Head of Digital, Pharmaceutical Technical Development - Pharma Technical Operations

At Roche, we thrive to deliver more benefits to our patients as part of our 10-year Pharma vision. An integral part to 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 build industry-leading digital and lean operations across functions and our entire PT footprint.

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 mindset, 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.

Main Responsibilities:

We in PTE work in partnership across major global business functions: PT-Quality, PT-Development, PT-Regulatory, PT-Manufacturing, establishing and implementing an overall Digital / Technology strategy and drive the delivery and scale of key data & digital solutions in support of our vision. The Head of Digital, Pharmaceutical Technical Development (PTD) role reports to the Global Head of Digital Strategy and Value Realization and is accountable to defining the digital strategy of the research side of PTD, leading a global team to architect and implement transformative data/digital solutions, and serving as the ultimate Product/Value Owner to ensure the sustained realization of measurable value aligned with PT’s performance promises.

This position will also sit on the PTD Leadership Team. This role includes people leadership of delivery roles, strategic functions, and technical experts, managing direct reports (incl. contractors) and orchestrating a team of professionals contributing through gigs and in various functions.

This role is responsible for driving the digital digital strategy within PTD through the delivery of key digital initiatives and use cases. The role will partner with customers across Roche Digital Technologies (RDT), pRED and gRED, and PT functions to architect the planning, execution, and sustainment of digital solutions to achieve the PT Digital Aspirations.

• Enterprise vision and strategic leadership
  • Strategy
    :
    Define and champion the digital vision and strategy across the research side of PTD, orchestrating alignment and providing leadership to Executive Leadership Teams (PTDLT and PTDx-LT) and global functional heads. Author and secure executive sponsorship for critical, high-impact initiatives that reshape PT's operating model.
  • Roadmap
    :
    Translate strategy into current and into future-state capability blueprints and executive-level executable roadmap. Govern the multi-year portfolio for PTD to ensure resource allocation directly supports the most critical PT business priorities and performance promises.
• Executive influence and Governance
  • Trusted Executive Advisor: Serve as the principal, trusted advisor and expert counsel to functional and site Leadership Teams (LTs). Your mandate is to influence, challenge, and shape their investment decisions toward highest-value lean and digital initiatives that secure target achievement.
    Applies knowledge of key business and organisation drivers and industry knowledge to develop plans and deliver results…