Product Leader

Product Leader: Process Optimization / Global Instruments / Product Care / IVD / Design for X / VACC Principles Hardware, Software and Laboratory Diagnostics / German / English

Project: For our customer, a large pharmaceutical company based in Rotkreuz, we are looking for Product Leader

Background: Our Global Instruments Network (GIN) within Global Operations delivers reliable and innovative in-house manufactured instruments for in vitro diagnostics to our customers worldwide. Our Instrument Manufacturing network includes five global hubs (Ludwigsburg, Mannheim, Tucson, Suzhou, Rotkreuz). Together, we strive to reduce manufacturing costs
to continuously optimise, deliver top-quality instruments on time, enabling Roche to bring differentiated innovations to market.

The perfect candidate: As a Product Leader (m/f/d), you will be part of our ‚Product Leadership‘ chapter within the Global Instruments Network. In this highly visible role, you will act entrepreneurially and be the essential liaison that holds all threads together as a „single point of contact“ across functions, locations and life cycle phases. You will have full end-to-end responsibility for instruments and accompany your products through the entire life cycle: from the operational part of the development of new products, their transfer to series production (NPI) to the active market phase (Product Care) and the final phase-out. In close partnership with the Customer Area, you will take on holistic product responsibility – always with the clear goal of creating the greatest added value for our end customers and ultimately for patients.

Tasks & Responsibilities:
* Leadership in the matrix: You will lead interdisciplinary, global product teams and orchestrate the seamless collaboration between R&D, operations, quality and business as a bridge builder.
* End-to-end ownership: You initiate and lead product care projects as well as strategic product transfers within our global network.
* Entrepreneurial mindset: You will be responsible for budget planning and proactively drive continuous optimization of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Standard Manufacturing Costs (SMC).
* Quality & Compliance: You will ensure robust risk management, manage CAPA and change management processes and always act confidently in our highly regulated environment.
* Design for X (DfX): You will implement DfX principles with a clear focus on quality, manufacturability and testability within the given framework conditions.
* Digital pioneering: As a role model for our „Everyday AI“ initiative, you will drive the use of modern digital tools to make processes smarter, more efficient and more innovative.

Must Haves:
* You have a degree (e.g. engineering, medical technology, ideally a master’s or PhD) that gives you an excellent technical foundation in hardware, software and laboratory diagnostics.
* You have several years of in-depth experience (at least 4-6 years) in production, process optimization and lifecycle management.
* You are an agile leader who leads according to the VACC principles (Visionary, Architect, Coach, Catalyst) and knows how to inspire teams without direct disciplinary power and steer them to success
* You have strong communication and negotiation skills, are fluent in German and English and feel absolutely comfortable in an intercultural environment across different time zones.
* You are very familiar with working in a highly regulated environment (FDA, IVDR, GMP).
* A project management certificate (e.g. PMP, IPMA) and a high willingness to travel round off your profile.

Reference No.: 925219SDA
Rolle: Product Leader
Industry: Pharma
Place of work: Rotkreuz
Workload: 100%
Start Date: 03.01.2027
Duration: 12++
Application deadline: 21/09/2026

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