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Roche, a biopharmaceutical company, and ZS, a global management consulting and technology firm, have jointly announced the establishment of a Business Operations Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Insights in Chennai.
According to the company's statement, The centre aims to consolidate the existing data and analytics business operations services of all Roche Pharma affiliates into a single location. Initially, the centre will employ over 50 people, with plans to gradually increase the workforce to 100.
Roche Products (India) Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Roche Group headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, was incorporated in 1994.
The inauguration of this new centre reflects the recognition of the valuable human resources available in Tamil Nadu. S. Krishnan, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government's Industries, Investment Promotion, and Commerce Department, expressed support for the initiative, emphasizing the state's R&D policies that encourage such endeavors. He also highlighted the opportunity to provide incentives to organizations to foster the development of necessary skill sets for high-value services.
The company further added that the Business Operations Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Insights will bring various capabilities, including business data operations, data quality management, global analytical product support, and other ad hoc services.
V Simpson Emmanuel, MD & CEO of Roche Pharma India commented; “Data and analytics assets are the foundation of Roche’s digital strategy and the setting up of this center forms the backbone to enable this. Roche is proud to partner with ZS to set up this state-of-the-art ODC in Chennai. This investment further deepens our commitment to India as an ever-growing market. Chennai with its abundance of skilled workforce and home to world class IT institutions is emerging as an important hub for data and analytics services to the world. This center aims to make Roche globally stronger in its adoption of its data analytics assets.”
“I thank Roche, ZS who recognise the value of the Human Resources that the TN state has to offer and establish their global capability Centers in Chennai. We have R&D policies that support initiatives of such nature. We have an opportunity to provide incentives to various organisations to help develop the required skill sets for high value services”, said Thiru Krishnan (IAS), Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce Department Government of Tamil Nadu.
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