Senior Automation Developer

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.

We are looking for an Automation Developer to join Roche and our Roche Services & Solutions Center

Roche is a global healthcare company - founded 125 years ago in Basel, Switzerland, offering exceptional career paths and great benefits for fresh graduates and outstanding professionals.

We are continuously expanding, looking for new talents to join our transforming Services & Solutions Center.

Roche Services Solutions aims at "transforming the way Roche operates.'' As a global organization of more than 2,800 employees, we enable Roche to operate in a competitive and ever-changing business environment. We provide our partners with end-to-end business services and solutions, enabling them to focus on patient-centric activities.

Embracing a OneRoche mindset, we leverage our global network located in Budapest, San José (Costa Rica), Kuala Lumpur and our other sites to remain customer-centric 24/7 and co-create solutions together

About The Role:

As an Automation Developer , you will ensure that the strategic value of Automation technologies are delivered and maintained. You will be focused, but not limited to, developing and maintaining solutions using Scripting languages, Desktop Automation and Robotic Process Automation and other continuous improvement activities in a customer centric way. You will work in a collaborative and agile environment, surrounded by other Continuous Improvement  enthusiasts at the Roche Services and Solutions (RSS), building amazing solutions for our Roche peers and ultimately impacting our patients.

You will be part of the RSS Analytics and Automation - a global team with regional presence in Switzerland, India, Costa Rica, Hungary and Malaysia. We operate in an agile organizational set-up without extensive hierarchical structure, where all our employees lead from every seat. Inspirational leadership, service oriented behavior and entrepreneurial customer centric mindset are our core values.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, test, support solutions to automate processes through RPA, scripting, Desktop Automation (e.g. VBS, Google AppScript, SAP Script, Looker Studio, Winshuttle ) and enhanced workflow automation platforms.

• Be the go-to-person for all technical questions on the implementation and operations of automation processes, especially bring the technical judgment to table when it comes to select the best tool for a use case

• Operate the automation solutions and have an open ear for suggestions of the process owners

• Embrace new ways of working with fast iterations, lean documentation and planning, close alignment to our colleagues from business and IT and  close communication across global teams

• Collaborate in an agile and cross-functional team with other Automation Experts, Lean Sixsigma Experts, and Process Mining Experts to blend various fields and technologies such as: Business Process Mining, Lean Six Sigma, Agile Project Management, and more, so our Roche peers and patients receive the best solutions 

• Partner closely with Global Product Owners, developers and Portfolio Managers and boost cross-regional collaboration and leverage existing solutions.

• Transition and maintain automations in production, as required.

• Lead implementations with regional and/or global teams

Who you are?

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or technical field or equivalent experience in the area of Automation

• 2+ year of experience developing solutions in at least 1 of the following technologies/platforms:

• UiPath or similar

• Programing languages (e.g. JavaScript, Node.JS, .Net, VBA/VBS., Google App Script, SAP Scripting, python) 

• 5+ years' experience in business-facing IT role, or business/process analytics role

• Experience in agile organizations and Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc. 

• Experience working in a self-managed team environment, familiarity with OKRs is a plus.

• Experience working with DialogFlow, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, Yellow Messenger is a plus.​

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.