Roche is dedicated to evolving the practice of medicine and helping patients to live longer, better lives. Our operations are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society; doing now what patients need next.

The individual in this role will be a hands-on front-line people leader, accountable for leading and developing teams in support of a fast-paced operation to deliver diagnostic products and ensure continuous quality, schedule adherence and efficient production. You will be a member of the Operations Extended Leadership Team (eLT), interfacing with other eLT members to deliver on goals and/or collaborate to drive business strategy. You will operate per internal and external quality and safety requirements and work with area leadership to evaluate production process data and drive continuous improvement cross functionally to achieve operational KPIs.

Responsibilities:

People Leadership/Development (35%)

• Leads and empowers direct reports or teams; provides coaching, training and opportunities to develop skills, and gives ongoing, constructive and timely feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations.

• Maintains visibility and presence in the manufacturing area.

• Optimizes staffing and conducts workforce planning to match current and future production demands.

• Learns and applies Visionary, Architect, Catalyst and Coaching (VACC) principles for team leadership and development.

Production (25%)

• Maintains a thorough understanding of end-to-end production processes.

• Identifies scheduling conflicts, production issues and equipment maintenance needs and collaborates with support functions for resolution.

• Participates as a stakeholder in project-based activities (e.g. new product transfers, inventory reduction, scale up) to support departmental and company goals.

• Reports out misses to daily, weekly and monthly goals and implements corrective actions.

Safety and Quality (20%)

• Operates with a safety and quality mindset.

• Addresses and escalates any potentially unsafe hazards; reports and investigates safety hazards, incidents and near misses in a timely manner.

• Ensures production area maintains right to operate and participates in internal and external quality and safety audits.

• Leads quality failure, root cause and corrective action investigations with other departments.

Continuous Improvement (10%)

• Acts as a change agent and drives a culture of continuous improvement by actively demonstrating the use of lean manufacturing tools in everything the team does.

• Collects data and trends and evaluates metrics (e.g. safety, quality, cost, delivery, people) to support Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and prepares presentations and reports to implement process improvements.

Teamwork and Collaboration (10%)

• Proactively collaborates with peers on other shifts/functions and/or facilitates and/or participates in tier and staff meetings.

• Collaborates with support functions to drive value stream, lean manufacturing improvement and global projects/ initiatives.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree

• 4 years of relevant experience in production, manufacturing or related field, of which 2 years include processes, people or project leader experience

Preferences :

• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a high-performing team.

• Ability to influence all levels of staff and management.

• Experience working in a regulated environment..

• Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Strong partnering and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally.

• Basic grasp of applicable financial concepts, metrics and budget planning.

3rd shift hours are from 10 PM to 6:30 AM

Relocation Benefits are not eligible for this role

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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