Roche Posted August 7, 2026

Local Quality Responsible (LQR) Cross-country

Almaty, Almaty (Province), Kazakhstan FULL_TIME
Quality

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About this opportunity

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

Local Quality Responsible (LQR) (temporary contract - replacement employee on maternity leave)

Countries of responsibility: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Belarus.

Purpose of the role :

The LQR is a strategic partner of the Affiliate business and is considered an extended member of the global PD Quality (PDQ) Function. They are responsible for ensuring that the Affiliate Quality Management System (QMS) and local Medical Compliance related activities are delivered in accordance with the applicable Roche standards, global and local quality strategy, and regulatory requirements.

LQRs collaborate with Affiliate and Global colleagues to proactively enable Affiliate business while providing a quality framework for a healthy Affiliate QMS that protects patient safety, ensures reliability of Roche’s data and maintains the company’s license to operate while driving continuous improvement.

Roles and responsibilities : 

Shape and advocate the Quality vision, transparency and consistency, to promote an enterprise  Quality Culture that ensures the highest standards of Quality and Medical Compliance.

Design,  evolve and integrate the Affiliate QMS to facilitate high performance and networking across organizational boundaries based on business needs and regulatory requirements. Enable the realization of business opportunities by embedding quality-by-design mindsets with key stakeholders.

Helps the affiliate and the LQR network to build the skills and mindset they need to succeed and make informed decisions.

Connect the QMS and business strategies to create synergies, clarity and focus to accelerate outcomes, remove obstacles, and maintain high quality standards.

Act as a trusted Quality Partner for the local Enabling Team and the business by actively engaging on strategic decisions.

Propose, lead, participate in and actively contribute to the Affiliate and Global Networks, by sharing knowledge, enhancing stakeholder collaboration, promoting quality mindset and co-creation of quality solutions.

Build network with external parties/bodies (e.g. Quality Associations, Regulatory Authorities, Licensing Partners) to anticipate trends, address gaps, anticipate potential impacts to QMS, build trust, mitigate regulatory risks and enhance the Company's reputation.

Clinical Operations & RWD in Kazakhstan: Hold oversight and responsibility for Clinical Operations in Kazakhstan, ensuring procedural execution for the completion/closeout of ongoing Clinical Trials, while providing operational support for planned and upcoming Real World Data (RWD) projects

As a SHE Officer at Roche Central Asia, you will ensure compliance with Roche Group SHE requirements and local laws. You will oversee security and environmental matters, maintain the business continuity plan, and coordinate SHE requirements across departments. Collaborating with senior management and employees, you will foster a safe and secure workplace and support strategic business initiatives.

Qualification/Knowledge and Experiences

University Degree / Education in Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy, or related Life Sciences.

Strong business acumen with demonstrated expertise in QMS, Medical Compliance, Service Provider Oversight, CAPA and Risk Management, process simplification

Demonstrated applied knowledge of ICH GCP, GVP and other relevant regulations and requirements, at a global and local level

Understanding the Quality Principles of ISO standards (e.g ISO 9001 Quality Management System & ISO 31000 Risk Management and ISO 13485 Medical Devices)

Experience in working with a cross-functional team and international network, preferably in a GxP function

Experience/involvement in audits (and Health Authority inspections) is preferred

Strong partnering and networking capabilities, ability to influence without authority

Excellent stakeholder (internal and external) engagement and effective collaboration skills)

Strategic mindset, System thinking, enterprise mindset

Understanding of Data Analytics and ability to derive Qualitative insights

Highly self-motivated and able to lead initiatives

Fluency in English and Russian language

 

 

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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Almaty, Almaty (Province), Kazakhstan
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 644 comparable Quality roles across 85 biopharma companies.

644Comparable roles tracked
597Currently active
85Companies hiring similar roles
44Countries represented

Salary context

110 of 644 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Technician - QC Laboratory · Lilly $13/hr – $29/hr (≈ $26,998–$60,507/yr)
Highest disclosed · Executive Director, QA Microbiology · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $203,000/yr – $399,400/yr
Peer group range $43,753 – $301,200 (median $159,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 644 comparable roles

United States213
Ireland49
India45
China39
Singapore36
France29

+ 38 more countries

Seniority mix

309 of 644 peers have a known seniority level

Manager116
Senior97
Associate Director26
Director24
Associate23
Principal14
Senior Director7
Executive/VP1
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 644 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.