Laboratory Digitalization Expert

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Sant Cugat del Vallès; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche seeks a skilled professional to drive the Digital Lab implementation within the DIA R&D organization. You will partner with lab users to map workflows, promote adoption of digital tools, and apply organizational change management across multinational teams.

With a Master’s in a relevant field and 5+ years in diagnostics or related labs, you will support rollout plans, contribute to the Community of Practice, and provide first-level user support in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in natural sciences, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the diagnostics industry or related field in development areas.
• Experience working in or closely associated to the laboratory.
• Strong project management knowledge and experience applying agile methods.
• Experience in cross-functional teams across countries and fields.
• Practical experience in digital lab applications is fundamental and essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of digital tools and platforms for Digital Lab across the DIA R&D organization.
• Represent Digital Lab in project teams.
• Collaborate with lab users to analyze work processes and recommend how digital components can be used.
• Apply Organizational Change Management (OCM) principles in rollout processes.
• Plan and organize software platform rollouts with chapter representatives.
• Contribute to the local Digital Lab user community (Community of Practice) with SMEs from various chapters and IT.
• Provide first-level user support.
• This is a hybrid position and relocation assistance is not provided.

Skills

Project management

Agile methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

English proficiency

German a plus

Education

Master's degree in natural sciences or engineering

Job description

At Roche 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 A healthier future. It's what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need—today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That's what makes us Roche.

What Do We Do?

Within our Chapter Documentation & Tools Management, we are responsible for the global program "Digital Lab @ RDS R&D." Our focus is on central digitization solutions that we develop together with IIT and make available to our R&D customers.

The key areas are: Electronic laboratory documentation Laboratory material management Electronic device management Data storage and archiving Through these solutions, we aim to support R&D in focusing more on science and product development.

Our main goal is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of R&D on a global level. Our Strategic Advantage: As one of the most globally connected chapters in R&D Diagnostics, we have a unique advantage in identifying business opportunities, fostering collaboration, and enhancing efficiency on a large scale.

Your Responsibilities/Position

• You will drive the implementation of digital tools and platforms as well as its continuous improvement for Digital Lab for the entire DIA R&D organization
• You will represent Digital Lab in different project teams.
• You will work closely with the lab users, analyzing and capturing work processes and providing recommendations on how the digital components can be utilized in daily work, ensuring applicability and acceptance.
• You will apply principles of "Organizational Change Management" (OCM) in this process.
• You will plan and organize the rollout of the software platforms in collaboration with the representatives of the respective chapters, bringing in-depth knowledge of these platforms
• Additionally, you will contribute to the local Digital Lab user community (Community of Practice) consisting of subject matter experts (SMEs) from various chapters, IT, and other cooperation partners.
• As such you play an important role for the first-level user support.
• This is a hybrid position and no relocation assistance is provided.

Who Are You

You have successfully completed a Master's degree in natural sciences, engineering, or a related field. Additionally, you have more than 5 years of experience in the diagnostics industry or a related field in development areas. You have been working most of your career either in or closely associated to the laboratory. Your strength lies in taking responsibility for technical and organizational content within the matrix organization, leveraging your scientific or engineering expertise. We can rely on your project management knowledge and your experience in applying agile methods. It is important to you to apply your experience in working with cross-functional teams in various countries and fields in this role. Practical experience in digital lab applications is fundamental and essential for this function. Ability to communicate effectively in English with colleagues at all levels of the organization. German is a plus.

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're passionate about transforming patients' lives. We're 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.