Automation Business Partner

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. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Automation Business Partner

The Opportunity

You will be part of RSS Analytics and Automation - a global team with regional presence in Switzerland, India, Costa Rica, Hungary, Latvia and Malaysia. We operate in an agile organizational set-up without extensive hierarchical structure, where all our employees lead from every seat. Inspirational leadership, service oriented behavior and entrepreneurial customer centric mindset are our core values.

As an Automation Business Partner within Roche Services and Solutions (RSS), you will join a collaborative and passionate team of automation and data enthusiasts. In this role, you will lead end-to-end projects to automate business processes, shaping solutions that empower our Roche colleagues and ultimately impact patients worldwide.

In this role, you will:

• Lead end-to-end implementation of automation solutions from initial idea assessment through to retirement.
• Assess new use cases, map business processes, and identify key process improvements.
• Create essential project documentation, including business cases, process designs, requirements, and progress reports.
• Collaborate closely with business analysts and developers to support solution design, deployment, testing, and operations.
• Partner with the global product owner to manage project and solution portfolios, optimize resource utilization, and align on team objectives (OKRs).
• Manage the lifecycle of live catalogue solutions by driving adoption, overseeing incidents and change requests, and decommissioning legacy applications.
• Serve as a strategic liaison across teams, fostering an innovative culture through workshops, brainstorming sessions, and proactive demand generation.

Who You Are

You are an entrepreneurial and analytical project leader who thrives in an agile, self-aligning environment. You bring strong problem-solving skills, excel at cross-functional communication, and are passionate about driving impactful digital solutions.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proven project management experience leading end-to-end automation initiatives.
• Advanced experience creating or leading projects using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools, combined with experience in at least one of the following: SAP Scripting, AppSheet, AWS, GCP, or VBA.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems (experience with SAP S/4HANA is a plus).
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into Automation & Artificial Intelligence (A&AI) specifications.
• Working knowledge of Agile and/or Lean methodologies.
• Readiness to work in an onsite or hybrid work mode.

In exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 
• Excellent benefits & flexibility:  Roche Annual Bonus, Monthly transportation allowance, Home Office set - up equipment, Health Insurance, Life/Accident insurance, Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days, Eyeglasses settlement, One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth, Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment, Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office).
• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

Salary starts from 2700 EUR gross/monthly. Final salary depends on the successful candidate's level of experience, skills and qualifications.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 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.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.