Senior Program Leader (IVD/CDx) (Relocation to Switzerland)

SOPHiA GENETICS; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (Helsana)

Meal vouchers

Free parking

Coffee and snacks

Social committee

Leadership exposure

Job summary

SOPHiA GENETICS is seeking a Program Leader to drive end-to-end in vitro diagnostic programs, including CTAs and CDx, guiding cross-functional teams across development, validation, regulatory, and commercial workstreams. You will manage biopharma partnerships, governance, and complex timelines to deliver diagnostic solutions with impact for cancer and rare diseases.

The role requires extensive regulatory knowledge, collaboration with biopharma partners, and the ability to operate across global

Qualifications

• 8+ years in diagnostic product development or program ownership across IVD/CDx or clinical assays.
• Proven track record delivering IVD/CDx programs through FDA CE/CTA milestones.
• Deep knowledge of IVD and CDx development, validation, and regulatory strategy.
• Experience managing budgets, resources, risks, and multi-partner collaborations.
• Understanding of EU IVDR and FDA requirements preferred.
• Oncology experience and hands-on diagnostic platform background preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced life sciences degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define design and development strategy for IVD, CTA, CDx, and SaMD programs aligned with milestones.
• Build biopharma partnerships and manage joint development plans with legal/commercial teams.
• Lead governance across portfolio reviews, design reviews, and steering committees.
• Integrate cross-disciplinary teams around a coherent program plan and milestones.
• Deliver programs from requirements to regulatory submission and commercialization.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory strategy

Biopharma partnerships

Budget & resource planning

Technical communication

Education

B.S. degree or equivalent

PhD / MSc preferred

Job description

Do you bring deep experience in IVD or companion diagnostic product development and a track record of leading complex programs through regulatory approval or pivotal clinical trials? Can you align cross‑functional teams and biopharma partners around the scientific, regulatory, operational, and commercial milestones needed to deliver diagnostic solutions?

If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Diagnostics Solutions team as a Program Leader and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.

This role is attached to our Corporate HQ in Switzerland. For any individuals not based in Switzerland, this would require international relocation but this can be support for suitably qualified individuals. This role cannot be done remotely from outside of Switzerland.

Our Mission

We believe there is a smarter, more data‑driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our cloud‑native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratise data‑driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.

Your Mission

As Program Leader, you will be accountable for the end‑to‑end strategic and operational leadership of one or more in‑vitro diagnostic development programs, including Clinical Trial Assays, tumour profiling tests, Companion Diagnostics, and software as a medical device. You will ensure programs are co‑developed, validated, and submitted on time and in alignment with each biopharma partner’s drug development timeline. This role requires deep knowledge of IVD and CDx development, strong biopharma customer management skills, and the ability to orchestrate cross‑functional teams across development, verification and validation, clinical, regulatory, and commercial workstreams.

The value you add

• Define and own the design and development strategy for IVD, CTA, tumour profiling, CDx, and/or SaMD programs, aligning analytical and clinical validation and regulatory timelines with biopharma drug development milestones, including IND, Phase I/II/III, BLA, NDA, and MAA.
• Build trusted biopharma partnerships as the primary project contact, maintaining transparency on status, risks, decisions, co‑development agreements, technical feasibility scopes, and joint development plans in collaboration with Biopharma Business and Legal.
• Lead internal and joint governance—including portfolio reviews, business stage gates, design reviews, Joint Steering Committees, and Joint Development Teams—to drive aligned, timely decision‑making.
• Integrate Bioinformatics and Assay Development, Verification and Validation, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Biopharma teams around a coherent program strategy, milestones, resources, and shared accountability.
• Deliver diagnostic programs from requirements definition through product development, verification and validation, regulatory submission, and commercial launch while managing timelines, budgets, risks, resources, and contingency plans.

Requirements

We know that every background is different, but to be best set for success we see you bringing:

• 8+ years of experience in diagnostic product development or program/project ownership across IVD, CDx, or clinical laboratory assays, including at least 3 years in cross‑functional project or program leadership.
• A demonstrated track record of delivering an IVD or CDx program through FDA approval or CE marking, or a CTA through a pivotal clinical trial.
• Deep knowledge of IVD and CDx development, including assay and bioinformatics development, analytical and clinical validation, design controls, regulatory interactions, and global regulatory strategy.
• Experience managing budgets, resource planning, technical and regulatory risks, and complex external biopharma partnerships in a matrixed, multi‑partner environment.
• The ability to move between high‑level business strategy and tactical daily program operations, supported by strong technical communication, influencing, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• A solid understanding of drug‑diagnostic co‑development and the regulatory interdependencies between CDx and drug approval; familiarity with EU IVDR and FDA requirements is preferred.
• Oncology therapeutic area experience and a hands‑on technical background in one or more diagnostic platforms are preferred.
• A B.S. degree or equivalent is required; a PhD, MSc, or equivalent degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, genomics, pathology, or a related life sciences discipline is preferred.

Benefits

You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

Business recognition and accolades include:

• World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World's smartest companies (Top 50)
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
• Top 10 European Tech Startup
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
• Top 25 East‑Coast Biotech to watch

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in‑line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

• Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
• Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
• A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit/snacks
• Free parking in an easy to access location
• A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
• As our global HQ, you’ll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally

Our DNA

Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curious; Resilient & Nimble and Fearlessly Adventurous

Our Virtues

At SOPHiA GENETICS we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action. We Decide; We Do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt and We Learn.

At the centre of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do. Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal

The Process

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Starting Date: As suitable

Location: Rolle, CH (Hybrid) - International Relocation welcome

Contract: Permanent