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The Position

Pharma Technical Operations (PT) is responsible for manufacturing, supply chain, and quality across the pharmaceutical network. Within PT, PTT (MSAT & Engineering) is responsible for ensuring that PT stays at the forefront of technology in our facilities and supports our robust processes & efficient operations. We focus on integrating product health, process health with equipment fit for purpose, and facility readiness in support of the manufacturing network. 

Global Device, Packaging and Distribution MSAT ensures our device-related products including platforms and packaging systems are robustly engineered, efficiently manufactured, and safely delivered and maintained. 

The Autoinjector Platform Lead sets the strategy for the device platform within Roche’s device portfolio responsible for developing, adapting, and maintaining a global device and packaging lifecycle strategy (from development, implementation, supply) for the Autoinjector platform and associated development projects with a 5-10 year planning horizon.

The Opportunity

You are responsible for guiding the design and standardization of the Autoinjector Device core technology across all of Roche's drug products, creating a single, integrated pathway from development to commercial manufacturing. 

• Oversee and guide technical teams that are responsible for tactically creating, deploying and maintaining the platform technology solutions across the product life cycle supporting development and commercial teams.

• Own the end-to-end device platform strategy supporting molecule projects ranging from preclinical (pre-phase 1) development through post-commercial product updates.

• Provide a mature device platform portfolio to product teams at appropriate robustness (cost, supply, quality).

• Oversight of implementing molecule-agnostic device platform families into development projects, embedding industrialization and commercialization requirements early, and translating the end-to-end platform strategy into consistent, scalable, and efficient utility. 

• Manage a technical team capable of driving platform development and maturation including molecule agnostic activities related to design technology and respective DHF library in support of product registration, launch, and post-market sustaining engineering activities.

• Ensure that the technology team provides sound technical rigor utilizing product design/process engineering expertise rooted in design excellence as well as effectively deploying the platform basis into product teams by creating and maintaining device platform DHFs ensuring the benefits of speed, quality, and standardization across the entire life cycle.

• Support/Guide technical teams related to platform design (product and process) ensuring platform based combination products can be industrialized at the appropriate scale.

Who you are

You bring solid matrix leadership skills  to lead a team developing/industrializing a device/combination product through all stages of Design Review, providing clear prioritization of platform goals and enabling collaborative decision making in the teams.

• B.S./M.S/Ph.D. degree in science, engineering, or a related field with 10+ years’ total work experience with at least 8 or more years’ relevant experience in medical device or combination product development.

• Prior experience in preclinical research, clinical device development, and/or ophthalmology devices is preferred.

• Proven track record of technical accomplishments in medical device/drug-device integrated combination product & packaging development and commercialization with an advanced knowledge of the Pharma/Medtech industry with excellent know-how of the Design and Development Process of Medical Devices /Combination Products including Design Controls.

• Knowledge of various Device/Combination Product manufacturing processes and platforms and the relevant GMP quality and regulatory dependencies.

• Deep understanding of the supplier/external partner landscape in the areas of medical devices, primary as well as secondary packaging.

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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.

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