Associate Systems Engineer - Assay Develompent

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche Tissue Diagnostics in Arizona seeks an Associate Systems Engineer to drive requirements definition, risk management, and verification and validation activities for IVD projects, defining system architectures and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will own project deliverables, collaborate across R&D, Quality, Regulatory and Operations, analyze technologies, assess risks, and translate customer needs into robust validation criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field, with 2 years of experience preferred.
• Experience working in regulated diagnostics environments (FDA/ISO).
• Knowledge of risk analysis methods (FMEA) and V&V activities.

Responsibilities

• System Lifecycle Management: focus on requirements engineering, risk management, and V&V stages.
• Industry and Technology Analysis to identify opportunities for robust validation strategies.
• Cross-functional Collaboration with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality and Regulatory to ensure regulatory traceability and risk controls.
• Customer-focused Innovation to align technical solutions with market needs and define validation criteria.
• Technical Problem Solving to present solution options and tradeoffs for project decisions.
• Project Execution of requirements engineering, risk analysis, configuration management, and defect tracking.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Risk management

Verification & validation

Cross-functional collaboration

IVD regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Biomedical Sciences degree

Tools

RETINA tool

Job description

About Roche

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. At Roche Tissue Diagnostics, we have revolutionized cancer diagnostics worldwide through state-of-the‑art testing automation. We provide more than 250 cancer tests and associated instruments, making us the leading global supplier of cancer diagnostic systems to the pathology market. Through excellence and innovation in science and engineering, our people are leading the discovery, development, and delivery of diagnostic systems and tissue‑based cancer tests that are guiding the future of healthcare. This culture of constant innovation at Roche Tissue Diagnostics fuels our vision: to empower our customers by providing the highest quality, most innovative cancer diagnostic solutions. We are passionate in our pursuit of diagnostic solutions that improve the practice of medicine because when we empower pathology professionals, we brighten the outlook for patients. The Opportunity

The Opportunity

As a member of our R&D team, the Associate Systems Engineer will drive requirements definition, risk management, and verification & validation practices in projects, including defining requirements, designing system architectures, and implementing solutions to meet IVD standards. This individual will take ownership of project deliverables and facilitate the decision‑making process with well‑considered tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• System Lifecycle Management: Apply broad knowledge and skill‑sets from Systems Engineering, focusing on the requirements engineering, risk management, and verification & validation stages of the system lifecycle.


• Industry and Technology Analysis: Research and analyze industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive products to identify opportunities for robust requirements, proactive risk mitigation, and effective validation strategies.


• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements, particularly regarding traceability, risk, and validation.


• Customer‑Focused Innovation: Engage with business leaders and VoC representatives to ensure technical solutions align with customer needs and market demands, facilitating stakeholder discussions to prioritize requirements, assess associated risks, and define appropriate validation criteria.


• Technical Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges, present multiple solution paths, and help stakeholders make informed decisions; provide innovative and clear options to address requirements definition, risk mitigation, and verification & validation challenges.


• Project Execution: Execute project deliverables specific to requirements engineering, risk analysis, configuration management, defect management, and verification & validation in the company‑specific tool.

Who You Are

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, or related technical field with 2 years of experience preferred. Experience in assay development at a medical device company.


• Regulatory Familiarity: Experience working in a regulated environment, with familiarity with FDA, ISO, and other relevant regulatory standards for diagnostics products, especially regarding requirements, risk, and validation.


• Strategic Mindset: Demonstrated interest in innovative technologies and understanding of the competitive landscape in IVD, with an eye for potential risks, critical requirements, and robust validation approaches. Experience working in the RETINA tool completing risk analysis and requirement work.


• Preferred Systems Engineering Expertise: Demonstrated knowledge of systems engineering principles, specifically in requirements engineering, trade‑off analysis, risk management, configuration management, and verification and validation.


• Specialized Skills: Deep knowledge in requirements elicitation, risk analysis methodologies (e.g., FMEA), usability engineering, and V&V test strategy development.


• Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently evaluate, prioritize, and handle multiple projects and priorities; capability to formulate and solve problems, and complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner, especially in managing extensive requirement sets, risk registers, and verification & validation matrices.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Arizona is 60 300,00 - 112 100,00 USD Annual. 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

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.

Equal Opportunity

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 company’s 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.

Accessibility

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Our Commitment

We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right not only in the present but also as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each 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. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.