Roche Posted August 19, 2026

Network Lead Core Lab (RA)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America FULL_TIME
Regulatory Affairs

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About this opportunity

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

As the Core Lab Network Lead, you will be a member of the Regulatory Affairs Leadership Team (RLT).

You will be a key interface in translating customer and business needs, as well as strategy on several levels into clear priorities for Regulatory Affairs, so as to guide the focus of Regulatory Affairs Functional Partners and Squads. As such, you will closely work with the Core Lab Customer Area, the corresponding Functional Partners who link to Lifecycle Teams (LCTs), as well as collaborate across Networks to deliver comprehensive and successful Customer Solutions.

In your work with Functional Partners and Squads, you’ll apply Vision, Architecture, Coach and Catalyst (VACC) principles to encourage:

smart risk taking

development of global regulatory strategies that weigh the requirements of all regions early in development,

creative solutions that maintain compliance while helping to advance the customer needs

creation of global dossiers that allow for parallel submissions globally, and

inclusion of innovative approaches within projects that help advance our policy objectives

Furthermore, you will interact closely with the Chapters within Regulatory Affairs to determine how to best allocate their members to Squads and teams.

The Opportunity

Drive regulatory strategies and deliverables to have the greatest impact for our customers:

Drive the development of best in class development and submissions strategies leading to successful diagnostic solutions global registrations.

Foster an agile mindset and ways of working with a focus on delivering high quality submissions

Work closely with all Roche Diagnostics affiliates to ensure timely availability of registration data and dossiers to enable rapid global patient access to our product portfolio.

Monitor the global regulatory environments, and provide assessments of the impact of new and changing regulations within the Core Lab Customer Area.

Seek to inspire and lead the team to deliver ground-breaking solutions that will ensure that Diagnostics Solutions products are recognized as being the best in the Diagnostics industry and maintains our #1 position in the future

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Drive business results and customer value:

Take an enterprise wide view to provide insights that help advance the regulatory strategies and deliveries` across the Core Lab portfolio

Be accountable for the delivery of projects and Squads within your Network towards the Diagnostics Solutions’ priorities

Define your Network's key objectives and ensure alignment thereof with the organization’s business strategy

Building on priorities from the Core Lab Customer Area, define common objectives for the Network

Develop a long term vision and backlog for the Network and its Squads and derive resource planning and budget cycles therefrom

Advance the work of the Network, making tradeoffs and breaking silos:

Coordinate with Functional Partners to aggregate upcoming LCTs’ needs and upcoming priorities, to better understand upcoming resource demands on the Network

Build and share this foresight on resource demands to the Chapter Leaders, to best enable Network alignment and resource allocations

Own decisions regarding prioritization of work and resource allocation across Squads within the Network

Break down silos and improve working effectiveness as an ‘integrator’ across the organization as needed; in particular through collaboration  with other Networks Leaders and stakeholders to resolve escalated bottlenecks and dependencies, as well as rebalance work & help in line with greater strategic priorities

Empower and enable Squads within the Network:

Provide guidance and mentorship for Squads in accordance to Servant-Leadership and VACC principles

Encourage Squad Leaders to seek creative and innovative approaches to the development and execution of regulatory plans and deliverables

Provide feedback on work-in-progress while ensuring autonomy of decision making by the Squad Leader

Ensure Squads proactively seek out and consider the voice of the customer in defining their priorities and outputs

Enable the organization’s New Ways of Working

Act as role-model for Agile Leadership behaviors, as well as for our culture, mindset & behaviors.

Model behaviors to support the organization’s transformation to new, more Agile Ways of Working – e.g. new decision making/governance practices, collaboration, etc.

As a Network Lead you:

Will be the key translator of customer & business strategy and priorities to Regulatory Affairs, the Core Lab Network’s focus and squads progression

Bring a mix of passion, functional knowledge and customer-obsession to your work to inspire, motivate and guide Squads within the network

Are committed to cross-functional collaboration and breaking down silos to achieve the best results for the organization

Have the ability to navigate within a changing organization, maintaining objectivity, respect for differences of opinion, fairness, open communication and consensus building skill

As per delegation by the person responsible for regulatory compliance (PRRC), incumbent is responsible to ensure that the technical documentation (as defined in IVDR Annex II) and the EU declaration of conformity (as defined in IVDR Annex IV) are drawn up and kept up-to-date [acc. to Article 15 (3) (b) IVDR/MDR]

Who you are

Bachelor or Advanced degree in science or a related field with 10+ years of experience in Regulatory Affairs within diagnostics industry or a related field

General understanding of the Diagnostics industry, lifecycle & development process and global trends

History of successful interactions with regulatory bodies.

Knowledge in IVD, Pharmaceutical, and /or Medical Device industry; Regulatory Compliance, Federal cGMP’s and QSR’s, ISO13485 and 27001.

Experience with global submissions for US FDA (Class 1-3), EU Notified Bodies (Class A-D), and International (including China)

Past experience of working as/with cross functional expert(s) on projects

Demonstrates courage, vision and drive to be at the forefront of innovative change

Strong business and financial acumen with an enterprise mindset

Leadership skills:

Consistent record of building collaborative relationships with peers and teams, helping cross-functional teams address strategic opportunities and solve problems across the organization

Demonstrated experience of working in a matrixed organization, ability to build strong relationships and effective stakeholder management.

A desire and openness to learning and continuous improvement

Senior management skills

Senior-level experience leading, motivating, coaching, and developing teams to drive customer focus in our mindset, work priorities and collaborative behaviors

Evidence of strong strategic thinking, communication, planning and organizational skills required, e.g., through experience successfully leading strategic initiatives

Able to foster positive partnerships through effective influencing, negotiation and conflict management skills to achieve alignment up and down the organization

Commitment through collaboration and breaking down of siloes

Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear, succinct and timely communication and proven ability to foster and build important relationships with customers and key stakeholders

Locations: This position is based in Indianapolis or Penzberg. At the Company's discretion, an exception to the location requirement could be made under extraordinary circumstances.

As this position is a global role, international business travel will be required depending upon the business location of the successful candidate and ongoing business project activities.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indiana is $199,600-$370,600 .  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.

Benefits

 

 

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Indianapolis. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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 .

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Regulatory Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Regulatory Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 357 comparable Regulatory Affairs roles across 78 biopharma companies.

357Comparable roles tracked
330Currently active
78Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

111 of 357 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Chemistry Manufacturing Controls Manager · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Highest disclosed · AVP, Therapeutic Area Head, Clinical Safety and Risk Management · Merck $378,100/yr – $595,100/yr
Peer group range $0 – $486,600 (median $204,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 357 comparable roles

United States155
India24
Ireland22
United Kingdom19
Japan18
Poland14

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Seniority mix

288 of 357 peers have a known seniority level

Manager123
Director61
Associate Director37
Senior30
Senior Director15
Executive/VP14
Associate5
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2
Principal1

Therapeutic area mix

37 of 357 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology12
Dermatology & Aesthetics6
Neuroscience6
Immunology6
Cardiovascular / CVRM2
Rare Disease2
Respiratory2
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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