Medical Device Technical Lead

Position Overview

As the Medical Device Technical Lead you will play a pivotal role in the Industrialization and Sustaining Engineering of Medical Devices and Drug-Device Combination Products  will ensure reliable production and supply chain readiness from early development stages to execution at Sites, Suppliers, and CMOs, impacting quality, cost‑efficiency, and time to market.

• Develop and manage technical Industrialization and Sustaining Engineering activities from innovation to commercialization, ensuring budget and staffing requirements are met.
• Create and execute a multi‑year roadmap for Industrialization and Sustaining Engineering based on product and business needs.
• Lead a global technical matrix team, driving end‑to‑end technical activities across the development and commercialization process.
• Foster alignment between innovation teams, product teams, life‑cycle teams, and technical development teams.
• Apply design principles for manufacturing, assembly, industrialization, and life‑cycle management during product development.
• Share knowledge and exchange best practices with other Development, Industrialization, and Sustaining Engineering teams.
• Drive supplier selection and ensure alignment with market needs and industrialization requirements.

• B.S./M.S./Ph.D. degree in science, engineering, or a related field with extensive work experience and technical capabilities in medical device or combination product development, industrialization, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external senior‑level clinical, commercial, and technical stakeholders.
• Advanced level of innovation skills, including influencing external partners and championing continuous improvement efforts.
• Advanced expertise and in-depth knowledge in industrialization and product sustaining management for complex systems, as well as quality, manufacturing equipment design and qualification, and process performance qualification.
• Experience in external contract negotiation and partnership.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.