Senior Director, Software Engineering

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Gruppe; Digswell; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to drive innovation in data solutions. The successful candidate will lead a passionate team of engineers, delivering robust data flows and applications. This role requires extensive experience in software engineering, team leadership, and a strategic mindset. An inclusive environment is promoted, and you will play a crucial role in advancing healthcare solutions worldwide.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software engineering.
• Significant experience leading engineering teams.
• Deep technical knowledge of modern data engineering and applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic engineering leadership for scalable solutions.
• Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers.
• Drive the technical vision and delivery of data flows.

Skills

Leadership

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

Technical decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

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

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.

Advances in AI, data, and computational sciences are transforming drug discovery and development. Roche’s Research and Early Development organisations at Genentech (gRED) and Pharma (pRED) have demonstrated how these technologies accelerate R&D, leveraging data and novel computational models to drive impact. Seamless data sharing and access to models across gRED and pRED are essential to maximising these opportunities. The new Computational Sciences Center of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic, unified group whose goal is to harness this transformative power of data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist our scientists in both pRED and gRED to deliver more innovative and transformative medicines for patients worldwide.

Within the CoE organisation, the Data and Digital Catalyst (DDC) organisation drives the modernisation of our computational and data ecosystems and integration of digital technologies across Research and Early Development to enable our stakeholders, power data-driven science and accelerate decision-making.

One of the Engineering Capability teams in the DDC Organization is called Solutions. The solutions team is building a modernized and interconnected computational and data ecosystem. On top of the Data Ecosystem we are building engineering solutions to accelerate the work done by our Computational and Bench Scientists and enable the work done on ML/AI. Our team specializes in building Data Pipelines and Applications for data acquisition, collection, storage, transformation, linkage and sharing.

Join our team as the Senior Director, Software Engineering, where you will shape the future of our data solutions. In this pivotal role, you will lead a talented team of engineers to design and deliver innovative engineering solutions that impact stakeholders across our global organization, from lab scientists to AI specialists. Your vision and leadership will be crucial in building collaborative partnerships and fostering an engaging team culture built on trust and impact.

The Opportunity

As the Senior Director, Software Engineering, you will make a significant impact by:

• Providing strategic engineering leadership, identifying new opportunities to build common, scalable solutions.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a diverse team of software, data, and machine learning engineers, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Driving the technical vision and delivery of robust data flows and applications across key domains like Research and Development.
• Overseeing the full talent lifecycle, from implementing an inclusive recruitment strategy to retaining and developing your team members.
• Championing technical excellence by improving our application architecture and data ecosystem, leveraging modern, cloud-first, and API-first patterns.
• Making key technical decisions to reduce technical debt and drive the consolidation of legacy systems.
• Enabling advanced analytics and AI/ML capabilities by delivering integrated data sets and facilitating model implementation.
• Building and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders and leaders across our global organization.

Who You Are

We are looking for a leader who is passionate about technology, people, and creating impactful solutions. You are someone who can think strategically while delivering on commitments, and you thrive in a collaborative environment.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, combined with extensive experience in software engineering.
• Significant experience successfully leading and managing engineering teams, with a passion for mentoring and developing talent.
• Deep technical knowledge of modern data engineering, including cloud platforms, data storage solutions, and building scalable data-centric applications.
• A proven track record of leading large, complex technical projects from strategy to completion, influencing technical decisions, and collaborating effectively with multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and partnership skills, with the ability to think strategically and foster an inclusive team environment.

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.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.