The Position
Roche Digital Technology (RDT) is where innovation meets purpose. As a global team at the heart of Roche, we are a community of business-minded technologists committed to help shape tomorrow’s digital future of healthcare. Our mission is to power Roche through cutting-edge digital technologies, harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, data, and scalable tech innovations.
The ERP Test Manager is the strategic architect and operational guardian of the ASPIRE Test Methodology. You are tasked with identifying operational "white space" and engineering new processes to fill those gaps. You will ensure the testing organization is compliant with Computer System Validation (CSV) and Quality standards while driving continuous evolution. As the primary defender of processes during audits and the lead architect for system upgrades, you balance regulatory rigor with operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Scope / (Content Leadership):
- Custodianship: Own the master version of the ASPIRE Test Methodology.
- Regulatory Alignment: Ensure every process update is "pre-validated" by aligning with CSV and Quality teams before rollout.
- Content Creation: Author high-quality technical documentation, including SOPs, Work Instructions, and User Guides.
Accountability/Problem Solving:
- Milestone Management: Take full accountability for ensuring all test phases (e.g., SAT, UAT, RT) start on time according to the global release calendar.
- Progress Monitoring: Track real-time testing metrics, defect burn-down rates, and resource allocation to ensure deadlines are met.
- Reporting: Author and present comprehensive Test Summary Reports (TSR) for stakeholders, providing a clear verdict on quality and go-live readiness.
- Front-Line Defense: Act as the lead SME for Testing during internal and external quality audits.
- Traceability Oversight: Ensure that the "paper trail" (or digital equivalent) for all testing activities is robust enough to withstand deep-dive scrutiny.
Impact/Strategy:
- Identify Gaps: Proactively audit the current ASPIRE lifecycle to identify "friction points" or missing controls where the methodology fails to meet project or regulatory needs.
- Build & Improve: Design, pilot, and deploy new testing workflows, templates, and frameworks to close identified gaps.
- Continuous Optimization: Evaluate the effectiveness of current SOPs and Work Instructions, streamlining them to remove unnecessary "red tape" while maintaining 100% compliance.
- Team Leadership: Direct and mentor a small support team to assist with reporting, SolMan Updates.
Business/Technical ability:
- Strategy Guardrails: Ensure that both large-scale programs and smaller projects follow the overall test strategy.
- Deviation Management: Formally manage the lifecycle of deviations, ensuring any departure from the ASPIRE methodology is risk-assessed, documented, and defensible.
- Strategic Advisor: Act as a consultant for project teams to help them navigate complex testing requirements without sacrificing speed.
What we offer
- Salary range 19,075 - 35,425 PLN gross based on the employment contract.
- Annual bonus payment based on your performance.
- Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
- Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
- Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
- Vacation subsidy available.
- Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
- Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
- Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
- Stock share purchase additions.
- Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!
- Hybrid work model: on average two days per week in the office.
Qualifications
Education / Experience
- Extensive experience providing expert-level leadership and strategic guidance for high-impact software quality assurance projects.
- Proven track record of managing teams of quality engineers, establishing quality standards, and successfully driving continuous improvement in testing strategies.
- Extensive experience working within regulated environments (Life Sciences, Pharma, or Medical Devices) with deep operational knowledge of GxP, Computer System Validation (CSV).
- Proven track record of managing and defending testing processes during internal corporate quality audits and external regulatory inspections (e.g., FDA, EMA).
Technical Skills
- Expertise in recommending optimal quality assurance technologies and tools for business transformation.
- Advanced ability to apply systems thinking and expert-level analytical reasoning to identify systemic quality issues, future risks, and strategic improvement opportunities.
- Deep technical expertise in SAP Solution Manager (SolMan), SAP Focused Build, or modern ALM tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Micro Focus ALM/Quality Center).
- Experience in ERP implementation programs/projects.
- Comprehensive understanding of testing frameworks and tools suited for enterprise ERP systems.
Additional Qualifications
- Strong reputation as a trusted advisor, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder networks, manage conflicts, and drive executive consensus on quality standards.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and matrix-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and challenge project deployment timelines when quality is at risk.
