At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
At Group Communications (GC), we’re the voice of Roche at the global level—sharing our story with the world and building a strong, positive image of who we are and what we stand for. Our mission? To bring Roche’s purpose — “Doing now what patients need next” — to life through powerful, strategic communication. Whether it’s through global campaigns, engaging platforms, or close collaboration with our affiliates, we connect with internal and external audiences to show how Roche is making a difference.
We play a key role in building trust with stakeholders, shaping our brand and reputation, and creating a supportive environment for our business to grow. Innovation, creativity, and bold ideas drive us. We’re future-focused, passionate about storytelling, and committed to delivering an outstanding experience for every audience we reach. Our communications vision is ambitious and simple: We inspire the world about Roche’s contribution to peoples’ health. Most importantly, we believe in a workplace where people thrive, grow, and have fun — all while making a real impact.
Come join us and help shape the voice of one of the world’s leading healthcare companies.
The Role
As a senior member of the Pharma Communications Business Partnering Leadership Team (PCLT), the Head of Pharma Divisional Strategy Communications, Business Partnering** plays a critical role in shaping Roche’s strategic voice across the Pharma Division. You will lead the development and delivery of integrated communications strategies—supporting key initiatives such as the One Pharma Strategy Realisation, R&D Excellence, and the Pharma Managers Meeting. Reporting to the Head of Pharma Communications Business Partnering, you will act as a leader of leaders, overseeing communications across Pharma Technical, Pharma Early Research & Development, and Pharma Product Development.
Working closely with Roche’s communications Centres of Excellence, you’ll ensure alignment across divisional priorities. You’ll guide your team to focus on what matters most—creating the conditions for agility, collaboration, and impact. This role goes beyond traditional communications leadership. You will influence Roche’s global communications direction, serving as a subject matter expert across the wider network.
As the communications partner to the Pharma Portfolio Team (PPT), you’ll bring deep expertise in strategic communications, experience advising c-suite leaders, and a strong grasp of the pharmaceutical and healthcare landscape. Join us to lead with purpose, shape our story, and make a meaningful difference in the future of healthcare.
Who you are
You hold a university degree and bring over 10 years of experience in strategic communications, ideally within a corporate or healthcare-focused PR agency setting. You are skilled across a range of disciplines—including issues management, product communications, and translating complex science for broad audiences. You have at least 5 years of leadership experience, ideally leading other leaders. You model a servant and creative leadership style, driven by purpose and focused on enabling high-performing teams to deliver collective value. You inspire through vision, empower through trust, and catalyse communications excellence across your organisation.
You thrive in fast-paced, multicultural, and matrixed environments, and have a strong track record of building diverse teams, developing talent, and fostering a transparent, values-driven culture. Your ability to craft and manage global communications strategies is matched by your strategic agility and deep understanding of the healthcare industry. You’re a trusted advisor with excellent consulting skills—able to listen actively, extract insights, and provide targeted, actionable recommendations.
You have strong executive presence and are confident as a spokesperson, presenter, and mediator. Your experience includes advising senior leaders and contributing meaningfully to strategic decision-making. You’re also a proven change leader, with the ability to drive innovation and organisational transformation.
You actively model the Roche Leadership Commitments, Collective Leadership, and Operating Principles, bringing them to life through your daily actions and strategic vision.
You are fluent in English (verbal and written); German is an advantage
Travel up to 20%
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.
