Project Lead - Group CEO Office

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The Position

Project Lead - Group CEO Office

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Project Lead Group CEO Office, you will report to the Chief of Staff of the Roche CEO. You will be part of the Group CEO Office that provides strategic support to the CEO of Roche and will lead and contribute to analyses, fact bases and presentations. You will benefit from a broad exposure across various areas of Roche and help to drive highly visible topics.

Impact

By doing this you will support strategic decision-making and have an influence on the company’s overall strategic, financial and operational performance. You will also support positioning the CEO to various internal and external stakeholders.

Career opportunities and accountabilities within this position include (but are not limited to):

• You will lead and support the preparation of concise presentations for internal and external communication, incl. senior management presentations such as for the Board of Directors, and synthesize insights into briefing documents to support decision-making on senior executive level

• You will support the preparation and execution of key senior leadership events

• You will interact with senior stakeholders across different units and functions to collect input and to obtain buy-in, thereby building a strong network across the organization

Who You Are:

We are looking for someone with high integrity and a successful track record of working in a strategic role with senior stakeholders.

You have a PhD or Master’s degree in business or science and must bring 5-8+ years of experience in relevant roles in consulting or in-house strategy roles in Healthcare / the Pharmaceutical industry.

An in-depth understanding of the healthcare sector is mandatory. This includes healthcare systems and trends, market & competitor landscape, new customer groups incl. provider and patients, and associated business models.

In addition, to be successful in this high impact role you bring the following experience and competencies:

• Systematic thinking and proven problem-solving skills

• Excellent skills in developing succinct, fact-based presentations with clear storylines tailored to various audiences

• High attention to detail and accuracy combined with speed and willingness to go the extra mile

• Strong stakeholder management and people influencing skills, promoting a culture of trust with strong interpersonal skills and high integrity

• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding environment that requires at times high degrees of flexibility and managing multiple priorities at the same time

This role is based in Rotkreuz or Basel.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Diagnostics International in Rotkreuz is a leading provider of diagnostic systems solutions, and the largest manufacturer of fully automated in vitro diagnostic systems in Switzerland. We are more than 2’700 passionate colleagues from over 65 nationalities. Find out more about our site in Central Switzerland, here.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.