IT Business Partner Lead - San Diego

The actual title, once hired, will be RDT DIA R&D Site Partner Lead - San Diego.

The Opportunity

TheIT Business Partner Leadis accountable for Business Partnering for the San Diego R&D sites across Carlsbad (GenMark) and Torrey Pines (GenMark/LumiraDx). This role drives local value realization for both R&D and Site Services and demands a distinctive combination of informal people leadership, deep domain expertise, technical proficiency, and business insights.

As the San Diego sites move from an M&A integration phase to standard RDT operations, you will work alongside M&A integration leaders through the end of the year to ensure a smooth handover, while actively advising stakeholders through organizational change, coordinating complex technical backlogs, and driving alignment toward long-term Roche RDT standards.

TheIT Business Partner Leadacts as the strategic liaison between RDT and local R&D organizations across Carlsbad and Torrey Pines, 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.

Job Responsibilities

• Senior Partnering & RDT Site Coordination:Collaborate with M&A leaders to ensure a seamless transition to standard RDT operations; act as the primary RDT liaison for site leadership; advise business leaders on technical debt and legacy GenMark app decommissionings, while safeguarding key operational milestones (such as the RP2 to RP3 assay transition) from an RDT perspective.

• Hands-On Technical Execution: Drive resolution of open technical backlogs in collaboration with domain experts (RCN network rollout and site infrastructure stabilization); facilitate system migrations from legacy domains and applications; manage technical site operations and local application inventories.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Science, Business or related field. Master/PhD is a plus.

• 8 years of related experience in Project Management or IT Business Partnering or IT Integrationwith a Bachelors degree;
  or 6 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.

• Senior 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 and driving business decisions through complex organizational change.

• Cross-functional coordination skills, with demonstrated success managing complex dependencies across functions.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (GxP or 21 CFR Part 11) and their impact on research technology.

• Familiarity with global IT service management practices (ITIL) and support models.

• Location & Mobility:Ability to work flexibly across San Diego sites (Carlsbad and Torrey Pines) and participate in global planning sessions.

Preferred skills:

• Proven understanding of modern technology architecture (e.g., APIs, cloud platforms) is desirable.

• Familiarity with data science and AI/ML concepts is a major plus.

• Familiarity with sample and data lifecycle management specific to research environments: data/document retention requirements, archival strategies, etc., is a big plus.

• Familiarity with IT related validation processes is a plus.

• Senior project coordination experience running IT infrastructure (network/storage/HPC), engineering, and site refurbishment projects is a plus.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Carlsbad, CA is $108,400 - $201,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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