Lab Automation - Digital Solution Lead

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Onsite in South San Francisco

Job summary

Genentech, part of the Roche group, seeks a Technology Consultant to serve as a strategic go-to expert and lab solutions delivery lead for RDT. You will guide cross-functional teams on high-impact products, shape roadmaps, and mentor colleagues to foster a collaborative and innovative environment.

Onsite in South San Francisco with potential relocation support for the right candidate. Requirements include 8+ years in Digital Technology and Product Delivery in R&D, and a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Digital Technology and Product Delivery experience in R&D.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Proven track record of leading extremely complex projects with enterprise-wide implications.

Responsibilities

• Digital product delivery: Leads product development, design and deployment in Lab digital assets and AI-based automation space.
• Shapes and influences strategy for complex products and cross-functional agile teams.
• Accountability: Decides on topics with significant impact on goals and objectives of the organization.
• Mentors colleagues to foster a collaborative, safe, and innovative team environment.

Skills

Lab automation

AI automation

Agile scaling

Product roadmaps

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As a Technology Consultant , you will serve as a strategic go to expert and lab solutions delivery lead for RDT. You will lead cross-functional teams on high-impact, complex products, anticipating changing business conditions and recommending strategic directions with enterprise-wide implications in the lab digitalization and automation space. By engaging with senior executives and scaling Agile frameworks, you will align priorities across product squads and resolve unprecedented problems. The Opportunity: You will shape product roadmaps, influence domain strategy using extensive industry knowledge, and masterfully mentor colleagues to foster a highly collaborative, safe, and innovative team environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Digital product delivery: Leads product development, design and deployment in the Lab digital asset and AI based automation space.
• Scope / (Content Leadership): Leads cross-functional teams in a matrix organization, including peers from outside of your own function, to deliver high-impact and/or complex products.
• Shapes and influences strategy for complex products and cross-functional agile teams.
• Accountability/Problem Solving: Decides on important topics with a significant impact on the goals and objectives of the organization.
• Helps solve unique or unprecedented problems that impact major products.
• Fosters healthy disagreements and discussions to ensure convergence and agreement, and scales Agile frameworks in order to align priorities across squads or product teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Engages with senior stakeholders and executives, managing expectations and sponsorship.
• Communicates strategic information, issues, and solution options across the enterprise or multiple large business portfolios.
• Able to captivate audiences and exchange ideas by mastering the messaging used and selecting the most appropriate communication channels.
• Impact/Strategy: Acts as a go-to person for Leadership in RDT, determining the best course of action in new/innovative capabilities.
• Provides consistent leadership and significant impact on complex and/or high-impact programs.
• Influences strategy at the domain level by using extensive industry knowledge to shape product roadmaps and workforce strategies toward strategic trends.
• Masters coaching and mentoring to develop others' expertise and creates a safe environment that empowers participants and enables great teamwork.
• Complexity/ (Product Size): Leads extremely complex projects with enterprise-wide implications.
• Anticipates changing conditions and business needs, and recommends strategic directions to management to mitigate them.
• Business/Technical ability: Receives positive feedback, maintains a strong reputation, and is recognized by organizational leaders internally and externally due to impact, expertise, and collaboration capability.
• Possesses a proficient level of business process domain knowledge in multiple domains and stays abreast of technology innovation.
• Considered a thought leader in an area of Consultancy with deep expertise in multiple Consultancy capabilities.

Who you are

• Education / Experience 8+ years of Digital Technology and Product Delivery experience in R&D, including 5+ years in life sciences/pharma R&D or the assigned business function being supported.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Proven track record of leading extremely complex projects with enterprise-wide implications and anticipating changing business conditions.

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in Lab automation, digital technologies and scientific workflows and their implications on early research and development
• Experience working with AI-ready datasets and AI automation
• Strong ability to scale Agile frameworks to align priorities across multiple squads or product teams.
• Advanced capability in shaping product roadmaps and workforce strategies based on extensive industry knowledge and strategic trends.

Additional Qualifications

• Exceptional executive stakeholder management skills, with the charisma to captivate audiences and master strategic messaging.
• Mastery in coaching and mentoring colleagues to solve particular problems and develop their skills within a safe and collaborative environment.
• Must be willing to work onsite in South San Francisco
• Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $143,400 - $266,200. 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 #RDT2026 Genentech is an equal opportunity employer.

Genentech 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. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.

Who We Are

Genentech, a member of the Roche group and founder of the biotechnology industry, is dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. To solve the world's most complex health challenges, we ask bigger questions that challenge our industry and the boundaries of science to transform society. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis. The next step is yours.

Genentech 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. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.