External Manufacturing - Technical Product Leadership Lead - Instruments & Devices (DC)

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The Position

Welcome to the DOEA External Manufacturing Product & Project Leadership team, a vital part of our Operational Excellence organization. We operate as a dynamic network collaborating closely with associated product squads, MSAT, Portfolio Management, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Quality. Our department focuses on driving strategic alignment, elevating operational performance, and ensuring seamless external manufacturing and supply chain processes. By bridging the gap between strategic organizational goals and actionable product initiatives, we guarantee the highest standards of quality and efficiency across complex, high-level global manufacturing ecosystems.

As the External Manufacturing - Technical Product Leadership Lead - Instruments & Devices (DC)  ( Technical Product Leadership Lead), you will serve as the primary disciplinary and professional expert for our Product Leaders, directly managing a team of approximately seven subject matter experts. In this critical leadership role, you will guide portfolio alignment, standardized governance, and the continuous optimization of product management practices. You will drive organizational change initiatives, support strategic investment decisions, and introduce innovative product management technologies. Ultimately, you are tasked with elevating quality and efficiency standards across the entire product portfolio while cultivating robust internal and external stakeholder relationships and fostering a culture of strategic accountability and cross-product collaboration.

The Opportunity

• Lead the harmonized execution of product strategy and governance, standardizing product lifecycle practices, defining portfolio-level KPIs, and ensuring operational and regulatory compliance across all products.

• Translate organizational strategy into measurable, multi-product portfolio objectives, including rolling out the Network strategy for Product Leads to ensure squad prioritization fully aligns with overarching goals.

• Direct the comprehensive talent lifecycle for a team of Product Leaders—including recruitment, performance management, coaching, mentoring, and addressing skill gaps—while fostering an engaging work environment that maximizes individual and collective potential.

• Support resource allocation by analyzing Product Leader capacity and portfolio efficiency, ensuring the right talent and investments are applied to product initiatives across associated squads.

• Translate high-level organizational requirements (such as CAPEX reductions, SMC cost reductions, and impairment reductions) into actionable items for MSAT and squads, while managing critical interfaces between the Network and supporting functions like OBPM and System Development.

• Take end-to-end accountability for external manufacturing operations (including injection molding, automated assembly, high-level instrument assembly, reagent fill/finish, and packaging), defining processes for technical supplier evaluation, supply vulnerability analysis, and capacity utilization.

• Monitor operational performance against standardized KPIs, set targets for technical savings and issue resolution, and provide robust technical oversight and escalation management in partnership with MSAT, Quality, and suppliers.

Who You Are

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or business field (a Master’s or PhD in a technical discipline is highly preferred) and possess fluent English communication skills, along with the flexibility for global travel.

• You bring 5 to 7 years of product leadership experience—preferably with 3+ years managing Product Leaders in a disciplinary capacity—and a proven track record in portfolio management within In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) or medical device environments.

• You possess deep expertise in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), agile frameworks, and external manufacturing oversight, specifically in managing technical supplier evaluations and capacity utilization for complex manufacturing processes.

• You are a resilient "Systems Thinker" and a results-driven leader capable of navigating ambiguity, securing investments, managing competing stakeholder interests, and optimizing interfaces between the Network and supporting functions like Procurement, Supply Chain, and Quality.

• You champion a High-Performing Organization (HPO) culture, demonstrating the ability to build a mature, resilient team environment focused on psychological safety, strategic accountability, and continuous talent development.

Ready for the next step? We look forward to hearing from you. Apply now to discover this exciting opportunity!

 

 

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Rotkreuz. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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.