IT Business Partner Lead - San Diego
About The Position
The IT Business Partner Lead is accountable for Business Partnering for the San Diego R&D sites across Carlsbad (GenMark) and Torrey Pines (GenMark/LumiraDx). This role drives local value realization for both R&D and Site Services and demands a distinctive combination of informal people leadership, deep domain expertise, technical proficiency, and business insights. As the San Diego sites move from an M&A integration phase to standard RDT operations, you will work alongside M&A integration leaders through the end of the year to ensure a smooth handover, while actively advising stakeholders through organizational change, coordinating complex technical backlogs, and driving alignment toward long-term Roche RDT standards. The IT Business Partner Lead acts as the strategic liaison between RDT and local R&D organizations across Carlsbad and Torrey Pines, recognizing that supporting specialized local capabilities, unique instrumentation, and site-specific workflows is essential for the wider organization's success and competitive advantage in diagnostic development. The role operates across a multi-entity site ecosystem, guiding local environments through the final stages of M&A integration and establishing sustainable, standard operational models.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Science, Business or related field.
- 8 years of related experience in Project Management or IT Business Partnering or IT Integration with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
- Senior experience in IT business partnering, technology consulting, or technical site management in life sciences/diagnostics.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to understand local site needs while balancing global platform strategies and organisational priorities and and driving business decisions through complex organizational change.
- Cross-functional coordination skills, with demonstrated success managing complex dependencies across functions.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements (GxP or 21 CFR Part 11) and their impact on research technology.
- Familiarity with global IT service management practices (ITIL) and support models.
- Ability to work flexibly across San Diego sites (Carlsbad and Torrey Pines) and participate in global planning sessions.
Nice To Haves
- Master/PhD is a plus.
- Proven understanding of modern technology architecture (e.g., APIs, cloud platforms) is desirable.
- Familiarity with data science and AI/ML concepts is a major plus.
- Familiarity with sample and data lifecycle management specific to research environments: data/document retention requirements, archival strategies, etc., is a big plus.
- Familiarity with IT related validation processes is a plus.
- Senior project coordination experience running IT infrastructure (network/storage/HPC), engineering, and site refurbishment projects is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with M&A leaders to ensure a seamless transition to standard RDT operations; act as the primary RDT liaison for site leadership; advise business leaders on technical debt and legacy GenMark app decommissionings, while safeguarding key operational milestones (such as the RP2 to RP3 assay transition) from an RDT perspective.
- Drive resolution of open technical backlogs in collaboration with domain experts (RCN network rollout and site infrastructure stabilization); facilitate system migrations from legacy domains and applications; manage technical site operations and local application inventories.
Benefits
- A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
- Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
