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Die Position
Why Roche
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.
Who We Are
The Global Data, Digital& AI (GDDA) organization plays a central role in Roche Pharma Commercial’s digital and AI ecosystem. GDDA sets the enterprise digital strategy, translates commercial objectives into a coordinated portfolio of investments, and defines the standards and operating model that enable scalable execution across programs and products. By connecting strategy, portfolio, standards, programs, and products, GDDA ensures that data, digital, and AI capabilities are delivered as scalable, enterprise solutions that drive adoption and improve outcomes for patients, healthcare providers, and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
The Opportunity
The Digital Program Lead - Pharma Commercial (PACE) plays a critical role within GDDA's Digital Global Programs and Products function. PACE (Powering& Accelerating Commercialization Excellence) is a global program to drive patient and business impact through a unified commercialization engine. The role ensures that PACE digital program needs are translated into actionable requirements across digital product suites. Reporting to the Head of Global Digital Programs& Products, this role operates at the intersection of program management, product coordination, and enterprise orchestration — connecting the dots across multiple product suites, shared (Roche Digital Technologies) RDT& delivery team capacity, and the PACE commercialization excellence agenda. This role ensures that PACE-driven digital priorities are integrated into GDDA's product planning and delivery rhythm. As GDDA’s portfolio evolves, the role will expand to support orchestration across additional cross-cutting programs and initiatives within Pharma Commercial.
What you will be working on
Program Orchestration (PACE and Future Programs)
Act as GDDA’s accountable lead for digital orchestration of the PACE commercialization excellence program, ensuring alignment across product, delivery, and business stakeholders.
Translate program priorities into clear, actionable product and delivery requirements across GDDA product suites.
Reinforce alignment between program milestones and product roadmaps, enabling resolution where misalignment exists.
Ensure that PACE-related decisions and requirements are communicated clearly to program leads and integrated into cross-suite planning and governance processes.
Cross-Suite Coordination& Dependency Management
Orchestrate cross-cutting initiatives across product suites and digital programs, ensuring alignment, sequencing, and integration.
Surface and enable resolution of cross-suite dependencies, sequencing conflicts, and resource constraints across product, program, and delivery teams.
Provide a consolidated PACE digital view (status, dependencies, risks, capacity) to inform product and portfolio decision-making.
Orchestrate planning and execution rhythms — ensuring consistent connection and alignment across program, product, and leadership stakeholders.
Digital Execution Orchestration
Shape and manage global program roadmaps, partnering with RDT to align shared delivery capacity and surface trade-offs.
Enable coordinated digital delivery for priority Pharma Commercial programs, ensuring program milestones are integrated into delivery plans.
Drive execution readiness for key program milestones, ensuring solutions meet program needs, are scalable, integrated, and ready for activation.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in program and/or product management, product operations, or cross-functional coordination roles within pharma, life sciences, or large-scale technology organizations.
Experience managing cross-program dependencies and shared resource allocation across complex, matrixed delivery environments.
Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to synthesize program-level data into clear, actionable portfolio insights for senior leadership.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders without direct authority — driving alignment, resolving conflicts, and ensuring follow-through.
Familiarity with digital product development lifecycles, agile delivery practices, and portfolio governance frameworks.
Strong communication skills — can translate complex cross-program dynamics into clear status updates and escalation recommendations.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) or equivalent experience in a program management or product operations context.
Prior experience in a pharma or large-scale tech company in a role focused on cross-program coordination, PMO operations, or digital product delivery.
Experience working with commercialization excellence or enterprise transformation programs.
Location: Basel is the preferred location with South San Francisco secondary
Travel Requirements
As this position is a global role, high flexibility and frequent international business travel will be required
Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Basel. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.
Wer wir sind
Eine gesündere Zukunft treibt uns zur Innovation an. Mehr als 100.000 Mitarbeiter weltweit arbeiten gemeinsam daran, wissenschaftliche Fortschritte zu erzielen und sicherzustellen, dass jeder Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung hat – heute und für zukünftige Generationen. Durch unser Engagement werden über 26 Millionen Menschen mit unseren Medikamenten behandelt und mehr als 30 Milliarden Tests mit unseren Diagnostik-Produkten durchgeführt. Wir ermutigen uns gegenseitig, neue Möglichkeiten zu erkunden, Kreativität zu fördern und hohe Ziele zu setzen, um lebensverändernde Gesundheitslösungen zu liefern.
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