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.
The PositionAs part of the Development Product Management department in the Global R&D organization, you will be part of diverse and talented people that share a passion for building products to help people with any chronic disease and do what they love instead of what their condition requires them to do. We listen to our customers and stakeholders and are the bridge between their needs and the development teams. Our diverse experience allows us to break through the boundaries of physical and digital products and deliver combined solutions.
We love what we do, building products, leading teams towards the vision and keeping them happy on the way there. We have strong knowledge about products, the development processes and are the cross functional glue to deliver the right products and do it right. We bring and embrace diversity of experiences, backgrounds, expertise and cultures. We have all the pieces, device and digital, from PwD to HCPs to Payers that bring end to end perspective to what we do.
We are looking for a Product Owner with expertise in cloud software able to manage product development roadmap, gather business requirements, understand customer needs and transform them into user stories to be built by the development team inside the Agile SAFe framework methodology. This person needs to be able to inspire and lead the team to deliver value for the user and the business, collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization and be accountable for the product or feature delivery.
Your Responsibilities
Understands the product outcome and benefits to customers, to the market, to the business. Also the agile development processes and organization way of working.
Gather functional requirements and conceptualize features that meet customer needs. Ensure non-functional requirements are taken into consideration as well.
Leads the product definition in collaboration with the scrum master and development team (UI/UX team, architecture, engineering, business analyst…) including other relevant inputs that may affect the scope of the product (medical affairs, data security, data privacy and legal).
Owns and facilitates features and user story refinement and planning sessions inside the SAFe framework methodology.
Manages the team product backlog and prioritization of user stories, ensuring the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all.
Ensure the team is focused on developing the deliverables that provide the optimum value for the user and the business.
Approves product increments on sprint reviews, and acceptance of final iteration plan.
Accountable for the definition of done as well as the acceptance.
Leads the product development team(s) and guides implementation.
Responsible for the team vision, product roadmap and release plan, in close collaboration with other relevant teams and the Agile Release Train.
Coordinates dependencies between teams and other product owners, external partners, and shared service interfaces both inside and outside of R&D.
Accountable for the delivery of the product and features according to release plan.
Communication and conflict management directly with stakeholders.
Adhere to best practices and company procedures and ensure they are followed by teams.
Who You Are
You hold BSc and MSc degree in IT (Engineering), Computer Science or related
You built experience in product management and development in B2B or B2B2C industries in a global organization.
You built 10+ years of experience in the product development lifecycle
You built 5+ years of experience in product management roles, product roadmap strategies and backlog management for large products
You built 2+ years of experience in the healthcare sector and managing medical device products
Deep understanding of key technologies, frameworks and vendors for product development
Technical background to be able to successfully interact with the development teams, understand trade-offs and exercise independent judgment and decision-making responsibilities
Deep understanding of the product context and ability to contribute to strategic decisions
Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to gather business requirements, understand customer needs and transform into features or solutions that meet needs of users
Ability to clearly and effectively communicate about software features, solutions, ideas to teams and customers
Experience in the relevant specific topics, either complex cloud-based applications, mobile applications, embedded software
Demonstrated successful delivery across full product life cycles, from concept to marketable products in iterations, including design transfers to support and launch readiness
Experience in working with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and scaled agile frameworks (e.g. SAFe, Spotify). SAFe certification is a plus
Experience in product management, project management and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Miro, G-suite..)
Ability to work effectively in a big team setup, with team members in different locations, including 3rd parties
Ability to orchestrate multiple disciplines and stakeholders
Good communication skills, excellent team collaboration and decision-making ability
Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment, being able to adapt quickly and support during the change management process
Strategic and analytical thinking, creative problem solving skills.
Can do, positive, and proactive attitude
Passion for delivering best possible solutions to our users resolving their pain points
Continuously develop your skills and stay up to date on product management and development state of the art practices
Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Sant Cugat del Vallès. 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.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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s and master’s degree in IT, engineering, computer science, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience across the product development lifecycle
- 5+ years of experience in product management, product roadmap strategy, and backlog management for large products
- 2+ years of experience in the healthcare sector and managing medical device products
- Experience in product management and development in B2B or B2B2C industries within a global organization
- Deep understanding of technologies, frameworks, and vendors used for product development
- Technical background sufficient to collaborate with development teams and evaluate trade-offs
- Experience with complex cloud-based applications, mobile applications, or embedded software
- Successful delivery across full product lifecycles, from concept through market launch and support readiness
- Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban
- Experience with scaled Agile frameworks such as SAFe or Spotify
- SAFe certification
- Experience with product management, project management, and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or G Suite
- Ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams and third parties
- Strong stakeholder orchestration, communication, collaboration, conflict management, and decision-making skills
- Strategic and analytical thinking with creative problem-solving ability
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
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What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
