Solution Architect, Global Supply Chain

About the role

The Position In alignment with our core corporate purpose—"Doing now what patients need next"—the Solution Architect provides strategic technical leadership and architectural governance to optimize our global supply chain and logistics systems. This critical role acts as the primary conduit between complex operational requirements and enterprise digital ecosystems, ensuring our warehouse management, material tracking, and cold-chain infrastructure remain scalable, resilient, and fully compliant.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and articulate a compelling, long-term technical vision for our supply chain infrastructure, ensuring software systems scale seamlessly with product portfolio growth
• Actively monitor and anticipate shifts in enterprise cloud capabilities, digital compliance requirements, and IoT tracking frameworks to engineer future-proof architectures
• Author comprehensive architectural blueprints that seamlessly unify operational warehouse management systems (Exacta, Syncro, SAP) with global material planning frameworks (ERP / SAP), optimizing data synchronization and transaction velocity
• Partner with the Data Insights team to design well structured and real-time metric dashboards, enabling automated reporting
• As an enterprise technical advisor to cross-functional teams, translate complex architectural choices into practical, operational realities for business stakeholders
• Influence internal development teams and third-party vendors to adhere to rigid architectural standards, prioritizing continuous system refinement and robust cyber-security posture
• Serve as the core technical connector bridging Warehouse Operations, Quality Assurance, Global Logistics, and Corporate IT networks to eliminate digital friction
• Lead the technical risk mitigation strategies required during the deployment of automated high-density storage platforms, cloud migrations, or shifting network structures
• Design and maintain scalable system architectures that integrate core warehouse operations with peripheral data layers, emphasizing system uptime, data redundancy, and robust API frameworks
• Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with enterprise software vendors and external integrators, ensuring deliverables satisfy rigorous service level agreements (SLAs)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Supply Chain Systems, or a related technical discipline
• 5-8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise solution architecture and/or data engineering with documented success designing integrations for ERP (e.g., SAP) and modern Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) within high-density logistics networks
• Preferred Technical Credentials & Skills:
• Architectural Frameworks: Certified in TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Professional, or equivalent enterprise-scale frameworks
• Supply Chain Experience: Advanced, demonstrable command of automated inventory modeling, picking-and-packing algorithmic logic, and lot/serial number control tracking
• Data Literacy: Deep proficiency in data integration modeling, data engineering, middleware architecture, and modern business intelligence tools (e.g., SQL, Snowflake, GitLab, Airflow, Python, C#, Java) to track leading system health metrics

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles and practices
• Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Skills

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Professional, etc.)
• Warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Data integration modeling, data engineering, middleware architecture, and business intelligence tools (SQL, Snowflake, GitLab, Airflow, Python, C#, Java)
• Automated inventory modeling, picking-and-packing algorithmic logic, and lot/serial number control tracking
• Cloud migration and automation expertise
• System design and implementation
• Project management and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

The benefits offered by Roche include:

• Relocation benefits are not available for this posting
• The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indianapolis, IN is $109,200 - $202,800. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• Roche offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:
• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible spending accounts
• Telemedicine services
• Wellness programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives