Team Lead Reagents Operations (QC Lab)

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The Position

Roche Diagnostics International AG in Rotkreuz is one of the world's leading providers of diagnostic system solutions for hospitals, laboratories, and physician offices. With over 2,200 employees, Rotkreuz is one of Roche Diagnostics' main sites. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity, and diversity.

The Team Lead QC Reagents role at the Roche Rotkreuz S&C (Sensor & Cartridge Manufacturing) site is a central leadership position responsible for the quality control of reagents, ensuring product quality and compliance with regulatory requirements. This includes assuming technical responsibility for compounding in reagent production, and supporting all production processes to drive improvement in collaboration with the respective Team Leaders (Peers)

The Opportunity

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 8 specialists, fostering talent and managing the team’s training matrix and status using adult learning methods.

• Take responsibility for all Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) roles within the team, implementing risk reduction measures and ensuring full compliance with GMP, GSP, and mQMS.

• Translate S&C Operations Strategy into measurable team objectives and KPIs, while optimizing manufacturing and personnel costs through performance analysis.

• Ensure supply according to long-term resource planning (12 months) and optimize the production plan in collaboration with the supply chain.

• Assume technical responsibility for compounding in reagent production and lead the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) to increase quality and efficiency standards.

• Act as the central interface to departments like Supply Chain, R&D, and MSAT to ensure cross-functional order coordination and planning optimization.

• Monitor Quality-KPIs such as Right-First-Time (RFT) and Statistical-Process-Control (SPC), and contribute to department-wide improvements as a member of the S&C Manufacturing Rotkreuz Leadership Team.

Who You Are

• You hold a higher natural science education (BSc, MSc, PhD), ideally as a Chemist, Biochemist, Process Engineer, or Materials Scientist.

• You have proven experience in employee leadership with an empathetic style and a genuine passion for coaching and empowering a diverse team in a production environment.

• You possess profound experience with GMP in highly regulated environments, a strong quality awareness, and a very good command of written and spoken German and English.

• You have strong analytical thinking skills, an understanding of complex contexts, and an interest in Shopfloor Management and data-based decision-making.

• You demonstrate excellent communication skills, high self-reflection, and the ability to represent the department’s interests effectively.

Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, references, diplomas, etc.).

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.