Manager Data Systems and Architecture

Job description

The Position

The Manager Data Systems and Architecture plays a pivotal role in overseeing and driving the data strategy within our US Diagnostics organization. This role is responsible for crafting and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient data systems and architecture. The team ensures that our data systems and pipelines are optimized for speed, reliability, seamless data ingestion, storage, and retrieval. Through active collaboration with cross-functional teams and IT, they foster a sense of ownership over business data, drive innovation in data technologies, and ensure our infrastructure evolves alongside the organization's growth. Additionally, they cultivate a data-driven culture that encourages experimentation and innovation.  The Manager Data Systems and Architecture partners with peers within the Compensation and Data Excellence department to govern and maintain a single source of truth for critical business master data. This key leadership position plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between data and business outcomes, and is instrumental in fostering a data-centric culture across the organization.

Role Responsibilities 

• Oversees all aspects of team's daily responsibilities including setting priorities, coaching, managing workload and meeting deadlines

• Partners with the IT organization to help translate business data, systems and architecture requirements 

• Builds relationships and effectively communicates with stakeholders to deliver projects in scope and in a timely manner 

• Delivers solutions that are aligned with key initiatives

• Aligns team with established department process procedures while actively participating in the creation of innovative procedures to support evolving business needs 

• Builds a culture that encourages development, inclusion, recognition, innovation and feedback

• Responsible for data quality in order to achieve established department metrics

• Identifies and implements process improvements to drive efficiency, effectiveness and cost savings

• Leads team with a high level of change agility by quickly accepting change and driving it in a positive manner

• Embraces Agile methodologies and tools including but not limited to PDCAs, documentation management, and visual management.

• Builds strong collaborative relationships with leadership team peers that includes timely feedback and communication to gain alignment

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor degree and 8 years of data management experience. Extensive experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• 3 years of leadership experience with direct responsibility for people.  Significant project leadership experience may be considered in lieu of direct leadership.

Preferred Requirements

• Previous data management or project management experience

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret business trends

• Extensive business process management experience

• Strong problem solving and consistent decision making skills

• Ability to collaborate with executive leadership and provide effective enterprise wide solutions

• Displays understanding of RDC sales and service organizations

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

As a global leader in healthcare, Roche Diagnostics offers a broad portfolio of products, tools and services that help in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, hepatitis and diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. These products and services are used by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide to help improve people's lives.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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