Senior Solution Architect TechOps Quality — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 15 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.
- Your Responsibilities
- You own the documentation for critical architectural choices regarding instrument communication, data acquisition and data integrity (Architecture Decision Records: ADR).
Main responsibilities
- Your Responsibilities
- You own the documentation for critical architectural choices regarding instrument communication, data acquisition and data integrity (Architecture Decision Records: ADR).
- You design high-availability architectures for Instrument Control systems that include automated failover mechanisms and validated procedures to recover "in-flight" samples during a power or system failure without losing the analytical sequence.
- You lead the technical design for the transition from hybrid paper/digital workflows to a fully integrated Paperless QC environment, ensuring high system availability and "offline-capable" architectures where necessary.
- You conduct technical "deep-dives" and feasibility studies on emerging lab technologies (e.g., evolving analytical technologies, AR/VR for lab training, AI-driven result review) to determine their fit within the Roche enterprise landscape.
- You proactively identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks in legacy lab instruments, ensuring that connectivity solutions do not become "brittle" or difficult to maintain.
- You create and evolve the Conceptual & Logical Data Models specifically for lab instruments, ensuring alignment with FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
- You architect and maintain the communication layer that facilitates seamless data exchange across the TechOps Quality ecosystem.
- You design solutions that meet product requirements, business priorities, and enterprise standards.
- Manages Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) and fitness functions.
Application process
- Assess and consult on the impacts and dependencies of initiatives on capabilities, risk, and the application landscape.
- Create Conceptual & Logical Data Models, taxonomies, ontologies, and Integration pathways for the product.
- Defines and drives reference architectures, patterns, NFRs, and fitness functions, ensuring Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) are recorded and published for multiple solutions or the product.
- Drives external technology trends and assesses feasibility, including vendor assessments.
- You communicate difficult concepts clearly and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.
- Drive information sharing across the complete product.
- Develop and maintain the product's technology roadmap.
- Provide technical oversight, guidance, and consultation on specific technologies for product teams.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
Notes and original content
- The Position
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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