Project Leader - Urinalysis & cobas ultra (Software, Cybersecurity)

About the role

Roche Diagnostics is looking for a Project Leader for Urinalysis and cobas ultra integrated solutions (software and cybersecurity). You will act as a cross-functional leader and member of both the cobas Ultra Leadership Team and its Life Cycle Team, accountable for large-scale solutions in the Urinalysis space and for software and cybersecurity projects across the cobas Ultra and Core Lab ecosystem. The role sets direction for the global product development strategy from initiation to launch.

Key responsibilities

• Set direction for the global product development strategy and take full accountability for the availability, quality, cost, success and delivery of milestones for Urinalysis and cobas ultra solutions.
• Guide, inspire and mentor multidisciplinary, multisite teams and Squads, promoting accountability, high performance and a customer focus.
• Translate customer and business needs into project priorities, break down silos and resolve escalated bottlenecks and dependencies.
• Proactively manage risks, mitigate issues and drive alternative courses of action, aligning development, engineering and integration across internal teams and external delivery partners.
• Approve and monitor budgets, timelines, risk mitigation plans and resources needed to meet project objectives.
• Partner with other Project Leaders, Lifecycle Networks and International and Lifecycle Business Leaders on technical, regulatory and business needs.
• Lead technical discussions on software, cybersecurity, architecture and development plans with internal and external partners, especially external OEM partners.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience managing complex solutions, including systems development, software development and product launches, with a track record in global environments.
• Expertise in systems design and large-scale architectures, and familiarity with the urinalysis or a similar diagnostic discipline, cybersecurity, hardware and software development, plus regulatory requirements in diagnostics.
• Strong intercultural sensitivity and adaptability, with a record of working with multinational partners.
• Advanced communication, planning, decision-making and influencing skills, able to set KPIs and deprioritize personal projects for the good of the overall program.