Data & AI Excellence Lead - RDT Data Management & Governance

Roche Holding AG; Kaiseraugst; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche Digital Technology (RDT) sucht eine erfahrene Führungskraft als Data & AI Excellence Lead. Sie treiben Governance, AI-Ethics, Data Mesh und Data Products voran und sorgen dafür, dass Policy-Adoption und Compliance sich global verankern.

In dieser Senior-Position wirken Sie als zentraler Ansprechpartner ohne direkte Berichtsverpflichtung, steuern Change-Management, Messgrößen und Reports auf C-Level-Ebene und fördern eine Kultur der daten- und KI-getriebenen Exzellenz über alle Domänen

Qualifications

• 10+ Jahre Erfahrung in Data/AI Governance, Change Management oder digitale Transformation in einer globalen Matrixorganisation.
• Nachweisliche Erfolge als individuelle(r) Beitragsperson oder Matrix Leader ohne direkte Vorgesetztenfunktion.
• Operative Umsetzung von Data/AI-Strategie, Policies, AI Ethics und Governance.
• Starke Fähigkeit, technische AI/Data-Konzepte mit Geschäftsstrategie zu verbinden.
• Kundenorientierter Enablement-Ansatz zur Beseitigung von Reibungsverhalten und Hindernissen.

Responsibilities

• Wird Data- & AI-Exzellenzführung und Policy-Adoption im gesamten Unternehmen vorantreiben.
• Stakeholder-Management und Audience-Agility auf C-Level-Ebene.
• Übersetzung komplexer Governance-Policy in klare, umsetzbare Standards.
• Unterstützung von Change-Management-Strategien für Data/AI-Adoption.
• Entwicklung von Messgrößen, Reifegradmodellen und Reporting-Frameworks.
• Anwenderorientierte Enablement-Strategien zur Skalierung von Fähigkeiten.
• Matrix-Führung und Einfluss über Domänen hinweg ohne direkte Berichtsbeziehungen.
• Unterstützung der Unternehmenskommunikation zur Data & AI-Sichtbarkeit.

Skills

AI Governance

Data Governance

Policy Adoption

Change Management

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Bei Roche kannst du ganz du selbst sein und wirst für deine einzigartigen Qualitäten geschätzt. Unsere Kultur fördert persönlichen Ausdruck, offenen Dialog und echte Verbindungen. Hier wirst du für das, was du bist, wertgeschätzt, akzeptiert und respektiert. Dies schafft ein Umfeld, in dem du sowohl persönlich als auch beruflich wachsen kannst. Gemeinsam wollen wir Krankheiten vorbeugen, stoppen und heilen und sicherstellen, dass jeder Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung hat – heute und in Zukunft. Werde Teil von Roche, wo jede Stimme zählt.

Die Position

About Roche Digital Technology (RDT)

Roche Digital Technology (RDT) is where innovation meets purpose. As a global team at the heart of Roche, we are a community of business-minded technologists committed to helping shape tomorrow's digital future of healthcare. Our mission is to power Roche through cutting-edge digital technologies, harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, data, and scalable tech innovations. Driven by purpose and passion, we're building a future where digital is a core strength across all of Roche, enabling smarter ways of working, unlocking human potential, and driving breakthroughs that truly matter for millions of patients around the world.

Description of the area:

The Data & AI Excellence Lead is a pivotal global individual contributor role within the Data & AI Governance and Excellence team. The role is responsible for driving Data and AI excellence, policy adoption, and a sustainable cultural shift toward a Data- and AI-driven mindset throughout the organization. Reporting directly to the Head of Data & AI Governance with a dotted line to the Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO), this strategic role serves as the primary engine for translating Group Data & AI policies, AI ethics guidelines, and governance frameworks into tangible, enterprise-wide practices.

Because Data Governance and AI Governance are intrinsically linked, this role is explicitly designed to bridge the two domains to ensure that trusted data foundations directly enable responsible, high-impact AI adoption across the enterprise. Serving as an enterprise data and AI ambassador, the role is accountable for accelerating the understanding and compliant adoption of core concepts, including data mesh, data products, responsible AI consumption, model governance, and AI ethics across all functions and federated domains.

As a senior individual contributor, this role operates without direct reports, leveraging matrix leadership, orchestration, and influencing skills across federated domain teams. A critical requirement for this role is exceptional audience agility combined with a solid foundation in AI governance: the ability to seamlessly flip between high-stakes strategic discussions on AI/Data policies with senior executives and hands-on, practical engagement with ground-level executors. By bridging the gap between corporate vision and operational AI/data workflows, flattening the learning curve for emerging technologies, and deploying scalable change management frameworks, this role elevates enterprise-wide Data & AI excellence and ensures compliant, measurable value generation.

The Opportunity:

• Scope / Data & AI Excellence Leadership: Champions Data and AI excellence, literacy, and policy adoption across the enterprise. Serves as the key connective tissue between Data Governance and AI Governance, driving the unified adoption of Group Data & AI Strategy policies, standards, ethical guidelines, and compliance frameworks across all functional domains.
• Stakeholder Management & Audience Agility: Demonstrates high-bandwidth versatility by switching communication modes, presenting high-stakes strategic topics, AI risk/opportunity frameworks, and decision-ready materials to C-level executives while directly engaging hands-on contributors to drive practical, compliant AI and data usage.
• Accountability / Strategy Execution: Translates complex Data and AI governance policies, model governance requirements, AI ethics guidelines, data mesh architectures, and data product methodologies into clear, digestible, and actionable standards for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Impact / Change Management: Provides input to enterprise-wide Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategies dedicated to both Data and AI adoption. Ensures smooth transition, policy adherence, and widespread adoption of AI/data governance tools, responsible AI practices, and data management frameworks without relying on formal authority.
• Complexity / Performance Measurement: Establishes combined Data & AI excellence metrics, cultural maturity indicators, and value frameworks to measure policy compliance, AI/data adoption rates, and business impact, providing executive updates to senior leadership.
• Business / Technical Ability: Applies a customer success mindset to enable domain teams and end-users in safely leveraging AI and data. Combines solid AI literacy and governance experience with data management principles to design scalable "train-the-trainer" models and build an active enterprise network of Data & AI champions.
• Matrix Leadership & Influencing: Drives cross-functional alignment and execution across federated domains without formal direct reports, serving as the central advisor and bridge connecting AI practitioners, data stewards, tech, legal, and business teams.
• Enterprise Communications Support: Supports enterprise communication efforts led by Group Communications, contributing to strategy development, media and public relations alignment, content oversight, cross-functional collaboration, and performance tracking to boost Data & AI visibility across the organization in- und extern..

Who you are:

Education / Experience

• University degree (Bachelor's degree) preferably in a digital technology, AI/data science, business, or related field.
• 10+ years of direct experience leading data and/or AI culture, change management, governance, or digital transformation within a complex, global matrix organization.
• Proven track record as a high-impact individual contributor or matrix leader capable of driving large-scale initiatives without direct formal authority.
• Demonstrated experience operationalizing enterprise Data and AI strategy and policies, AI ethics guidelines, model governance, and responsible AI frameworks.

Technical / Business Skills

• Solid background and practical skills in AI Governance (e.g., responsible AI principles, AI risk assessment, model lifecycle governance, Generative AI guidelines) combined with core Data Governance principles (data products, data mesh, data quality, privacy).
• Strong ability to connect technical AI/Data concepts with business strategy, ensuring AI adoption is grounded in robust, compliant data management foundations.
• Customer-success approach to enablement, focusing on removing friction for grassroots executors while ensuring strict regulatory and policy compliance.
• Mastery in defining adoption metrics, maturity models, and executive reporting frameworks.

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to rapidly shift between high-level strategic alignment and hands-on tactical coaching across all organizational levels.
• Strong background in organizational change management (OCM), AI/data literacy programs, and champion network development.
• Proactive, energetic, and highly collaborative approach to influencing across functions and inspiring an enterprise-wide culture of Data & AI excellence.
• Capable of sharing knowledge and inspiring innovation across the enterprise.

Additional Details

• Relocation: Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

Wer wir sind

Eine gesündere Zukunft treibt uns zur Innovation an. Mehr als 100.000 Mitarbeiter weltweit arbeiten gemeinsam daran, wissenschaftliche Fortschritte zu erzielen und sicherzustellen, dass jeder Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung hat – heute und für zukünftige Generationen. Durch unser Engagement werden über 26 Millionen Menschen mit unseren Medikamenten behandelt und mehr als 30 Milliarden Tests mit unseren Diagnostik-Produkten durchgeführt. Wir ermutigen uns gegenseitig, neue Möglichkeiten zu erkunden, Kreativität zu fördern und hohe Ziele zu setzen, um lebensverändernde Gesundheitslösungen zu liefern.

Gemeinsam können wir eine gesündere Zukunft gestalten.

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