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The Position

The R&D Tools Lifecycle Management team in DSI focuses on driving internal improvement by increasing productivity, efficiency, and enabling collaboration across global organizational interfaces. The team reduces system complexity, harmonizes processes, tools, and business practices, and builds connections across geographical and organizational silos. RETINA is a major global tool supporting the application life cycle management of our products in terms of requirements, product risk, defect, configuration and release management as well as verification and validation activities.

The ALM Business Product Manager leads the adoption and standardization of our ALMT tool RETINA across global development projects, ensuring efficient and consistent tool usage across R&D. This includes driving initiatives, training and coaching teams, harmonizing processes, and reducing system complexity. The role also covers maintaining configurations, supporting integrations, and facilitating knowledge exchange through user communities and focus groups. Acting as a bridge between business and IT, the position plays a central role in delivering sustainable improvements to productivity and collaboration.

The Opportunity

• You drive adoption and standardization of ALM across R&D projects; lead strategic initiatives for design and development processes, system integrations, and user growth.

• You maintain and prioritize a backlog of improvements and support feature delivery in close collaboration with stakeholders.

• You deliver expert-level training sessions to development teams and lead ALM Focus Groups to foster best practice sharing and community engagement.

• You promote user engagement, manage change, and increase adoption of RETINA and related systems.

• You support configuration, setup, and maintenance of RETINA, eSignature, and R&D network-specific templates.

• You ensure effective integration of RETINA with other tools and organizational initiatives.

• You identify opportunities to reduce complexity, harmonize practices, and improve collaboration across global teams.

• You act as a key interface between product development teams, Global Informatics, the RETINA business team, and managed service providers; support Power Users, SMEs, and ensure alignment through communication and stakeholder management.

Who you are

• You have a Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience in digital solutions, IT tool delivery, or product development in regulated environments, covering full project lifecycle from planning to implementation.

• You have multi-year experience with Codebeamer/RETINA at user level; configuration skills preferred, plus strong knowledge of digital solution delivery and IT tool integration in regulated industries (Medical Devices, Digital Health, Life Sciences).

• You have proven experience applying SAFe and Lean-Agile frameworks, with demonstrated success in process optimization and change management.

• You have strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse global stakeholders, lead training sessions, expert groups, and focus communities.

• You have flexibility to adapt schedule to global collaboration needs (e.g. evenings for US teams) and occasional travel to support international project activities.

• You have solid global stakeholder management experience and good command of English (C+ level).

• You schedule flexibility to accommodate customer and stakeholder needs in a global environment, including occasional travel  (US/Global virtual meetings).

Locations: Rotkreuz, Mannheim, Penzberg, Sant Cugat

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

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.