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 As a Senior Software Architect, you will play a crucial role as a key contributor to the software architecture and component design for the Roche Cobas Ultra software system, which is the central command center for the entire cobas ultra solution. Our R&D organization supports the development of next-generation intelligent lab platforms. We take pride in translating customer and business needs into modular, scalable, and future-ready solutions. You will be responsible for providing generic and strategic architectural input, collaborating closely with both internal teams and external development partners. This position will maintain continuous contact with teams across the broader cobas ultra ecosystem as well as other internal systems, actively aligning interfaces and making joint architectural contributions. Key Responsibilities Architectural Contribution: Contribute to and support the software architecture for the cobas ultra software, helping define architectural sub-components, roadmap items, and technical dependencies in close collaboration with the lead architects and development teams. Hands-on Implementation & Partner Support: Participate in software implementation aligned with the defined architecture and assist external development partners with technical guidance and integration. Quality & Risk Mitigation: Support the definition of architectural quality attributes, identify key product risks, and assist in designing software risk mitigations. Collaborative Alignment: Serve as a technical subject matter contact for software architecture queries, actively engaging and coordinating with project team members and stakeholders. Architectural Evolution: Help advance the software architecture strategy across the program and organization by staying informed on relevant technology developments and trends. Community & Knowledge Sharing: Actively participate in the architecture communities, sharing knowledge and supporting fellow team members. Required Skills and Experience Industry Experience: At least 5 years of experience being part of technical teams in the product development of laboratory automation or medical technology systems. Security & Compliance: Profound knowledge of cybersecurity to design secure software solutions, alongside a solid understanding of data privacy laws and regulatory requirements for software safety classification. Complex Problem Solving: Exceptional ability to identify and solve complex problems, drive continuous improvement, and apply innovative thinking to business opportunities. Team Collaboration: Outstanding soft skills that foster intercultural team collaboration, inclusion, active listening, and the breaking down of organizational silos. Influence & Negotiation: Ability to formulate and articulate complex concepts, maneuver confidently in conflicting or ambiguous situations, and effectively influence and negotiate with a broad range of stakeholders. AI & Innovation: Interest in and understanding of how AI technologies can be applied to software development and laboratory workflows, with a curiosity for hands-on experimentation. Excellent written English, with a high level of spoken fluency. Working knowledge of Spanish and any other additional languages is a plus. High motivation to grow in a dynamic environment at the intersection of diagnostics instrumentation and software. Relocation is not budgeted for this position. 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. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.

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