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Who you are

You are a proactive and versatile software engineer with a focus on customer satisfaction and value maximization, an agile practitioner that champions agile values and can effectively lead & coach a diverse and distributed cross-functional team to achieve this.

You are a person familiar with custom software development and modern tools and techniques to continuously deliver and reliably maintain the software, effective also in collaborating with vendors. 

Your technical acumen, combined with a strategic mindset, enables you to effectively manage your product backlog, prioritize features, and ensure alignment with stakeholder needs. You are committed to continuous improvement and are passionate about driving the success of the Agile Release Train through effective product ownership.

You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies.

Job responsibilities

You  will join the Software Engineering chapter, working alongside other internal experts, specializing in various aspects of software engineering. Together, the team collaborates on multiple products that cater to Roche's internal business requirements.

You will play the role of product owner and your key responsibilities will be:

Collaborate with business- and IT stakeholders to gather and define requirements for the product or feature being developed.

Collaborate with architects and developers to establish technical specifications.

Manage and prioritize the platform backlog, ensuring that the most critical tasks are addressed first.

Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the cross-functional team.

Communicate the product vision and requirements to the development team, ensuring a clear understanding of what needs to be built.

Act as a liaison between the development team and other stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of technical decisions and constraints

Oversee the development of new features to maximize business value, ensuring they align with the product strategy and are implemented effectively

Continuously assess and improve the product development process to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and value delivery, ensuring alignment with evolving business goals and user needs

Effectively communicate technical concepts through presentations to the team and stakeholders.

Facilitate effective communication and collaboration with Organizational Change Management (OCM) to ensure successful user adoption and seamless integration of new features and improvements

Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously enhance the product vision and strategy, ensuring it meets evolving user needs and business objectives.

Job requirements

The following skills are a must for the job:

Background in software engineering

3+ years of experience in IT application development

Experience working in an agile (SCRUM, SAFe, xP) environment.

Essential effective oral and written communication skills in English. 

Moderate travel required and ability to work across multiple time zones.

Additionally, as a nice to have:

Proficiency in object oriented- (Java) and/or procedural programming (python, js)

Proficiency in software delivery methods

Experience in developing and using validated systems.

Experience with codebeamer development or other ALM systems such as Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.

Understanding of Process Modelling.

Proficiency in HTML and CSS.

Education / Years of Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience in software development

You bring 3-5 years of relevant work experience in one or more multinational work environments (e.g. healthcare industry experience is a plus).

Good analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

Good communication and collaboration skills

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.

We do #Code4lLife, creating innovative software that helps doctors, patients, and scientists around the world.

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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.