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The PositionWho We Are At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients' lives, and we are bold in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.
Role Purpose As a Product Development Excellence Leader within the Product Engineering chapter, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic innovation and accelerating the delivery of personalized disease management solutions across an expanding range of therapeutic areas. Your leadership will be crucial in enhancing our software products and processes, ultimately improving more patients' lives at a faster pace.
You will lead a multi-year Product Development Excellence Initiative accountable for building and enhancing our software products more efficiently by implementing harmonized, lean product, regulatory, and software development processes and tools. Within this initiative, you will focus on reducing complexity and cognitive load on each team member by adopting the least burdensome, most transparent, and inclusive approaches. This involves not only optimizing existing processes but also fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
In alignment with our goal of continuous integration and deployment of software products, you will drive the implementation of continuous compliance in the most automated and efficient ways. Your strategic efforts will be geared towards reducing time to market, enhancing product quality, and delivering increased value to our customers. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, you will ensure that our compliance processes are streamlined and efficient, thereby enabling rapid and reliable product development.
Ultimately, your leadership will ensure that our engineering processes are not only efficient and compliant but also capable of supporting the rapid delivery of innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare providers worldwide.
Responsibilities Develop and execute a comprehensive program to automate documentation and compliance processes, reducing inefficiencies and delays in the deployment of software solutions.Lead efforts to standardize our toolchain, consolidating tools and configurations to minimize manual effort, reduce costs, and enhance supportability.Implement streamlined approval processes, reducing time-consuming hierarchical approvals and dependencies on line manager approval.Oversee initiatives to eliminate redundant documentation, promoting clarity, simplicity, and consistency across all documents.Drive automation initiatives to increase efficiency and agility in document creation, compliance tasks, and software deployment.Establish governance mechanisms to monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify opportunities for strategic investments in efficiency improvements to meet regulatory requirements and enhance compliance.International travel up to 20% required.Your profile Proven track record of leading process improvement initiatives within large, global engineering organizations.Strong ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders and drive alignment towards common goals.Excellent communicator with experience engaging stakeholders at all levels, from individual contributors to senior executives.In-depth knowledge of engineering processes, practices, tools, and regulatory requirements in the medical device industry.Experience implementing automation solutions and navigating complex regulatory environments.Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and drive data-driven decision-making.Familiarity with emerging technologies and their relevance to engineering process optimization and compliance.BS degree or equivalent in a directly related discipline (CS, Eng, etc.) or similar field.15+ years of previous experience in software engineering, process improvement, or related discipline.Locations You will be based in one of our following European sites: Sant Cugat, Vienna, Warsaw, or Poznan. At the Company's discretion, an exception to the location requirement could be made under extraordinary circumstances.
As this position is a global role, international business travel will be required depending upon the business location of the successful candidate and ongoing business project activities.
Roche is an equal opportunity employer.
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