Global Head, Autonomous Platform Strategy & Portfolio
About The Position
The Global Head, Autonomous Platform Strategy & Portfolio will translate Roche’s autonomous-lab vision into a prioritized portfolio of capabilities and scientific use cases. The role bridges advanced technology and R&D experimental labs, ensuring capital investments and technological advancements create scientific impact and accelerate research. The Roche Autonomous Lab Accelerator brings together gRED, pRED, PT, and the Computational Sciences Center of Excellence to develop closed-loop Lab-in-the-Loop capabilities connecting scientific intent, digital design, experimental execution, and high-quality data generation. The role defines and champions a multi-year platform roadmap aligned with corporate scientific goals and drug discovery pipelines. It develops investment business cases, establishes build-versus-buy and sourcing decisions, benchmarks external developments, and shapes vendor and partner strategy. The position also represents the autonomous lab in the scientific and technology community. As portfolio leader, this person directs and mentors Product Managers and Technical Program Managers, leads annual strategic planning and capital-budget coordination, oversees external co-development partnerships, and drives adoption of autonomous platforms among scientists, including addressing user experience and cultural resistance.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of progressive leadership at the intersection of life sciences, technology, and portfolio strategy in a Pharma or Biotech environment.
- Deep technical familiarity with laboratory automation, AI/ML applications in R&D, automation technology, and core drug discovery workflows.
- Proven experience directing Product Managers and Program Managers.
- Experience negotiating high-value external strategic partnerships.
- Demonstrated success building capital-allocation business cases and translating complex technical investments into clear executive ROI.
- Experience driving behavioral adoption, user experience, and efforts to overcome cultural resistance in scientific organizations.
Responsibilities
- Define, maintain, and champion the multi-year strategic platform roadmap in alignment with corporate scientific goals and drug discovery pipelines.
- Develop business cases for capital allocation, prioritizing technology investments according to projected ROI, scientific impact, and time-to-value.
- Establish decision frameworks for capabilities Roche should build, co-develop, license, permit, or acquire.
- Evaluate which scientific and technology workflows, hardware, and software capabilities should be externally sourced or internally developed or customized.
- Track capability maturity across chemistry, biology, DMPK, protein sciences, and other scientific disciplines.
- Benchmark external autonomous-science developments in AI, robotics, and next-generation laboratory automation.
- Define partner and vendor strategy, identify external collaborators, and negotiate high-level co-development initiatives.
- Represent the Roche autonomous lab as a senior leader in the scientific and technology community.
- Direct, mentor, and align Product Managers and Technical Program Managers across the autonomous platform portfolio.
- Lead annual strategic planning for the autonomous platform and coordinate with executive leadership to secure and allocate capital budgets.
- Oversee external strategic collaborations and ensure co-development partnerships deliver integrated scientific and technical milestones.
- Drive behavioral adoption and user experience for autonomous lab platforms, addressing cultural resistance in scientific organizations.
Benefits
- Relocation benefits are provided.
- A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
- The position qualifies for company benefits detailed through a provided link.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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