Domain Architect - Dia R&D — Roche

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The Position The Domain Architect – Diagnostics R&D is a senior-level, key position within the SPG Enterprise Architecture Business Partnering Functions team. This position plays a critical role between the Strategy, Portfolio & Governance (SPG) organization and the Diagnostics R&D function. Reporting directly to the Head of Enterprise Architecture - Business Partnering Functions with a dotted line to the Head of Dia RDT for DIA R&D, you will champion our enterprise architecture practices while deeply understanding the unique complexities of the Diagnostics R&D environment.

Crucially, in our federated RDT model, you will act as the principal orchestrator of the Diagnostics R&D architecture network. By leading this network—which includes yourself alongside all domain and solution architects embedded directly within the Diagnostics R&D organization—you will drive architecture governance and strategy formulation, ensure enterprise coherence, and translate business goals into adaptable, future-ready roadmaps.

Description of the Area The Enterprise Architecture Business Partnering Functions area serves as the strategic architectural point of contact for business domain leaders, fostering collaboration to align applications, business capabilities, and information assets with technology solutions. For the Diagnostics R&D domain, this involves deeply integrating with teams such as DIA R&D Labs, DIA R&D Computational Science and Engineering, DIA R&D Instrumentation, DIA Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, and DIA Portfolio & Project Management to drive efficiency and innovation with end-to-end accountability. This role ensures that the bridge between SPG’s enterprise vision and Diagnostics R&D’s operational execution is seamless, collaborative, and highly effective.

The Opportunity

• Strategic Business Partnering: Act as the strategic liaison between SPG EA and Diagnostics R&D. Partner with the Head of Dia RDT for DIA R&D and the R&D DT Leadership team to align business priorities with multi-year roadmaps and target-state architectures and ensure domain strategies are coherent with enterprise strategies.
• Architecture Network Orchestration: Lead the Diagnostics R&D architecture network by shaping and promoting shared strategic priorities. Enable Domain and Solution Architects to execute efficiently while maintaining alignment and maximizing the use of shared principles and platforms.
• Architecture Governance Leadership: Provide leadership for governance activities across Diagnostics R&D in collaboration with other embedded domain architects. Oversee architecture deliverables, technology guardrails, and create alignment on non-functional requirements (e.g., security, resilience). Represent architecture within other Governance bodies (e.g. Portfolio).
• Critical Program Delivery: Drive the success of large, critical technology programs in Diagnostics R&D. Translate strategy into action and ensure transformative initiatives deliver intended business value while providing architectural oversight.
• Domain Architecture Deliverables: Lead the development and upkeep of core architecture artifacts for Diagnostics R&D. Ensure data accuracy across the standard architecture and RDT toolchain, delivering key outputs such as Capability Maps, Target-State Architectures, Architecture Standards, and Reference Architectures.
• Portfolio & Investment Alignment: Work with Diagnostics R&D Portfolio Management and Functional Heads to embed architectural insights into investment decision