Vice President, General Counsel

About the Opportunity
Roche Diagnostics is seeking an accomplished legal executive to serve as Vice President, General Counsel, providing strategic legal leadership and executive oversight across its legal, ethics, compliance, and business and product security functions.

Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the successful candidate will serve as a principal legal advisor, ensuring that legal strategy, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management remain aligned with the organization's broader commercial and operational objectives.

This executive appointment offers an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide business decisions, strengthen governance structures, oversee complex legal matters, and support the organization's continued development within the healthcare diagnostics industry.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in corporate legal leadership, healthcare regulations, commercial transactions, compliance management, and executive-level strategic advisory.
Position Overview
The Vice President, General Counsel will lead the organization's legal and compliance strategy while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.

The position carries responsibility for overseeing legal operations, corporate governance, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and enterprise risk management.

The successful executive will work closely with senior business leaders to ensure that legal strategy supports commercial growth, operational excellence, innovation, and long-term organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities

• Executive Legal Strategy: Partner with the President and CEO to develop and execute legal strategies aligned with corporate objectives and global business priorities.
• Legal and Compliance Leadership: Provide executive oversight of legal, ethics, compliance, and business and product security functions.
• Enterprise Risk Management: Establish and maintain effective legal risk management frameworks addressing regulatory exposure, litigation, operational risks, and corporate governance.
• Corporate Governance: Oversee corporate records, board proceedings, governance policies, and organizational compliance requirements.
• Regulatory Compliance: Direct legal oversight of applicable healthcare regulations, FDA requirements, quality policies, and regulatory obligations.
• Commercial Transactions: Provide senior-level legal guidance on commercial arrangements, business partnerships, contractual negotiations, and strategic transactions.
• Intellectual Property: Supervise intellectual property activities, including patent and trademark matters.
• Government Affairs: Provide leadership across health policy, government affairs, and reimbursement functions.
• Executive Team Development: Lead and develop a geographically dispersed legal organization, including senior legal counsel and specialized legal teams.

Required Qualifications & Experience
Candidates should demonstrate:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LL.M. from an accredited institution.
• At least 15 years of relevant legal experience across corporate, commercial, regulatory, and business matters.
• At least five years of experience operating within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives across geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong understanding of strategic planning, business planning, finance, and operational management.
• Extensive knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, including FDA regulations.
• Demonstrated executive leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Active license to practice law or admission to a state bar preferred.

Preferred Industry Experience

• Healthcare diagnostics and medical devices.
• Life sciences and regulated healthcare environments.
• Enterprise-wide legal and compliance program development.
• Corporate governance and board-level advisory.
• Complex commercial negotiations and strategic partnerships.
• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Litigation management and enterprise risk mitigation.
• Digital health and healthcare technology initiatives.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $311,920 – $408,450 annually, depending on qualifications and applicable factors.
• Executive Incentives: Discretionary annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Equity Participation: Any long-term incentive or equity eligibility to be confirmed with the employer.
• Healthcare: Comprehensive employee benefits package, subject to the employer's benefit plans.
• Relocation: Relocation assistance available, subject to employer terms.
• Executive Responsibility: Direct reporting relationship to the President and CEO.
• Leadership Scope: Enterprise-wide legal, ethics, compliance, and governance oversight.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
This position offers an opportunity to operate at the intersection of executive leadership, corporate strategy, healthcare innovation, and legal governance.

It is particularly suited to an experienced General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer who can combine technical legal expertise with commercial judgment, strategic decision-making, and organizational leadership.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence important business decisions while leading a critical enterprise function.