Alastair Laing

Alastair Laing is an experienced engineering leader currently serving as the Director of Advanced Systems Engineering at Roche, where responsibilities include overseeing a cross-functional team in research and early development of diagnostic products for the Pathology Lab. Previous roles at Roche also included Director of Instrument Architecture, Chief Engineer, and Staff Systems Engineer, contributing to various aspects of product development. Prior to Roche, Alastair worked at Honeywell as a Principal Reliability, Maintainability & System Safety Engineer, specializing in the analysis of system architectures for air management systems, and held multiple engineering positions involving new product development. Early career experience includes a Mechanical Engineer role at Matra Marconi Space, focusing on the design and development of systems for scientific spacecraft. Alastair holds a Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Cambridge.