Finance & Logistics Head Diagnostics Mexico

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The Position

The Head of Finance & Logistics Mexico will report directly to the Mexico General Manager and will be a key member of the Mexico Leadership Team. Based in Mexico City, he/she will be a strategic leader, enterprise driver, and advisor to the affiliate on corporate strategy, financial performance, strategic planning, investments, and operational excellence.

This role is responsible for leading the Mexico affiliate’s Finance Commercial function alongside the Operations and Logistics groups; including Procurement, Internal Audit, and Supply Chain management. You will work closely with your peers to enable our vision of innovating diagnostics, keeping our customers and patients at the heart of what we do, delivering outstanding financial results, and living a strong culture of compliance and integrity.

The Opportunity

• Strategic Leadership: Formulate and execute the local Finance and Logistics strategy, balancing global/regional requirements with Mexican market imperatives. Provide strategic direction for financial performance, forecasting, and supply chain resilience.

• Business Partnering: Foster a close business partnering approach to address the specific needs of the Mexican commercial strategy, while maintaining a holistic, enterprise-wide perspective.

• Cross-Border Collaboration: Network and collaborate across borders to build a strong network beyond DIA Finance & Operations, delivering better outcomes and overcoming market barriers.

• Logistics & Operations Excellence: Ensure the timely, efficient, and effective functional delivery of services across Mexico in relation to Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, and Internal Audit, optimizing local distribution networks.

• Leadership & Culture: Leverage VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) leadership principles to enable a diverse, high-performing team to contribute to organizational outcomes from a triple-win perspective.

• Talent Development: Cultivate a strong focus on personal development, nurturing a winning team through coaching, mentorship, and empowering the next generation of leaders.

• Transformation & Agility: Shape and implement new ways of working for the Finance and Logistics teams, actively contributing to the Mexico affiliate’s ongoing transformation journey.

• Operating Model Optimization: Review, define, and adapt the organizational structure and operating model for the Commercial Finance Chapter and Logistics function to best fit the Macro Organizational structure, in alignment with the Future of Finance framework.

• Shared Services Leverage: Drive the optimization and leverage of Roche Services Solutions (RSS) benefits and established standardized processes.

• Governance & Site Wellbeing: Ensure full compliance of all Finance and Logistics practices within the area of responsibility. Guarantee the affiliate is run effectively, safely, and that key value drivers are in place for efficiency and employee wellbeing.

Who You Are

• Decision Maker & Visionary: A strong, senior decision-maker who provides focus, clarity, and direction in the face of complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguous circumstances.

• Influential Communicator: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence decisions at the executive/senior level, clearly articulating complex concepts.

• Bridge Builder: Someone who seeks common ground to resolve conflicts and builds bridges across geographical, cultural, and functional boundaries—empowering resilient, high-impact teams.

• Agile Champion: You challenge the status quo, share a clear vision for future possibilities, and actively encourage a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.

• Inspiring Leader: An inclusive leader with a high level of emotional intelligence and a solid track record of coaching and empowering other leaders (leading leaders).

• Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Highly strategic mindset with strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial ability, and a deep understanding of customer and patient needs in the Mexican healthcare ecosystem.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Professional accounting or finance qualification (e.g., CPA, MBA, Finance BSc/MSc, or equivalent experience).

• Experience: Extensive, proven track record of senior financial leadership and financial governance within a highly disciplined corporate environment.

• Logistics Expertise: Solid exposure or strong oversight experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, and Procurement operations, preferably within a highly regulated industry.

• Industry Knowledge: Previous experience in commercial roles within the Diagnostics (DIA), Medical Devices, or Pharmaceutical markets in Mexico is highly desirable.

• Leadership Seniority: Extensive experience leading other leaders and managing large, multifunctional teams in agile environments.

• Languages: Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish is required.

This position may be elegible for relocation benefits

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.