Product Manager for ASPIRE Digital Core Platform (m/f/d)

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity
As the Product Manager for ASPIRE Digital Core Platform, you will be accountable for the strategic direction, roadmap, and technical operations required to support ASPIRE solutions, with a strong focus on resilience, stability, security, and compliance. Acting as the S4 System Owner, you will drive non-functional and technical activities and ensure that the S/4 and EWM systems meet organizational and regulatory requirements. This includes establishing governance frameworks, implementing system standards, and ensuring compliance in alignment with the highest standards of data integrity and system security.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Fully accountable as the S4 System Owner, making decisions on Digital Core Platforms (S/4 and EWM) according to Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards such as GxP, GDPR, ICFR, and more

• Establishes governance frameworks for SAP ERP S/4 system usage, defining and enforcing system standards, policies, and procedures to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance, actively participating in audits

• Oversees the timely provisioning of SAP core systems, clients, and additional systems (e.g., for data migration, testing) in coordination with ASPIRE Product Development, Deployment, and Operations Teams. Manages batch jobs, interfaces, and technical setups across the system landscape

• Leads ASPIRE Platform Operations, including Global System Management (GSM) services, ensuring smooth and efficient system operation across all teams. Defines and executes Data Volume Management (DVM) strategies to optimize storage and system performance

• Leads technical projects on the SAP ERP system, including implementations, migrations, upgrades, and cross-functional enhancements. Coordinates non-functional requirements across different IT functions to ensure seamless integration of system upgrades and client copies

• Drives initiatives to optimize system performance, identifies improvement opportunities, and implements solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Proactively monitors system performance, minimizing downtime, and leads initiatives to leverage new SAP technologies and functionalities

• Develops and maintains consistent concepts for non-functional configurations across ASPIRE systems, ensuring system scalability, security, and compliance

Who you are

• Holds a Masters or MBA degree or equivalent in business or IT with a deep understanding of SAP and its technology. Experienced in non-SAP technologies such as Mulesoft, Solace, OMP, Smart by GEP

• Over 12 years of hands-on project management experience focusing on implementation projects, particularly in Life Sciences and IT. Proven track record in managing large-scale global IT transformational projects and programs

• More than 10 years of functional SAP configuration or development experience in large project implementations, preferably in the Life Sciences industry. Skilled in on-premise and cloud SAP technology-related topics, including system landscape, software logistics, security, interface technologies, data management, and more

• Demonstrated ability to influence and foster collaborative relationships, engage resources outside of direct control, and build relationships with key stakeholders in a complex cross-functional environment. Highly skilled in leadership, management, and interpersonal communication

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels, from technical team members to program leadership and sponsors. Fluent in English, with German being a plus

• Hands-on experience in delivering complex projects using Agile methodologies and familiarity with Roche project management methodology (PMM) or equivalent. PMI PMP certification or equivalent is desirable. Prior experience with SAP Solution Manager is an advantage

Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be an outstanding opportunity to craft the future of Roche.

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.

Roche Kaiseraugst is a cornerstone of Roche's global production and logistics network. It employs some 1900 people out of the 10,700 employees at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site and is Roche's largest and most innovative packaging facility worldwide. Read more .

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.