Technical Lead Assay Development - Elecsys

About the role

Roche is looking for a Technical Lead Assay Development for its Elecsys/cobas e instrument platform, based in Sant Cugat del Vallès. You will steer complex, global and cross-functional diagnostic projects with significant strategic impact and risk potential, provide technical leadership to a laboratory team and apply deep scientific expertise to advance core lab technology assay development.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical development in complex, global cross-functional projects, manage interfaces and contribute to technical PI planning, taking part in program and agile ceremonies and collaborating with Product Owners on schedules.
• Provide technical guidance to a laboratory team, support the development of IVD assays and assay components, and define the competence standards needed for operational success.
• Prepare data-driven analyses to support key decisions and assess and interpret product and project risks.
• Monitor emerging trends and technologies in diagnostics, propose applications for IVD solutions and foster technical growth in agile teams.
• Build partnerships across internal departments and external collaborators, and help build a Technical Lead community across functional customer areas.
• Analyze and interpret R&D outcomes, present findings to key functional committees and support academic and scientific publications.
• Independently design and execute innovative solutions outside established frameworks.

Required profile

• Master's degree with 5-7 years of professional experience in developing diagnostic solutions, or a PhD in Biochemistry or a closely related scientific field.
• Demonstrated experience in assay development or IVD solution design, and in technical supervision and mentorship.
• Experience providing technical direction within complex matrix organizational structures.
• Business fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Openness to agile ways of working and cultural transformation, and openness to regular travel within Europe, especially during onboarding.

Required skills

• Deep expertise in IVD assay development and technical solution architecture.
• Advanced scientific, analytical and complex problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong technical stakeholder management, dependency management and cross-functional alignment.
• Communication, presentation and task delegation skills.
• Strategic mindset and ability to make timely, reasoned decisions under uncertainty.