Head of Digital Strategy, Excellence & Standards, Global Digital & Data Analytics — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Today
Role overview
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.
- 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.
Company and context
- 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 Head of Digital Strategy, Excellence & Standards is responsible for shaping and driving the strategic agenda of the Global Data, Digital & AI organization within Pharma Commercial.
- This role leads development of the GDDA strategic plan, ensuring strategic coherence with GDDA’s core mandates while translating enterprise and Pharma Commercial priorities into clear GDDA objectives, outcomes, and prioritization principles that guide investment decisions.
- This role also drives the design of GDDA’s operating model and organizational approach including the definition of global vs. local standards and operating discipline for digital products, data, and technology— establishing the bar for quality and consistency across markets and local execution.
- This role also owns change enablement across the digital ecosystem — ensuring that new standards, processes, and capabilities are adopted effectively through structured communication, stakeholder engagement, and organizational readiness.
- Partnering closely with leaders across Roche Pharma, the Head of Strategy defines interfaces, aligns initiatives, and avoids duplication across the broader digital ecosystem.
- Acting as Chief of Staff to the GDDA Leader, this role represents GDDA perspectives in leadership forums, develops executive narratives, and ensures strong cross-functional alignment and a coherent path from strategy to impact.
- Over time, the role will build and lead a team responsible for delivering and scaling these mandates. What you will be working on Strategy & Standards
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- Head of Digital Strategy, Excellence & Standards, Global Digital & Data Analytics
- 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.
- Over time, the role will build and lead a team responsible for delivering and scaling these mandates. What you will be working on Strategy & Standards
- Ensure ongoing strategic alignment of GDDA initiatives with broader Roche Pharma and enterprise priorities. Continuously refresh, connect,
Notes and original content
- The Position
- Who We Are
- The Opportunity
- Over time, the role will build and lead a team responsible for delivering and scaling these mandates.
- What you will be working on
- Strategy & Standards
- Ensure ongoing strategic alignment of GDDA initiatives with broader Roche Pharma and enterprise priorities.
- Continuously refresh, connect,
Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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