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The Position

At Roche, we thrive to deliver more benefits to our patients as part of our 10-year Pharma vision. An integral part of achieving this vision is to deliver new and innovative data analytics solutions to our scientists across Pharma Technical Operations (PT). To do so, we have formed a new organization called PT Digital and Operational Excellence (PTE) with the aspiration to digitally transform and become a lean organization.

PTE is the organization that catalyzes the global development and execution of PT’s Digital and Operational Excellence strategy to enable PT to realize our performance promises. We build a strong cross-functional and inclusive community, put the power of data into the hands of our people, further develop the Lean and Digital skills across PT, and scale up our Digital and Advanced Analytics solutions, for the benefit of our colleagues and patients.

We aim to activate data citizenship and digital mind, revolutionize our FAIR data ecosystem and systems landscape, re-design excellent processes, and generate transformative insights. We collaborate closely with global functions to deliver impactful value to our patients.

The Opportunity:

As the Global Data Product Owner (GDPO) for contextualized sensor data, you are the critical link between operational technology, IT, and digital initiatives. You will spearhead the strategy and lifecycle management for all Manufacturing and Quality -based data products.

Your role requires translating the needs of digital and business stakeholders into concrete technical specifications. This involves leveraging your in-depth, hands-on experience with the OSISoft PI technology stack, including its Asset Framework (AF) and Event Frames (EF) components, to build and sustain robust data solutions.

In this strategic capacity, you will define and champion the product vision and roadmap, assessing industry trends to ensure your data products remain innovative and aligned with Roche's organizational goals. You will manage the entire data product development lifecycle—from ideation and design through to deployment and sustainment—leveraging Roche’s IT and OT ecosystems to deliver stable, automated solutions. A key part of your mandate is to ensure strict adherence to governance and compliance; this includes upholding Roche’s data quality standards, data governance policies, and critical regulatory requirements, with a steadfast focus on data privacy, security, and ethical use in every product you deliver.

Who you are:

Your domain expertise in pharmaceutical technical operations is essential. A strong understanding of Regulatory requirements (IMA; IND; BLA Submission oriented), manufacturing equipment, MES systems for Recipe and Batch Management, LIMS for lab data management and control systems. Strong experience in cloud platforms like AWS, Snowflake or others, to drive analytics and operational excellence across Pharma Technical Operations is required. Understanding the basics of Post Approval submissions and having an understanding of the ICH M4Q CTD standards for the submission structure. Knowledge of CMC data submissions.

The ideal candidate has excellent abilities in analyzing and translating business objectives and requirements into user stories and high-quality data design features. Additionally, they are a strong and influential leader, collaborator, team player, and individual contributor. They possess strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts in an understandable manner, and have experience in stakeholder management and familiarity with Design Thinking principles.

Furthermore, you bring the below qualification, experience and technical skills:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or technology-related field.
7+ years of industry experience, demonstrating high proficiency in designing and delivering complex, high-quality data and analytics solutions in a fast, agile, and scalable model.
4+ years of experience in a product owner, data analyst, or related role, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Proven track record of data management on cloud platforms.
Experience in product management and roadmap development.
Experience leading data/analytics teams in an agile setting.
Strong understanding of data architectures, data modeling, and data integration methodologies.
Proven knowledge of standard concepts and experience in data mesh, data warehousing, and data delivery procedures.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake).

Do you see yourself excelling in this role and making a significant impact? Apply now!

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.