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As the Head of RDT Data Insights (Practice Leader), you will act as a visionary leader for the Roche Digital Technology (RDT) function. You will be responsible for designing and measuring a comprehensive of RDT's OKRs and KPIs, delivering advanced visualization and dashboards. Steer the team to generate predictive insights that enable proactive risk identification, forecasting, and strategic scenario planning for RDT leadership. This role requires a dynamic change agent who can lead a talented team and influence stakeholders across a global matrix organization. Your mission is to embed a data-driven culture, ensuring data is treated as a strategic asset to accelerate innovation, enhance decision-making, and drive operational excellence across RDT.
Key Accountabilities
Team Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a multi-disciplinary team for data governance and individual contributors focused on insights, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Actionable & Predictive Insights: Engage with the RDT Lead Team for the governance of RDT's OKRs and KPIs, delivering advanced visualization and dashboards. Steer the team to generate predictive insights that enable proactive risk identification, forecasting, and strategic scenario planning for RDT leadership.
Data Governance & Architecture: Champion a robust data governance framework for RDT. Drive the adoption of consistent data roles, uphold technical standards, and oversee the lifecycle of RDT Data Products.
Influence & Change Management: Act as a key influencer and change agent across RDT, persuading stakeholders to embrace data stewardship and ownership. Champion a mindset of continuous improvement over maintaining the status quo.
Key Leadership Competencies and Skills
People Leadership: Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams of data professionals.
Technical Acumen: Strong, practical knowledge of modern data and analytics technologies, including business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), data visualization, and predictive analytics concepts.
Influence & Persuasion: Exceptional ability to influence without direct authority, persuade senior stakeholders, and communicate complex data concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Visionary & Strategic Mindset: A forward-thinking and strategic mindset with a demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo, drive change, and translate a data vision into tangible business value.
Data Governance & Strategy: Deep expertise in implementing enterprise-level data governance frameworks, data architecture, and data strategy, preferably within a large, matrixed organization.
Domain Knowledge: Experience in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, or healthcare is highly preferred.
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Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Madrid. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.
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