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18/03/10
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  Team Head Server and Storage
Roche (F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG)
Aargau Other

Team Head Server and Storage
As Team Head Server and Storage in the Group Infrastructure Support Services organization your key responsibilities will include:

Leading a global team of some 200 people to deliver outcomes aligned with the Pharma Global Informatics Infrastructure (PGI) mission and hence the business imperatives
Managing a global budget of some CHF70m
Delivering a transformation that leverages established and emerging industry best practice to bring major improvements in the strategic agility, tactical flexibility, timeliness and unit cost efficiency of services
Maintaining the quality of services throughout such a transformation
Developing the people capability of the team in line with the wider PG people management mission
Driving efficiency by utilizing globally harmonized key processes for IT operations and simplifying quality and process frameworks
Ensuring that agreed, defined IT processes, standards and tools are followed by the organization
Contributing as part of the PGIS Management Team to the development of PGIS and PGI functional strategy
Understanding and taking ownership for the wider PG and PGI agenda and engaging managers and employees in the organization to further pro-actively communicate/ cascade key priorities of organization and required accountabilities within the team
Establishing an environment where open two way communication and learning is possible
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree (engineering or business)
Experience: 10 years +
Languages: German : Speak Well
English : Speak / Write Fluently
Spanish : Speak Well
Job-Type: open-ended
Remuneration: unspecified
Permit Type: EU National
Region: Aargau Other
7-12 years of successful and relevant experience managing the delivery of global IT Infrastructure Services with proven track record of running high performing environments.
A career emphasis on server & storage / data centre services is a strong advantage
Experience in managing change initiatives
Strong vendor management skills, in both change and service delivery orientations
Experienced in hybrid delivery models - in-house & external services combined effectively
Customer focused - passionate to deliver IT services that make a difference for the business
Inspiring and empowering leadership style
Led large multi-national teams, also in a virtual environment
Quality, cost and delivery focused
Ideally lived and worked outside home country of origin
Excellent coordination and organizational skills
Innovative, demonstrates Roche values of Courage, Integrity, Passion
Strong communication skills in range of contexts - written, verbal, level and nature of audience
Energy and drive with the commitment to implement change internationally
International mindset with clear goal orientation
The candidate should be educated to bachelor's degree in engineering or business field, or equivalent experience
ITIL Service Management certification and experience (Foundation required, higher levels desirable)
Project Management certification
Fluent in English, Spanish and German language skills seen as an asset

At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

The headquarters in Basel is one of Roche’s largest sites. It is home to the Corporate Executive Committee, the Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics Divisions and the global business functions. Roche Basel also covers the entire business chain from research, development and production through to marketing. Over 8,000 people from more than 60 countries work at the site.

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