Consultant – Laboratory Design & Architecture (m/f/d), temporary for 2 years
About this opportunity
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.
The Position
Your new team
You will join the collaborative Global Roche Consulting team, specifically the Operational Excellence Consulting sub-chapter (DSGRO). We partner with our sales organizations worldwide to standardize processes and tools and drive innovation. Our Commercial Lab Design unit bridges the gap between sales and the global organization, ensuring tailored tool and process solutions as well as concrete planning. You can look forward to a strong "OneRoche" mindset, where we value one another and work together to create excellent solutions.
Responsibilities/What to Expect
As a Consultant Laboratory Design Architecture (m/f/d), you will take independent responsibility for the management, capacity allocation, and budgeting of global laboratory planning projects, as well as the further development and scaling of global laboratory planning tools. Your main responsibilities include:
You lead stakeholder workshops for the precise gathering and analysis of future customer and workflow requirements.
You develop holistic 2D and 3D laboratory layout plans using state-of-the-art CAD and BIM software (especially Revit).
You consistently integrate LEAN principles and sustainability aspects into customized spatial concepts and ensure compliance with international standards.
You support the co-development and further development of global, internal tools and actively drive innovation in ongoing projects, developing sustainable standards from them and successfully scaling them across our international affiliates.
You manage the external partner network and ensure quality as well as the formal sign-off of project milestones.
You visually prepare complex technical matters and confidently present intermediate and final concepts to international clients.
You design and lead worldwide on-site training sessions to actively share your knowledge of sustainable laboratory planning within the Roche community.
You continuously monitor technology trends and evaluate innovative software solutions for the laboratory planning of the future.
Qualifications / What You Bring to the Table
You have a successfully completed degree (Bachelor/Master) in architecture, civil engineering, or a comparable field of study. The following points round out your profile:
You possess several years of solid professional experience in laboratory planning, technical facility management, or the design of complex building structures.
You have deep knowledge of Revit, experience in 3D visualization, as well as sound, practical knowledge of BIM and LEAN methodologies.
You stand out with strong intercultural communication skills, fluent English (B2 level), and a willingness for global on-site deployments (Spanish skills are a plus).
You are characterized by a basic understanding of business administration for budget monitoring and a strong awareness of sustainable planning processes.
Your Application
We ask you to provide the following documents:
Current CV
Other documents are currently not mandatory. Please note before submitting your application that no further documents can be added afterward.
Apply now – we look forward to hearing from you!
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Who we are
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.
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