Data Management, Business Analyst & Consultancy - RDT Data Platforms

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Kaiseraugst; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Roche seeks a Technology Consultant to lead data management and data quality platforms, shaping roadmaps and guiding cross-functional teams. You will mentor colleagues and align senior leadership on strategic directions with AI-augmented capabilities across multiple platform pillars.

With extensive consultancy experience in life sciences, you will architect coherent platform strategies and scale Agile practices to drive enterprise-wide outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of Consultancy experience, including 5+ years in life sciences/pharma or the assigned business function.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects with enterprise-wide implications.
• Strong ability to scale Agile frameworks across multiple squads or product teams.

Aufgaben

• Leads cross-functional teams across the DMDQ portfolio to deliver high-impact platform capabilities.
• Shapes and influences the 2-3 year platform roadmap.
• Drives platform evaluation and sourcing decisions with clear recommendations to leadership.
• Ensures architectural coherence across all four DMDQ pillars.

Kenntnisse

MDM

Metadata Management

Data Quality

AI Integration

Knowledge Graphs

Graph Databases

Agile Scaling

Tools

Semantic Layer

Platform Architecture

LLM integration

Jobbeschreibung

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 a Technology Consultant, you will serve as a strategic thought leader and go-to expert for the Data Management & Data Quality Platforms (DMDQ) organization. You will lead cross-functional teams on high-impact, complex products, anticipating changing business conditions and recommending strategic directions with enterprise-wide implications. By engaging with senior leaders and scaling Agile frameworks, you will align priorities across product squads and resolve unprecedented problems. You will shape product roadmaps, influence domain strategy using extensive industry knowledge, and masterfully mentor colleagues to foster a highly collaborative, safe, and innovative team environment.

The Data Management & Data Quality Platforms (DMDQ) organization builds an intelligent data ecosystem that converts fragmented information into a high-speed engine for scientific innovation. This role provides cross-cutting technical leadership across the four platform pillars: Master Data Management, Metadata Management, Terminology & Ontology Management, and Data Quality. This position ensures architectural coherence, drives innovation (AI-augmented data management, semantic layer, knowledge graphs), and provides the engineering backbone for strategic objectives while delivering hands-on platform leadership within the DMDQ Platforms organization.

Job Responsibilities

Scope / Content Leadership

Leads cross-functional teams across the DMDQ portfolio to deliver high-impact and complex platform capabilities. Shapes and influences technical strategy for the 2-3 year platform roadmap. Drives platform evaluation and sourcing decisions with clear recommendations to leadership. Ensures architectural coherence across all four DMDQ pillars.

Accountability / Problem Solving

Decides on critical technical topics with significant enterprise impact. Solves unique problems spanning multiple domains and platforms. Architects and drives implementation of AI-augmented capabilities (eg. Semantic Layer, knowledge graphs) enabling AI Agents to autonomously retrieve and reason with enterprise data. Scales Agile frameworks to align priorities across multiple platform squads.

Stakeholder Management

Engages with senior stakeholders and executives across DMDQ and cross-organizational initiatives (eg. MOVE, RDE Data Foundation, Site Engagement Hub). Represents DMDQ technical perspective in leadership forums and vendor negotiations. Communicates complex technical strategy and architectural decisions with clarity and impact.

Impact / Strategy

Acts as go-to person for leaders in DMDQ, determining strategic direction in AI-augmented data management and platform innovation. Champions AI adoption and enablement across all DMDQ roles. Influences platform strategy using extensive industry knowledge. Provides technical leadership on high-impact programs and mentors colleagues to develop expertise.

Complexity / Product Size

Leads complex, enterprise-wide platform initiatives with cross-organizational implications. Anticipates changing business conditions and recommends strategic directions to management.

Business / Technical Ability

Maintains strong reputation recognized internally and externally due to impact, expertise, and collaboration. Possesses deep expertise in data management, platform architecture, and AI integration. Stays abreast of technology innovation (semantic technologies, knowledge graphs, modern data architectures).

Who you are

Education / Experience

8+ years of Consultancy experience, including 5+ years in life sciences/pharma or the assigned business function being supported. Proven track record of leading complex projects with enterprise-wide implications and anticipating changing business conditions.

Technical Skills

Deep expertise in multiple data management and platform engineering capabilities (MDM, metadata management, data quality). Strong proficiency in modern data architecture patterns (semantic layers, knowledge graphs, graph databases). Hands‑on experience with AI/LLM integration and/or AI‑augmented software development. Ability to evaluate and recommend enterprise platforms and open‑source alternatives. Strong ability to scale Agile frameworks to align priorities across multiple squads or product teams.

Additional Qualifications

Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and executives, managing expectations and communicating technical strategy with clarity and impact. Mastery in coaching and mentoring colleagues to solve particular problems and develop their skills within a safe and collaborative environment. Proven ability to drive organizational change and enable adoption across diverse role profiles.

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. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.