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This role is based in the Global Procurement function, which supports Roche’s goal of bringing innovative solutions to patients through business and supplier partnerships. We act as the bridge between Roche business functions and our suppliers, delivering value through productivity, speed, risk management, sustainability, innovative solutions, and streamlined buying experiences.
As the AI Solutions Lead within Global Procurement, you are the strategic architect of our transition toward a hybrid operating model. Reporting to the Head of Digital Solutions & Excellence, you will own Procurement’s AI strategy, shape the AI portfolio and roadmap, lead the design and delivery of scalable AI solutions and agentic workflows across the procurement landscape, and drive engagement and communication.
You act as a visionary leader who bridges the gap between ambitious business goals and the technical reality of building scalable, ethical, and high-impact AI solutions.
You will lead a team, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and architect and embed intelligent and agentic solutions to augment and amplify our Procurement capability and capacity.
Strategic AI Orchestration: Own and evolve the Global Procurement AI Strategy to pivot our transition toward a hybrid workforce, eventually delivering greater impact per person and a better procurement experience.
Value-Driven Portfolio Management: Shape and align the Procurement AI Portfolio within the broader procurement technology landscape (owning the value log) and business case prioritization based on measurable value cases, ROI, and procurement impact.
End-to-End Build Leadership: Orchestrate the end-to-end delivery of AI solutions, including overseeing the internal AI build from ideation to production-ready solution, while maintaining a seamless handover to the Digital Governance & Management team
Build Framework: Establish the framework for "Build vs. Buy vs. Self-Service" to inform resource allocation between custom engineering and "Everyday AI" tools.
AI Narrative & Engagement: Lead the narrative around the AI roadmap and impact, translating complex technical progress into meaningful messages for senior stakeholders and the broader organization, driving engagement and messaging to build organizational trust.
Lifecycle Handover: Partner with Digital Governance & Management to transition proven AI solutions into the 'Run' phase, ensuring long-term auditability and compliance, workforce adoption, and agents meeting performance & ROI metrics.
Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with Digital Governance, IT, Business Process Management, and Analytics & Insights teams to ensure AI solutions integrate seamlessly with the Demand-to-Pay (D2P) ecosystem and the underlying procurement data foundation
High-Performing Team Culture: Focus on the capability development of the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, outcomes delivery, and continuous improvement.
You have deep AI, procurement, and project leadership expertise, with both passion and the resiliency to help drive our digital agenda and maximize our returns on digital investments.
Strategic Visionary & Procurement Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in digital procurement or a related field (incl. Portfolio management), with a deep understanding of core procurement activities (Sourcing, Contracting, P2P) and how Generative AI and Agentic workflows can fundamentally reshape them to accelerate outcomes, enhance impact, and user experience.
Leadership Track Record: Proven experience as a people manager or project leader in complex matrix organizations, effectively developing high-performing teams, and with the proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams and agility in adapting to changing priorities.
Consultancy Mindset: Experience in large-scale deployments and continuous improvement, with a track record of achieving measurable results in fast-paced environments, and needed resilience and passion for driving a digital agenda.
Advanced Communicator: Skilled at crafting narratives that drive organizational buy-in and trust in emerging technologies.
Technical Translater & IT Literacy: Ability to bridge the gap between Business SMEs and Engineering teams through a strong understanding of AI, enterprise IT architecture, and the software development lifecycle, ensuring technical builds remain focused on solving real-world business problems.
Data & Analytics: Ability to leverage analytics and data insights to enable informed decision-making on prioritization and resource allocation.
Education: Master's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field
Preferred: 5+ years of experience in pharmaceuticals or healthcare, Experience with Procurement Orchestration & Intake solutions, Experience with Snowflake
Join our Global Procurement team in Basel, apply now !
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