Strategic PLM Lead – External Manufacturing (IVD)

Elan Personal AG; Illgau; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible home office options

Green campus and modern facilities

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Roche Diagnostics International AG in Rotkreuz seeks a Technical Product Lead for Consumables to own end-to-end product lifecycle, drive capacity planning, and lead cross-functional squads in a global context.

You will manage supplier relationships, budget, and strategic priorities while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality across the product line. Strong leadership and German/English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Natural Science, or Business Administration.
• 1-3 years of product leadership in a matrixed environment.
• Proven track record in PLM including quality, supply, compliance and cost management.
• Experience in External Manufacturing with day-to-day supplier interaction and risk management.
• Experience in Strategy and Capacity Planning with multi-year investment plans and business cases.
• Experience in IVD or medical device environments with regulatory documentation standards.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and German for global stakeholder presentations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for the product lifecycle across quality, supply, compliance, cost, and risk.
• Manage product changes, complaints, deviations, and production assets.
• Develop and implement the product-wide production capacity plan and business cases.
• Manage budget, OPEX, CAPEX, and Squad cost accounts; lead prioritization decisions.
• Coordinate with suppliers, subsuppliers, Procurement, and cross-functional teams to forecast demand and performance.
• Represent External Manufacturing in system development projects and PCQT-level business teams.
• Prepare the Annual Product Review with stakeholders and drive actions, risks, and mitigations.

Skills

Product leadership

PLM

Supplier management

Strategy planning

Regulatory knowledge

English & German fluency

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Roche Diagnostics International AG in Rotkreuz seeks a Technical Product Lead for Consumables to own end-to-end product lifecycle, drive capacity planning, and lead cross-functional squads in a global context.

You will manage supplier relationships, budget, and strategic priorities while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality across the product line. Strong leadership and German/English communication are essential.