AI-Driven Pharma Platform Architect

Roche; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Solution Architect for Pharma R&D who combines high-level architectural vision with hands-on engineering. You will define product architecture, govern NFRs, and lead data/AI initiatives across Medical Affairs and R&D.

The role requires 5+ years as a hybrid architect/tech lead, with experience in life sciences or regulated environments and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Strong English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in hybrid Solution Architect/Technical Lead roles.
• Domain experience in Medical Affairs, R&D, life sciences, or regulated environments.
• Proven track record designing and deploying enterprise-scale cloud solutions (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions balancing product requirements, business priorities and standards.
• Contribute to production code and high-level technical design.
• Define and manage Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) and fitness functions.
• Evolve product architecture across the development lifecycle with ADRs.
• Drive Data & AI strategy, pilot and scale cloud services and AI tech.
• Build data models, taxonomies and ontologies for AI apps.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align architecture with roadmaps.

Skills

Solution architecture

Hands-on development

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI technologies (LLMs, NLP)

REST/GraphQL API design

Data modeling

NFRs & architecture governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Architecture Decision Records (ADR)

Job description

Roche is seeking a Solution Architect for Pharma R&D who combines high-level architectural vision with hands-on engineering. You will define product architecture, govern NFRs, and lead data/AI initiatives across Medical Affairs and R&D.

The role requires 5+ years as a hybrid architect/tech lead, with experience in life sciences or regulated environments and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Strong English communication is essential.