Solution Architect

The Position

The Position

We are looking for a highly motivated individual for the position of Solution Architect to join the Product Development, Approval and Licence Management domain. You will be working in the Product Development Application Licence & Maintenance Domain specific to Clinical Trial Execution Product Line that enables Study Startup & Conduct, Clinical Site and Investigator Engagement, Patient Discovery, Engagement and Retention, Risk Based Quality Management, Informed Consent and Digital Health Management. 

Someone who influences their own development pursues interests across functions and geographies and understands that a job title is not the final definition of who you are, but a starting point. You are a highly motivated self-starter and curiosity is what drives you. You are a team player with critical thinking and a good communicator to various stakeholders that gets to the point quickly. You have a passion for quality, innovation and world-class software products.

Your responsibilities include:

• Designing solutions according to enterprise standards

• Architecture review of currently existing solutions to ensure continuous improvement

• Research, evaluation, proof of concepts and adoption of new technologies

• Designing non-functional requirements and implementation review to identify gaps between design and code

• Keep up to date on new industry and emerging technologies which can provide advantages and groundbreaking innovations & benefit the business

• Drive the identification of the most appropriate solution for Roche through formal RFI/RFP/RFQ (Request for Information/Proposal/Quotation) processes. Evaluate feasibility of potential solutions in collaboration with business users and Subject Matter Experts

• Hands-on experience in cloud technologies like AWS

• Hands-on experience in data visualization like Tableau, Qlik view etc

• Seeking opportunities to create additional value and improve business processes

• Experience in architecting, building, maintaining, and operating enterprise-grade systems/applications

We need a passionate person who has:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with 5-8 years of professional IT experience in a major, global organization

• At least 3 years’ experience in at least two IT disciplines in a client/server or service-oriented architecture

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry 

• Experience in Clinical Trials Data is a plus

• Experience in AWS Services like RedShift, Athena, S3, EC2 etc

• Experience with SAFe or any other lean-agile framework is a plus

• Strong communication skills

• Negotiation skills, long term and strategic thinking without losing the actual needs, teamwork and fast integration into bigger teams

• Experience in working in a multicultural and international environment

• Advanced English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.