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Manager, Assay Transfer Development

Roche
Tucson, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
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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.

You will manage the Assay Transfer Development team, overseeing budgets, resource allocation, and process characterization to ensure products are robust and sustainable. By setting high standards for efficiency, you’ll drive the seamless transition of complex assays across their entire lifecycle.

The Opportunity:

  • Works with Assay Care Team leadership to establish overall team direction and goals, and direction of resources toward completion of goals. Provides an open, collaborative environment focused on teamwork during reagent product development
  • Establishes and maintains design transfer project milestones and timelines
  • Communicates with product development and operations teams to share information and implement lean, standard development practices
  • Manages production of Pilot Reagent lots used for verification and validation studies at varying scales
  • Interfaces with other Business Units if new products designed in Tucson will be manufactured at other sites
  • Actively explores new methodologies, equipment, processes to improve reagent quality and reduce product cost
  • Manages staff; provides staff with coaching, training and opportunities to develop skills, and gives ongoing, constructive and timely feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations

Who you are:

  • You have a BS (with 8 yrs), or a MS (with 6 yrs), or PhD (with 4 yrs) in relevant engineering or scientific disciplines or Product design/development, software development, instrument or reagent systems integration, chemistry/reagent design/development, project management and/or marketing management of new products
  • You have a proven track record of driving advanced multiplexing project deliverables; expert in spearheading experimental design and data analysis while maintaining stakeholder alignment across high-complexity initiatives
  • You have strategically guided Assay Transfer’s transition to the Agile framework; currently serves as Product Owner/Co-Product Owner, overseeing planning and navigating organizational changes
  • You have expertise in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with a disciplined approach to deadline management, strategic planning, and cross-functional problem-solving
  • You are highly effective at translating complex technical data into actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

  • You have previous people management experience
  • You have prior technical project management experience

This position is based in Tucson, AZ

The expected salary range for this position is 116,500-216,300 based on the primary location of Tucson, AZ. 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 here: Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this position

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.

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.

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.

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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