business process owners in developing, maintaining, and overseeing compliance for safety agreement templates.

• Monitor business performance: Provide expertise to develop and implement metrics, KPIs, and performance measures to track incoming data trends.

• Support mergers & acquisitions: Facilitate the efficient, compliant transfer of safety data and documentation during product and company acquisitions.

• Collaborate with suppliers: Proactively partner with internal and external suppliers, providing pharmacovigilance (PV) guidance to ensure absolute alignment.

• Implement data collection: Support the scoping of new data sources and implement innovative methods to collect safety data within an evolving strategy.

• Ensure audit readiness: Perform quality assurance activities related to safety agreement implementation to support inspections and audits.

• Drive operational excellence: Apply Roche ways of working to daily tasks, collaborate with matrix teams, and support the Quality Management System.

Who You Are

You are an analytical, relationship-oriented professional who thrives in a process-focused environment and loves solving complex puzzles. You are looking for a place where you can expand your expertise, take ownership of meaningful tasks, and collaborate with diverse global teams in an inclusive and supportive environment.

To be successful in this role, you bring:

• Relevant industry experience: Around 3 years of experience within a pharmacovigilance system, exposure to safety agreements management with degree- level qualification

• Regulatory & PV knowledge: A solid understanding of the drug development process, PV systems, and GVP/GCP regulations, experience in PV Agreements and/or Safety Data Exchange Agreements.

• Strong communication & influencing skills: Well-developed interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across all levels without direct authority.

• Matrix collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively within global, cross-functional, or virtual team structures.

• Problem-solving mindset: Creative problem-solving abilities combined with excellent conflict resolution skills.

• Flexibility for travel: The ability and willingness to travel internationally (approximately 10%).

Location: This position is based in Budapest . Relocation Assistance is not available.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. 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.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.