Lead Data Architect

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The Position

Introduction Imagine your work giving people more time to be with the ones they love. At Roche we bridge scientific curiosity with technical excellence to accelerate life-changing diagnostic solutions. As Solution Architect - Data Backbone (m/f/d) you are the architect of a unified data platform that transforms real-time site sensor and safety data into a consistent trustworthy set of data products. Your work directly accelerates our commitment to Net-Zero goals and evolves safety practices from reactive reporting to predictive prevention shaping a sustainable future for patients worldwide.

We at RDT (Roche Digital Technology) are the bridge builders between global technology and local business. We are characterized by a strong can-do mentality and a deep connection to the business areas from Diagnostics to our diverse international teams we combine high-tech with heart and go the extra mile together to create real value for patients worldwide. You will lead a cross-functional team within the Site SHE & Sustainability area managing a technology stack that supports global sites from Mannheim to San Francisco.

The Opportunity:

• You will drive the overarching architectural design of the backend data platform ensuring a unified and scalable data foundation.

• Design platform-agnostic architectures that separate conceptual design from physical implementation to prevent vendor lock-in.

• Strategically select technologies for specific workloads such as Talend or custom Python while operating within RDT platform frameworks.

• Lead the design of ETL processes for the data warehouse while adhering strictly to data mesh principles and global compliance standards.

• Structure and optimize backend data layers to ensure high-performance consumption for visualization tools like Tableau and Streamlit.

• Engineer highly curated data layers specifically optimized for advanced AI machine learning and LLM workloads.

• Establish and enforce enterprise-wide data security standards governance protocols and robust CI/CD pipelines for platform stability.

• Act as a technical mentor to engineers elevating the standards of the data engineering team and fostering a culture of excellence.

Who you are:

• You are educated to a University degree level (Masters preferred) in Computer Science Data Engineering or a related technical field.

• Possess 8 years of professional experience in data architecture with a deep expertise in designing both batch and real-time streaming pipelines.

• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Snowflake specifically focusing on architecture design cost optimization and performance tuning.

• Exhibit proven proficiency in utilizing core AWS services including Lambda for serverless compute and S3 for scalable storage.

• Have extensive hands-on experience implementing scalable enterprise data models using Data Vault 2.0 and Data Mesh principles.

• Show a strong command of data orchestration and transformation best practices with heavy experience utilizing dbt for reliable modeling.

• Prove exceptional communication and negotiation skills to bridge technical requirements with business criticality across RDT platform teams.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 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.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.