Research and Development Sourcing Specialist

Creating a Healthier Future Through Strategic Sourcing

We aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our passion is driven by a desire to create a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

We believe that every voice matters, and our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections. This is what makes us thrive in our mission to improve health outcomes.

Our Global Sourcing team is continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships. We proactively manage the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes and reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems.

This role sits within the Indirect Sourcing Delivery group, which covers core sourcing activities from category management, strategic and operational procurement, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality.

As a Sourcing Specialist in Research & Development, you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the sourcing and delivery capability area. You will ensure effective and efficient delivery of core sourcing services and continuous improvement of automation and content availability.

You will collaborate closely with internal sourcing and business stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing and spend management activities and content enhancement.

You will work closely with other team members to support customer demand, improve the customer buying experience, deliver on day-to-day operational activities, and provide capacity and expertise to deliver productivity and other customer-oriented projects/solutions.

• You are a Category and sourcing subject matter specialist in Research & Development conducting market and internal analysis to develop strategies and tactical plans for how we should source and negotiate for third-party goods and services in order to satisfy stakeholder requirements.

• You are a Sourcing delivery practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management methodologies and frameworks, and project management skills.

• You develop content and automation, translating sourcing outcomes and opportunities into content and automated buying channels that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency.

• You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a related discipline.

• You have 5+ years of sourcing experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building, and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant related commodity experience.

• You have experience in sourcing systems and processes.

• You possess knowledge and experience in the Research & Development commodity area and awareness of adjacent commodities.

• You demonstrate curiosity, active listening, and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, with the focus very much on continuous learning and improvement.

• You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge, while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.

• You have skills in project management.

• You are fluent in English to a Business level.

At Roche, 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.