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The PositionAbout the Role
As a Technical Product Owner (TPO), you hold technical, architectural, and operational ownership of assigned modules within the Data Computation Platform (DCP). Bridging high-level platform vision and hands-on software execution, you translate business requirements into robust technical designs, direct engineering backlogs, and drive fast, reliable digital solution delivery. Depending on your assigned module, your work will range from open-source analytics to GxP-validated applications, partnering with validation specialists when compliance applies.
Key Accountabilities
● Define and execute the technical vision, architecture, database schemas, and
release roadmaps for assigned platform modules.
● Translate business and analytics requirements into actionable technical user stories and manage sprint backlogs using Scrum or SAFe.
● Lead module technical design, microservice architecture, containerization
(Docker/Kubernetes), and API integrations with industrial data sources (e.g., AVEVA PI, LIMS, MES).
● Oversee CI/CD release pipelines, system health, and level-3 technical support
escalations.
● Act as the primary technical contact for Computerized System Validation (CSV) teams on regulated modules to align test cases, supply specifications, and streamline compliant deployments.
● Collaborate closely with peers across the team and contribute technical support across modules when needed.
Required Skills & Experience
● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
● 5+ years of experience in software engineering, technical product ownership, or solution architecture.
● Strong software development background in languages such as Python, R, C#, or modern JS frameworks (Vue/Angular).
● Proven experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, relational data modeling, and containerization frameworks.
● Practical familiarity with pharmaceutical GxP regulations, 21 CFR Part 11, Data Integrity, or CSV workflows.
● Demonstrated success directing engineering teams and managing technical
backlogs in Agile environments.
● Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice-to-Have
● Practical integration experience with manufacturing execution systems, SCADA, or AVEVA PI.
● Hands-on experience automating test execution within modern CI/CD deployment pipelines
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 or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, technical product ownership, or solution architecture
- Strong software development experience with Python, R, C#, or modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue or Angular
- Experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, relational data modeling, and containerization frameworks
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical GxP regulations, 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity, or CSV workflows
- Experience directing engineering teams and managing technical backlogs in Agile environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Integration experience with manufacturing execution systems, SCADA, or AVEVA PI
- Experience automating test execution within modern CI/CD deployment pipelines
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.
Roche Insights
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).
