Roche Posted September 30, 2026

Automation Business Partner

Riga, Rīga, Latvia FULL_TIME
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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

Automation Business Partner

The Opportunity

You will be part of RSS Analytics and Automation - a global team with regional presence in Switzerland, India, Costa Rica, Hungary, Latvia 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.

As an Automation Business Partner within Roche Services and Solutions (RSS), you will join a collaborative and passionate team of automation and data enthusiasts. In this role, you will lead end-to-end projects to automate business processes, shaping solutions that empower our Roche colleagues and ultimately impact patients worldwide.

In this role, you will:

Lead end-to-end implementation of automation solutions from initial idea assessment through to retirement.

Assess new use cases, map business processes, and identify key process improvements.

Create essential project documentation, including business cases, process designs, requirements, and progress reports.

Collaborate closely with business analysts and developers to support solution design, deployment, testing, and operations.

Partner with the global product owner to manage project and solution portfolios, optimize resource utilization, and align on team objectives (OKRs).

Manage the lifecycle of live catalogue solutions by driving adoption, overseeing incidents and change requests, and decommissioning legacy applications.

Serve as a strategic liaison across teams, fostering an innovative culture through workshops, brainstorming sessions, and proactive demand generation.

Who You Are

You are an entrepreneurial and analytical project leader who thrives in an agile, self-aligning environment. You bring strong problem-solving skills, excel at cross-functional communication, and are passionate about driving impactful digital solutions.

Requirements & Qualifications:

Proven project management experience leading end-to-end automation initiatives.

Advanced experience creating or leading projects using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools, combined with experience in at least one of the following: SAP Scripting, AppSheet, AWS, GCP, or VBA.

Solid understanding of ERP systems (experience with SAP S/4HANA is a plus).

Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into Automation & Artificial Intelligence (A&AI) specifications.

Experience with Microsoft Power Platform is a plus.

Readiness to work in an onsite or hybrid work mode.

In exchange we provide you with:

Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.

Excellent benefits & flexibility:  Roche Annual Bonus, Monthly transportation allowance, Home Office set - up equipment, Health Insurance, Life/Accident insurance, Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days, Eyeglasses settlement, One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth, Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment, Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office).

A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

Salary starts from 2700 EUR gross/monthly. Final salary depends on the successful candidate's level of experience, skills and qualifications.

 

 

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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Riga, Rīga, Latvia
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 3428 comparable Manufacturing & CMC roles across 175 biopharma companies.

3428Comparable roles tracked
3174Currently active
175Companies hiring similar roles
61Countries represented

Salary context

813 of 3428 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Peer group range $42,650 – $381,150 (median $127,400)

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United States1571
Germany211
India155
France149
Ireland129
China125

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Seniority mix

1516 of 3428 peers have a known seniority level

Senior408
Manager359
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc208
Associate149
Principal129
Associate Director105
Director104
Senior Director48
Executive/VP6

Therapeutic area mix

22 of 3428 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease13
Rare Disease3
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Oncology2
Immunology1
Respiratory1

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