Enterprise Architect — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 17 days ago
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.
- Job Responsibilities
- Architecting the North Star for "RDT as a Business": Define target-state architectures and capability models for RDT's internal operations.
Main responsibilities
- Job Responsibilities
- Architecting the North Star for "RDT as a Business": Define target-state architectures and capability models for RDT's internal operations.
Application process
- Take ownership of defining and evolving the RDT Application and Technology Landscape and Data Model, ensuring robust architecture support for strategic internal initiatives.
- Operating Model optimization: Actively support the evolution of the Operating Model and integrating its elements (eg.
- Strategy, Portfolio, Delivery, Operations).
- Architecture Governance & Standards ("Enable & Govern"): Lead architecture governance for Informatics Domain and drive cross-domain alignment across Information, Technology, Business, and Application Architecture.
- Provide clarity, "paved roads," and guardrails that enable speed and effectiveness in delivery rather than creating bureaucratic friction.
- Actively manage technical debt and support Future State Architecture by systematically simplifying the application landscape, decommissioning redundant systems, and establishing governance to prevent future complexity.
- Data-Driven Transparency: Promote the philosophy that the value of architecture is measured by better decisions and delivery outcomes.
- Leverage our integrated architecture toolchain (ArchiMEDES) to provide critical architectural i
Company and context
- A significant focus of your mandate will be architecting "RDT as a Business" (Informatics Domain), treating our internal Roche Digital Technology organization as a critical business line.
- Your scope will also encompass other overarching enterprise initiatives across and beyond RDT.
- You will guide others in resolving highly complex issues and problems that have widespread implications on cross-functional organizational processes and outcomes. Description of the area
- The Strategy, Portfolio & Governance (SPG) Enterprise Architecture function shapes, aligns, and executes technology strategy by connecting business ambition to investment, architecture, and delivery.
- For this specific role, a primary domain is Informatics (RDT scope), alongside other complex cross-enterprise domains.
- You will partner closely with operational leaders, the Transformation Office, RDT Excellence, and Portfolio Management to establish a modern, integrated operating model.
- This area ensures that operations are built on insight generation and adhere to industry standards (e.g., IT4IT, ITIL), establishing robust architecture support for strategic internal and cross-functional initiatives.
- Shift the organization toward Data-Driven Portfolio Management and Agile, AI enabled Delivery and Operations, ensuring connection to our existing IT landscape assets and providing traceability.
- Tackling Complex Cross-Functional Topics: Guide matrixed teams in resolving the most complex cross-functional issues with broad implications on organizational processes and outcomes.
- Act as the architectural lead for major cross-domain initiatives that span beyond a single function, ensuring cohesive target architectures across the enterprise.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters. Enterprise Architect
- You will guide others in resolving highly complex issues and problems that have widespread implications on cross-functional organizational processes and outcomes. Description of the area
Notes and original content
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- The Position
- Enterprise Architect
- You will guide others in resolving highly complex issues and problems that have widespread implications on cross-functional organizational processes and outcomes.
- Description of the area
Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 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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