Design Lead Pathology

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Design Lead Pathology

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.

The Opportunity:

For our Global Diagnostics Customer Experience & Solution Design Chapter (DIA CXSD), we are looking for a motivated Design Lead, who is experienced in managing and connecting across several design projects and is passionate to contribute to the transformation of user and customer experience in healthcare. In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to bring in your design management, design and research expertise as well as to prove your leadership and solution/CX mindset.

Additionally, Design Leads shape and manage Design Operations capabilities, support strategic direction and evolving needs within the chapter.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Set project design scope, timeline, and key milestones, acting as the liaison between the business, R&D and design

• Supervise the delivery across multiple project teams, conducting periodic alignment meetings with the teams, and maintaining a close relationship with business and R&D

• Lead the team to synthesize insights and map CX/solution/product opportunities

• Apply systems thinking and understand technical architectures and cross-platform data/workflow dependencies

• Build rapport, emanate confidence, and inspire when advising business, R&D and design teams

• Incorporate business objectives alongside customer and user needs into the design process throughout the work

Who You Are:

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Design (medical background a plus)

• Inspiring, hands-on leader with a strong track record in design delivery, operations, and team management

• Proven expertise in healthcare product and service design, including research and insights analysis

• Experience successfully bringing products or services to market
  Familiar with highly regulated environments (e.g., Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, IVD)

• Strong ability to influence within complex, matrixed organizations

• Confident engaging and collaborating with diverse stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Location: This position is based in Tucson, AZ, with the possibility of considering remote candidates.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Tucson, AZ is $114,400 - $212,400.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

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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