Analytics and Insights Lead - Partnering

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The Position

At Roche, we are driven by a shared ambition: to create a healthier future through continuous innovation, advancing science, and expanding access to healthcare for people worldwide. Our purpose is to help build a world where people can spend more time with those who matter most.

As healthcare continues to evolve, Global Procurement is transforming to deliver greater strategic value—enhancing supplier partnerships, driving innovation, and improving outcomes for patients and healthcare systems globally. By actively managing a complex supplier ecosystem, we ensure we meet today’s needs while anticipating those of tomorrow.

The Opportunity

As Analytics & Insights Business Partnering Lead, you will lead the strategic direction of Analytics within the Procurement Enablement chapter. This function is central to building a best-in-class Procurement organization through data-driven insights, governance, capability development, and digital innovation.

You will shape how data is leveraged across Global Procurement, unlocking its full potential to inform decision-making, drive performance, and create tangible business impact. Operating in a highly dynamic, global environment, you will guide teams to apply structured thinking, advanced Analytics, and actionable insights to complex business challenges.

Your Impact

In this leadership role, you will act as a strategic advisor and capability builder, working across Procurement, Finance, and cross-functional Analytics teams. You will lead, coach, and inspire others while delivering high-impact Analytics solutions and fostering a strong data-driven culture.

Key areas of accountability include:

• Setting the vision and strategy for Analytics and insights within business partnering, aligning with broader Global Procurement objectives

• Acting as a senior subject matter expert, guiding best practices in data strategy, Analytics, visualization, and insight generation

• Leading the development and continuous improvement of Analytics products, frameworks, and scalable solutions

• Influencing senior stakeholders to embed data-driven decision-making and improve data quality across the organization

• Building and developing high-performing teams, while contributing to cross-functional initiatives, squads, and enterprise-wide programs

• Championing innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage new technologies, methodologies, and ways of working

Who You Are

You are an experienced leader with a strong track record in Analytics, Procurement, and account management within complex, matrixed organizations. You bring both strategic vision and hands-on expertise, along with the ability to influence at the highest levels.

You will typically bring:

• A university degree (business, Analytics, or life sciences preferred)

• 10+ years of experience in Procurement, Analytics, business analysis, or management consulting

• Proven experience translating complex business challenges into scalable analytical solutions

• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to influence and drive adoption of new strategies and technologies

• Deep expertise in data, visualization, and insight generation, combined with experience leading teams and initiatives

• Category management experience is highly advantageous

• Previous account management experience also desirable

• Fluency in English

• Leadership Mindset

You embody an enterprise mindset, thinking beyond functional boundaries to create integrated, customer-centric solutions. You are decisive, action-oriented, and pragmatic—leveraging existing ideas and solutions to accelerate impact.

You lead with curiosity and humility, fostering a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and improvement. Collaboration is at the core of your approach: you actively build networks, connect perspectives, and enable others to succeed.

You are inclusive and open-minded, creating an environment where diverse ideas are valued, and knowledge is shared freely.

 

 

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Madrid. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. 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.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.