Senior Manager, Manufacturing 1st shift

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Tucson
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.The PositionRoche 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 Senior Manager, Manufacturing is responsible for budget and output targets to meet customer requirements and standards. This role has full accountability for ensuring safety, customer quality, cost and delivery requirements are met. Responsible for developing an enthusiastic, motivated high performing team by utilizing Roche leadership principles. Leads the team on best practice and establishes standard policies and procedures. Implements and leads continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principles by identifying deficiencies and implementing changes in training, working practices and processes. Partners with the leadership teams within Roche to drive efficiencies through the optimization of manufacturing functions to meet or exceed corporate and local objectives. The Senior Manager is capable of making complex, risk based decisions with limited information, demonstrating systems thinking and community concerns. Roche encourages and supports our employees on their personal journeys by providing development opportunities in a safe and creative space to help them reflect, make decisions and grow in their careers.The Opportunity

• Budget and Output Responsibility: Full accountability for meeting safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets, and for driving efficiency through optimization of manufacturing functions.
  • Team Leadership and Development: Accountable to develop a high-performing, motivated team by applying Roche leadership principles, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, and leading by example. Accountable for holding self and peers responsible to a higher standard of performance and creates an environment that allows others to grow into their potential.
    • Strategic Initiatives:Understands and drives both local and global strategic initiatives, building networks to support these initiatives, and providing input and feedback relative to local strategies.
      • Quality and Safety Compliance: Ensures adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality System Regulations, and safety guidelines, with a strong focus on maintaining compliance and audit readiness.
      • Financial Management: Prepares and manages departmental budgets and expenses, analyzes variances and costs, and presents financial information to various organizational levels.
      • Continuous Improvement: Acts as a change agent, drives a culture of continuous improvement using Agile and Lean Manufacturing tools, develops and implements lean projects, and standardizes work practices.
      • Cross-functional Collaboration:Partners with leadership to create long-term capacity planning, collaborate on material replenishment strategies, and design and implement strategies aligned with organizational goals.Who You Are
        • You have a Bachelor's Degree preferred in Logistics/Supply Chain, Science, Engineering/Engineering Technology or Life Science discipline
        • You have 7 years relevant work experience, preferably in regulated industry
        • You have 5 years direct people leader experience
        • Experience operating in a GMP/regulated environment
        • Demonstrated experience with Lean/Continuous Improvement and/or Agile methodologiesPreferred
          • Master's Degree with 5 years of relevant work experience, 5 years of direct people leadership experience
          • Six Sigma certification or Green Belt
          • Experience leading leadersKnowledge Skills and Abilities
            • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
            • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
            • Conceptual knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, digital tools, process workflows and project management is preferred.
            • Strong influencing skills; Consistently achieves targeted results without authority and by leveraging his/her expertise, knowledge, interpersonal skills, organizational savvy and relationships with all levels of staff and management.
            • Ability to professionally interact with all levels of staff and leadership, raise concerns or challenges in a productive and competent manner, and proactively ask provocative questions to challenge assumptions and status quo.
            • Demonstrated ability to develop and lead/direct a high-performing team.
            • Exceptional skills in assessing, summarizing and presenting business or operational priorities and decision-points for effective, timely and efficient management/executive decision-making.
            • Preferred experience in Google suite of products
            • This position may require the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment.
            • Available for on-call duty for after-hours emergencies. May work extended hours, weekends and/or holidays.Travel Requirements
              • Less than 5%, based on business needsRelocation assistance is available for this opportunityThe expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Tucson, Arizona is 117,600.00 - 218,400.00 USD Annual. 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.Who we areAt 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.If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form .

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