Principal Engineer System Development

Job description

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The Position

In the role of Principal Engineer, you are responsible to motivate and lead a highly diverse team always with the goal to get to solutions in the most efficient and lean way.

You will be responsible for:

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Line management of a team (5 to 10 team members)

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Building and maintaining the team skills, both in expertise as well as technical project leadership

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Leading of product care projects

The advertised position offers:

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Working in an interdisciplinary environment with experts from various disciplines

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A leadership function aiming at deploying the team's capabilities in various product care projects across the board from SW, HW, consumables to generic reagents projects

Who we are

Roche Diagnostics International AG in Rotkreuz ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter diagnostischer Systeme für Kliniken, Labors und Arztpraxen. In Rotkreuz arbeiten mehr als 2200 Personen, womit dieser Standort zu den wichtigsten von Roche Diagnostics zählt. Mehr dazu .

Roche ist ein Arbeitgeber, der die Chancengleichheit fördert.

Desired profile

Who you are

You're someone who wants to influence your own development. You're looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

To be successful in this role:

You're someone who has an independent interest in technology and the willingness to explore technologies new to you. You have a genuine enthusiasm and commitment to problem solving and can communicate your ideas easily to varied audiences. In order to be successful in this position, you have a detailed-oriented working style and the ability to organize, prioritize and delegate effectively. You have a Master degree or similar (preferably in Engineering / Information Technology, Process Engineering, Biotechnology or equivalent professional experience) and several years of work experience in the area of medical technology in either product support or Medical Device Research & Development or equivalent experience.

Ideally, your skills should include:

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Strong leadership skills, being a role model for your team and willing to go the extra mile: “Walk the talk”

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Feel comfortable being under pressure and with high visibility towards senior management and at the same time being able of highly collaborative teamwork with great doses of trust and respect towards your peers when planning project needs

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Able to work on multiple projects at the same time, and deal with priority changes in a high-paced work environment (ability to define timelines and resource needs)

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High technical orientation, ability to learn new & complex systems and technologies quickly (critical thinking - reasoning abilities, analyze, assess and improve)

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Able to reach out and interact with multiple interfaces and stakeholders (Regulatory, Operations, Quality, etc.) to drive changes

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Strong customer orientation drive and communication skills as well as knowledge regarding regulatory requirements and quality practices

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Good general IT knowledge, interest in Software applications and programming (e.g. Excel, VBA). Experience with statistical analysis SW (e.g. JMP, Minitab) and DOE

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Ability to work independently as well as in a team with a positive attitude and a good sense of humor (troubleshooting & problem solving open mindset)

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Good presentation and excellent communication skills in English, knowledge of German advantageous

Roche ist ein Arbeitgeber, bei dem Chancengleichheit zählt.
Research & Development, Research & Development > Devices, Systems and Solutions

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