IT Business Partner Lead, Motherwell UK

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The RDT DIA R&D Site Partner Lead is accountable for IT Business Partnering for the Roche Diagnostics Motherwell (LumiraDX) sites in Scotland, UK. This role drives local value realization for both R&D and Site Services as well as other business functions on site like Global Operations. It demands a distinctive combination of informal people leadership, deep domain expertise, technical proficiency, and business insights.

Positioned at a critical transition point as the LumiraDX sites move from an M&A integration phase to standard RDT (Roche Digital Technology) operations, you will work alongside M&A integration leaders to ensure a smooth handover, while actively advising stakeholders through organizational change and driving alignment toward long-term Roche RDT standards.

The IT R&D Site Partner acts as the strategic liaison between RDT and local business functions, with focus on R&D, but also partnering with Site Services, Manufacturing, recognizing that supporting specialized local capabilities, unique instrumentation, and site-specific workflows is essential for the wider organization's success and competitive advantage in diagnostic development. The role operates across a multi-entity site ecosystem, guiding local environments through the final stages of M&A integration and establishing sustainable, standard operational models.

Key Responsibilities:

• Senior Partnering & RDT Site Coordination: Acts as the primary RDT liaison for site leadership, advises business leaders on technical debt, while safeguarding key operational milestones from an RDT perspective. Acts as the link between local business and global RDT teams, overseeing audit readiness, business resilience planning, and cultivating the local RDT community. Leads co-creation and strategic alignment of RDT and business strategies locally, fostering bi-directional communication across functions. Collaborates with M&A leaders to ensure a seamless transition to standard RDT operations.
• Hands-On Technical Execution: Drives resolution of open technical backlogs in collaboration with domain experts, facilitates system migrations from legacy domains and applications.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, life sciences, or related field required.
• Extensive experience in IT business partnering, technology consulting, or technical site management in life sciences/diagnostics.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to understand local site needs while balancing global platform strategies and organisational priorities and driving business decisions through complex organizational change.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills, with demonstrated success managing complex dependencies across functions.
• Senior project coordination experience running IT infrastructure (network/storage/HPC), engineering, and site refurbishment projects.
• Understanding of site-specific compliance requirements: local regulations, quality standards, and safety protocols that impact technology deployment.
• Proven understanding of modern technology architecture (e.g., APIs, cloud platforms).
• Familiarity with data science and AI/ML concepts is a major plus.
• Knowledge of sample and data lifecycle management specific to research environments: chain of custody, retention requirements, archival strategies.
• Familiarity with equipment qualification and validation processes (IQ/OQ/PQ) and how IT systems support these.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, ISO standards) and their impact on research technology.
• Familiarity with global IT service management practices (ITIL) and support models.

Location & Mobility:

Ability to work flexibly across Scotland sites and participate in global planning sessions. Expected to adhere to onsite-presence rules and regulations.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.