Domain Architect - Dia R&D

The Domain Architect – Diagnostics R&D is a senior-level position within the Strategy, Portfolio & Governance Enterprise Architecture Business Partnering Functions team at Roche. This role acts as a strategic liaison between the SPG organization and the Diagnostics R&D function, leading the Diagnostics R&D architecture network and driving architecture governance and strategy formulation. The position involves collaboration with various Diagnostics R&D teams to align applications, business capabilities, and information assets with technology solutions, ensuring seamless integration between enterprise vision and operational execution.

• Master's degree with 7+ years of experience in IT and enterprise architecture within complex, matrixed, or federated global organizations.
• Deep domain experience in Diagnostics R&D, understanding scientific, clinical, and engineering processes including computational science, instrumentation, and laboratory operations.
• Visionary architect capable of designing target-state architectures and capability roadmaps using frameworks like TOGAF.
• Expertise in AWS ecosystems, microservices, event-driven patterns, and building multi-tenant scientific platforms and modern data lakehouse architectures.
• Knowledge of regulatory landscapes such as IEC 62304, 21 CFR Part 11, and GxP, implementing robust architecture balancing compliance and agility.
• Understanding of AI/ML platform orchestration and emerging agentic patterns to automate and enhance scientific workflows with human-in-the-loop design.
• Technical fluency to integrate edge-to-cloud telemetry and instrument data acquisition across OT/IT boundaries.
• Skilled in application portfolio strategy, mapping dependencies, and sequencing legacy system decommissioning to ensure business continuity.
• Ability to govern through influence, leading federated networks of architects and aligning diverse partners without direct reporting lines.
• Trusted advisor to senior leadership with executive presence and storytelling skills to translate complex architectural concepts into strategic narratives.

• Act as the strategic liaison between SPG Enterprise Architecture and Diagnostics R&D, partnering with leadership to align business priorities with multi-year roadmaps.
• Lead the Diagnostics R&D architecture network, shaping shared strategic priorities and enabling architects to execute while maintaining enterprise alignment.
• Provide leadership for architecture governance activities, overseeing deliverables and technology guardrails to ensure security and resilience.
• Drive the success of large, critical technology programs by translating strategy into actionable, transformative initiatives that deliver business value.
• Develop and maintain core architecture artifacts, including Capability Maps and Target-State Architectures, using the standard RDT toolchain.
• Partner with Portfolio Management to embed architectural insights into investment decisions, maximizing platform reuse and managing technical debt.
• Monitor emerging technology trends and evaluate vendors to ensure the Diagnostics R&D architecture remains innovative and future-ready.
• Influence a complex, federated RDT model, balancing enterprise coherence with the agility required for local operational execution.