JOB DESCRIPTION
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
Join Roche's Solution Automation, Integration & Testing organization — where we design and optimize diagnostic laboratory automation solutions that enhance testing efficiency, clinical service, and patient care. We are looking for a Solution Lab Manager who combines technical expertise with strong leadership and is eager to shape the laboratories that support our next-generation diagnostic solutions.
The Opportunity
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Overseeing daily operations of solution laboratories, ensuring efficient workflows and regulatory compliance.
* Maintaining laboratory readiness as a representative customer-like test environment.
* Enforcing safety, documentation, and quality standards across all laboratory activities.
* Acting as the main point of contact for laboratory operations and user support.
* Developing and implementing the overall laboratory strategy in close collaboration with test and project teams.
* Managing the laboratory lifecycle, including maintenance, inventory, and equipment logistics.
* Procuring consumables and reagents to ensure continuous laboratory operations.
* Coordinating calibration, certification, and equipment repair activities to minimize operational downtime.
* Ensuring laboratory documentation is up to date and compliant with internal and external standards.
* Leading laboratory tours and providing safety introductions for visitors.
* Acting as Test Manager when required to support ongoing testing activities.
Who you are:
You bring a combination of technical knowledge, analytical thinking, and collaboration skills to the role. Your profile includes:
* Proven experience in laboratory, equipment, workflow, and stakeholder management.
* Strong understanding of both hardware and software systems and their integration.
* Experience in testing or system integration, ideally within medical diagnostics.
* Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
* Effective communication and presentation abilities across different stakeholders.
* Fluency in English and German (B2 level or higher).
* Basic understanding of laboratory IT networks and simulated environments.
* Dynamic, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset.
* Knowledge of cross-contamination studies and related laboratory testing.
Location: onsite position in Rotkreuz
Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a unique opportunity to shape the future of Roche.
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.
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