Architect - Senior

As an ERP Analytics Solution Architect you will be working in our multicultural, dynamic global ERP Analytics team, which is part of the Global ERP Team within Roche's Global Infrastructure and Solutions (GIS) organization. ERP Analytics provides ERP reporting and analytical solutions to Roche worldwide with the ambition to "power the intelligent enterprise for patients".

To achieve this, you will either support application or platform teams in the deployment of functionality or capability or you will support strategic transformations and the evaluation of new IT capabilities in a cross practice that will further develop ERP-related Analytics technology.

In the first case, you will report to the project manager, understand their challenges and priorities in the delivery of analytical needs and organize the impact assessment of the changing environment, leading to decisions aligned with our strategy & partners in IT and business. You will contribute in the set up of a holistic and efficient Solution and Information architecture in full alignment with the Enterprise architecture framework.

In the second case, for a given use case, you will support the key business stakeholders and IT leaders in the definition (quick demos, proofs of value, proofs of concept), the evaluation and the measurement of the different technology under investigation and contribute to the decision making process.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support the Application Teams and collaborate with Business and IT teams to shape, evolve, implement and communicate the Solution and Information strategy in the area of ERP Analytics including Planning, Reporting, Advanced Analytics (Data Science & Machine Learning), Data Lake Strategy, Business Self-Service and Automation of the Analytics processes;
• You will collaborate with numerous Solution Architects accountable for various areas/verticals, you will develop best practices and standards with respective governance concepts in alignment with enterprise architecture standards and principles;
• You will support innovation activities and supports hands-on the Proof of Concepts (PoC) applying agile methodologies to quickly validate concepts that contribute to the definition of the strategy, especially:
• verifying that the solution is aligned with Roche Security Guidelines,
• assessing tools performance,
• estimating sizing ( memory, processing);
• You will support the vertical solution architects in understanding Business requirements and processes and translating them into Analytics BI platform specific solution and system design, effectively bridging gap between business and IT;
• You will ensure consistency, alignment and governance of the architecture with both IT security and Architecture Framework e.g. by conducting architecture reviews for all team projects;
• You ensure consistency between different components within Analytics framework, and make sure that the right level of documentation is supported (vendor audits, system risk assessment, data classification reports, Solution architecture documents);
• You provide project management and implementation guidance where needed;