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Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

Senior ERP System Architect/Manufacturing

Enterprise ApplicationsUpdated on Nov 12
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Proven track record of maintaining the vision, roadmap, and current-state landscape for ERP solutions while evaluating initiative impacts on capabilities, risks, and overall architecture.
  • Hands-on experience leading SAP implementations, primarily in Manufacturing and connected supply chain areas, including Quality Management (QM), Warehouse Management (EWM), Production Planning, and Supply Chain.
  • Solid understanding and practical experience applying Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles and methodology within an enterprise environment.
  • Proven track record of proactively contributing to architecture practices development and mentoring others.
  • Deep expertise in SAP PP, PP-PI, and shop-floor connected systems.
  • Knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) extension capabilities to support a Clean Core strategy.
  • Ability to design conceptual and logical data models, integration patterns, non-functional requirements frameworks, and reference architectures across complex supply chain ecosystems.
  • Ability to define and drive reference architectures, patterns, non-functional requirements, and fitness functions.
  • Strong capability to drive external technology trends and assess feasibility for multiple solutions, including conducting vendor assessments.
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate difficult concepts and influence stakeholders to adopt different perspectives.
  • Proactive mindset to identify opportunities to enhance value, improve existing solutions, manage technical debt, and lead teams in identifying innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define the Agile Release Train Architectural Runway and serve as the technical lead for agile teams.
  • Establish architectural guardrails, ensure solution design assurance, and lead architecture reviews through designated governance bodies.
  • Enforce adherence to enterprise core principles, business alignment, and compliance standards while mitigating architectural risks and technical debt.
  • Act as System Architect for core Roche Digital Technology ERP Agile Release Trains.
  • Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery for deployment readiness while minimizing workarounds and transition friction.
  • Own and implement system enablers to achieve strategic business goals.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for live site incidents, maintaining service-level agreement compliance and audit readiness for systems and documentation.
  • Articulate complex architectural concepts and trade-offs across cross-functional teams and Agile Release Trains.
  • Collaborate with agile teams to support feature grooming, solution delivery, and alignment between business and technical stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain the product's technology roadmap.
  • Provide technical oversight, guidance, and consultation on specific technologies for product teams.
  • Improve existing solutions, manage technical debt, and research, evaluate, pilot, and drive adoption of new technologies.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance value and business processes within a complex or multiple-solution or product context.
  • Apply in-depth and expert-level knowledge in multiple technology areas and contribute proactively to architecture practices development and mentoring.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA and regulated environments such as Pharma/GxP is highly preferred.

About the Company

Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

Roche is a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It develops medicines and diagnostic tools that help detect, monitor, and treat diseases, using research and biotechnology to drive new therapies and tests. Roche combines drug development with in-house diagnostic products to support personalized medicine, where treatments are tailored to individual patients based on test results. Its approach differs from many peers by integrating drug discovery with diagnostic capabilities and by expanding its research through strategic acquisitions (like Genentech) to strengthen its biotechnology and R&D capabilities. The company’s goal is to improve patient outcomes and healthcare worldwide by delivering reliable medicines, accurate diagnostic tests, and data-driven care.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
1896

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