Position Team Lead Engineering Commercial Pharma China Solutions
Job Summary
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 China Solution Engineering Team Lead is accountable for the strategic direction people leadership engineering delivery and operational performance of the China-specific digital and AI solution portfolio.
- The role leads a consolidated Shanghai-based engineering team and transforms Pharma China priorities into secure scalable and high-value technology capabilities.
- You will connect China business needs with global RDT strategy while navigating a distinctive local technology ecosystem regulatory environment and geopolitical landscape.
- This role requires a strong combination of engineering leadership product thinking business insight and the ability to operate effectively across local and global organizations.
- Your primary objective is to enable China Digital and AI capability delivery with speed and scale by leading multidisciplinary engineering and service teams that build and operate desirable feasible viable secure and sustainable solutions for Pharma China while maintaining alignment with Roche standards and applicable China regulations.
Accountable for setting the direction of China Solution Engineering and ensuring that engineering priorities deliver measurable Pharma China outcomes and financial objectives. Translate the China business strategy and RDT priorities into an integrated technology roadmap across local solutions and relevant global products. Monitor China market regulatory geopolitical and technology trends; proactively propose resilient solutions and embed fit-for-purpose AI capabilities. Define track and communicate KPIs that demonstrate delivery speed solution value reliability compliance and contribution to business strategy.
Establish a clear and aspirational vision for the end-to-end experience of Pharma China users customers and delivery partners across digital touchpoints. Build a deep understanding of local workflows and the expectations of HCP and business stakeholders including the role of WeChat and other China-specific channels. Use feedback product data and market signals to prioritize improvements accelerate adoption and continuously refine solutions.
Own engineering delivery and operational performance across the China-specific solution portfolio from technical discovery and design through build launch scaling run modernization and retirement. Maintain application and capability transparency manage technical debt and lifecycle risk and shape rationalization and reuse decisions. Coordinate roadmap dependencies with Product Managers and Business Partners and ensure China requirements and reusable innovations inform relevant global product strategies.
Orchestrate a broad ecosystem spanning Pharma China Business Partnering global Product and Engineering teams Marketing & Customer Engagement Portfolio Management Enterprise Architecture Security Privacy Compliance local cloud and SaaS providers and strategic delivery partners. Act as a trusted bridge between China and global stakeholders making local constraints and opportunities transparent resolving cross-product dependencies and influencing senior leaders toward timely evidence-based decisions.
Lead coach and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary China engineering team. Create clarity on roles objectives performance expectations and decision rights; allocate talent fluidly across evolving portfolio priorities; and strengthen succession technical depth and knowledge continuity. Foster an inclusive culture of ownership customer-centricity engineering excellence data-informed decision-making and continuous learning while enabling team members to contribute to relevant global product teams and communities.
Own the long-term performance resilience security and sustainability of the China solution landscape. Connect engineering outcomes to business impact and guide optimization across availability delivery lead time quality cost adoption risk and user satisfaction. Establish transparent operational reviews address systemic issues and ensure business continuity across local and cross-border dependencies.
Develop multi-year workforce run-cost and investment plans in partnership with China Portfolio Management Business Partners Operations and Product Managers. Jointly govern the China engineering budget envelope and allocate people and funding across run enhancement carry-over and new-capability priorities to maximize portfolio value. Provide transparent reporting from both geography-centric and global product-centric views and actively manage vendor capacity financial risk and delivery trade-offs.
- 10 years of experience in software engineering solution delivery technology product management or a similar role with a proven track record of launching scaling and operating enterprise digital products
- 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical biotechnology or regulated healthcare technology industry; experience in China healthcare or commercial technology is strongly preferred
- 2 years of experience in a leadership role managing multidisciplinary technical teams in a global matrixed organization
- Strong understanding of product discovery software delivery DevSecOps and application lifecycle management. Working knowledge of regulated healthcare technology and China cybersecurity data-residency privacy and cross-border data requirements including PIPL DSL CSL and CBDT controls.
- Deep understanding of modern software architecture including APIs integration platforms cloud and SaaS data platforms cybersecurity and resilient operations. Familiarity with China digital ecosystems such as WeChat local cloud platforms and the local AI/ML landscape is required; experience designing hybrid global/local architectures is strongly preferred.
- Ability to translate high-level business and scientific goals into an integrated engineering strategy portfolio roadmap and clear execution priorities.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills with the ability to align China and global executives Business Partners Product Managers architects engineers compliance stakeholders and external partners toward a common outcome.
- Proven ability to lead mentor and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary engineering team including through organizational change and complex matrix relationships.
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 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.
Lets build a healthier future together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel.