Staff Systems Engineer

The Opportunity

• Partners with business stakeholders and systems development teams to translate customer needs into effective design inputs & outputs.
• Works with multi-functional teams, including R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Executes project deliverables specific to requirements, risk, configuration management, defect management, and verification and validation in the company specific tool.
• Demonstrates ability to integrate systems including automated staining systems, scanners, and software updates.
• Plans integration roadmaps, defines integration frameworks, and manages architecture specifications throughout the development lifecycle.
• Defines integration test plans, manages test cases, and coordinates environment setups for troubleshooting and interface validation.
• Acts as the bridge between technical engineering teams, project managers, solution architects, and business stakeholders.
• Diagnoses data flow breakdowns, resolves system conflicts, and delivers minor enhancements or defect fixes.
• Establishes measurable criteria for Agile User Stories and Features, formally accepts work on behalf of the Program, and ensures they meet the agreed-upon Definition of Done.
• Breaks down Agile Features into smaller, independent User Stories for seamless and incremental delivery.
• Engages actively in Agile processes, including iteration planning, daily sync-ups, retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt events to drive continuous improvement.
• Presents system demos, delivers compelling presentations to stakeholders, and upholds a commitment to First-Time Quality in all project outcomes.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's Degree in a directly related discipline + 8 years of related experience, OR MS degree in a directly related discipline + 6 years of related experience, OR PhD degree in a directly related discipline + 3 years of related experience.
• Experience working in a regulated environment demonstrating familiarity with FDA, ISO, IVD, and other relevant regulatory standards for diagnostic products.
• Proven expertise in requirements management, system design, user experience development, and usability with the ability to mentor others in these practices.
• Ability to translate business requirements and customer needs into actionable system design inputs while balancing alternatives and managing expectations.
• Expertise in translating stakeholder needs into structured, traceable, and compliant technical baselines using recognized international frameworks and industry guidelines.
• Ability to communicate technical risk, tradeoffs and investment needs clearly to engineering, product and senior business stakeholders.
• Expertise in system integration techniques by bridging the gap between assay, hardware, consumables, software, sub-assemblies, or enterprise systems to ensure they work together as a cohesive system.
• Strong systems thinking capabilities, creativity, and effective collaboration with technical teams to deliver optimized designs aligned with business needs and technological constraints.
• Proficiency in prioritizing work based on evidence, applying lean design principles, and actively engaging team feedback before decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Path Lab advanced staining functionality, slide workflows, use-cases of hardware & pre-filled consumables in the lab.
• Ability to plan, define & develop characterization protocols and DoEs to derive meaningful conclusions.
• Experience to build authority and accountability within a team with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to efficiently evaluate, prioritize and handle multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with the assay development & manufacturing processes.
• Ability to influence others to get a consensus on the best solutions for Roche and the customer.
• Ability to challenge existing designs or practices and think outside the box to be innovative in problem solving.
• Possess a mindset of taking initiatives in not only tackling, but following through on hard problems.