Global Product Launch and Supply Chain Lead

Roche • Indianapolis, IN

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Global Supply Chain division operates as a vital strategic vehicle for business transformation, driving cross-functional alignment and global regulatory compliance across R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality functions. The department focuses on embedding innovative design methodologies, standardizing end-to-end supply chain integration, and planning multi-year distribution footprints to achieve carbon neutrality. Every team member in this global network is dedicated to permanently optimizing processes in order to increase quality and efficiency standards, ensuring that organizational future readiness is balanced with high-precision launch execution. We are seeking a Global Product Launch and Supply Chain Lead to manage organization-wide integration initiatives and new product commercialization on an international scale. This role functions with an operational-to-strategic split that balances 60% operational execution, coordinating timelines, managing volume ramps, and resolving immediate cold chain bottlenecks, with 40% strategic direction focused on footprint optimization and high-level systems thinking. Operating as a transformational project leader, you will navigate highly ambiguous, cross-functional challenges to bring complex instruments and hardware systems successfully to market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• 8+ years of leadership experience within Diagnostics, Medical Devices, or Aerospace/Capital Equipment.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing and distributing complex hardware systems.
• Proven experience managing global launches for capital equipment and instruments in highly regulated environments, such as ISO 13485 or FDA frameworks.
• Deep comprehension of the hardware Product Life Cycle, including manufacturing scale-up, global trade compliance for electronics, and field service logistics.
• Demonstrated matrix leadership capability to make strong strategic decisions, navigate the complexity of global trade barriers, and coach others through culturally diverse environments while role-modeling Roche values and VACC principles.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage organization-wide integration initiatives and new product commercialization on an international scale.
• Coordinate timelines, manage volume ramps, and resolve immediate cold chain or regulatory compliance bottleneck resolution.
• Execute multi-year planning in the early stages of the Product Life Cycle.
• Introduce new technologies and design methodologies to break down structural silos and foster a transformational leadership environment.
• Oversee critical, large-scale integration projects encompassing managing E2E supply chain workflows, divisional launches, and technical problem-solving across internal manufacturing and external sites.
• Influence internal leaders across the DIA Supply Chain Leadership Team, Finance, and R&D.
• Negotiate global design standards with external Logistics Service Providers.
• Manage high-stakes conflicts, specifically when balancing R&D’s desire for speed against supply chain compliance or aligning financial cost goals with operational resilience needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior