Head of Process Engineering Indianapolis Machinery

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The Position

Doing now what patients need next. The customer area Near Patient Care (NPC) unites Roches Point of Care and Diabetes Care portfolios. Our ambition is to improve disease management by enabling critical answers and personalized care closer to the people we serve. With our passion we bring testing closer to patients and empower people to better monitor their own health and help healthcare professionals make faster more confident decisions closer to the patient.

Within NPC Operations we are globally accountable for the end-to-end production of solutions for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) blood glucose monitoring (BGM) and insulin delivery (IDS) as well as Point-of-Care (POC) products. The most relevant internal manufacturing sites are Mannheim in Germany and Indianapolis in the USA.

Your New Team

As Manufacturing Science and Technology in NPC Operations we bridge the gap between development and manufacturing. With around 200 colleagues across Mannheim Indianapolis and Rotkreuz we lead technology strategy product design industrialization and collaboration with external partners throughout the product lifecycle.

As a project-based organization we enable scalable product designs ready for mass production ensure robust processes and equipment for excellent yields and ensure scalable QC processes. Partnering with external networks we secure competitive manufacturing costs and reliable production.

We are committed to building a global inclusive team bringing together various perspectives and skills to foster innovation and create a great place to work for all.

Your New Role

As Head of Process Engineering - Machinery (m/f/d) you will lead a local interdisciplinary team of engineers and designers and shape a work environment that fosters innovation through inclusion and diverse this position you will significantly influence the technology strategy and drive the development of complex special machinery for the assembly of medical devices. Your focus is on industrialization: you translate innovative R&D concepts into robust scalable equipment designs ready for global mass production.

Your Main Tasks

• Leading motivating and purposeful development of the Process Engineering - Machinery team consisting of engineers and designers. Fostering a diverse inclusive and globally oriented work environment that strengthens innovation and team spirit as well as the further development of individual and technical competencies.

• Significant contribution to and implementation of the technology strategy for modern highly automated special machinery for the assembly of medical devices.

• Development of equipment concepts that ensure excellent production results and scalable QC processes while securing competitive manufacturing costs.

• Interface management between R&D and production. Transferring new product designs into robust scalable equipment technology ready for mass production (Design for Manufacturing/Assembly).

• Selection evaluation and close partnership with external special machine builders and technology suppliers throughout the entire development and construction process (incl. FAT/SAT).

• Responsibility for equipment design in compliance with the strict regulatory requirements of medical technology (e.g. GMP ISO 13485 MDR FDA) and support for the necessary qualification and validation phases (DQ IQ OQ PQ).

• Monitoring new market trends in automation robotics and assembly technologies for the continuous modernization of the equipment landscape and increase in process efficiency.

Who You Are

• Bachelors Masters or PhD in a relevant engineering or natural science degree program.

• 5 years of professional experience in a relevant engineering function.

• 2 years of proven experience as a matrix leader or ideally as a direct supervisor.

• Sound engineering knowledge (mechanical engineering mechatronics or automation) Good Engineering Practice in-depth knowledge of relevant norms and standards near-patient-care manufacturing processes excellent communication in English.

• Demonstrable experience in a highly regulated environment (e.g. GMP ISO 13485 FDA MDR) and confident handling of the qualification of production equipment (DQ IQ OQ PQ).

• Pronounced know-how in Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DfM/DfA) for the successful and cost-efficient transfer of R&D concepts into mass production readiness.

• Proven ability to build bridges in a global project-oriented organization and to act as a central interface between R&D Operations and Quality.

• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical matters understandably and to bring about decisions across different departments and hierarchy levels.

Location

Indianapolis. This position requires a willingness to travel 30%.

Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

The expected salary range for the Head of Process Engineering Indianapolis - Machinery position based on the primary location of Indianapolis IN is $105400 - $195800 Annual. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance as well as participation in a long-term incentive program. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 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.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ promote and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit qualifications and competence. The companys policy prohibits unlawful discrimination including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status individuals with disabilities status and consistent with all federal state or local laws.

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