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The PositionChapter Chief of Staff - Procurement Strategy & Solutions and Enablement
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.
Healthcare is evolving, and Global Procurement is responding by continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships. Global Procurement proactively manages the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes, reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems, and ensuring that Roche continues doing now what patients need next.
The Opportunity
This role sits within the Enablement Chapter where we drive operational and financial effectiveness in Global Procurement by advancing talent growth and development, delivering actionable insights, fostering high engagement, and ensuring robust performance management. Our team is dedicated to enabling better outcomes and providing comprehensive support to GP leadership and chapters.
As the Chapter Chief of Staff for the Strategy & Solutions and the Enablement Procurement Chapters, you will work in a dynamic global environment and bring your strategic thinking, facilitation, execution, and focus to Global Procurement. Utilising your in-depth knowledge, you will work closely with the Strategy & Solutions and Enablement Leadership Teams and proactively identify, lead, and drive opportunities that support chapter-specific and functional projects and continuous improvement opportunities. Reporting directly to the Procurement Special Projects and Business Support Lead, this position is part of a small team consisting of other Procurement Chief of Staffs. The primary collaboration will be with the Chapter Head and leadership teams of the Strategy & Solutions and Enablement Chapters.
You will play a key role in facilitating the decision-making process and enabling governance in the Procurement Strategy & Solutions and Enablement Chapters. You will support various activities according to your experience, knowledge, and general requirements, to achieve the following goals:
You will be the main business and management support role to the Chapter Heads and leadership teams of the Strategy & Solutions and Enablement Chapters; this includes developing and supporting the creation of management support materials, such as presentations, memos, strategy documents, and content as needed.
You will own the development of the chapter leadership team agendas for regular and quarterly in-depth meetings, including supporting the Chapter Heads with individual tasks / special projects driven by leadership needs.
You will work closely with the Chapter Heads in the development and implementation of the chapter strategy in alignment with the GP and Network strategies.
You will utilise your expertise and experience to lead and guide strategic projects with moderate complexity and/or risk.
You will drive the annual functional budget planning and forecasting process for the Chapter, in close collaboration with the Chapter leadership team, to ensure alignment and target achievement.
You will liaise on staffing and people topics for the Chapter, including headcount management, talent management, performance (goals) management processes, and general recruitment tracking.
You will drive and support cross-Chapter processes, including extended Global Procurement Leadership Board (GPLB) inputs and promoting standardized processes across different Chapters in close collaboration with other Chiefs of Staff and the Enablement team.
You will drive and coordinate alignment across both Chapters (Strategy & Solutions and Enablement) to ensure a consistent approach to core Procurement processes.
You will closely align with the other key Chapter leadership roles to support creating a high-performing and engaged organizational culture.
Who you are:
You hold a university degree, preferably in business or life sciences.
You have 7+ years of procurement, supply chain, management consulting, or relevant market experience.
You have proven ability to communicate difficult or complex business-related concepts and influence others (including senior stakeholders) to adopt a new or different view, approach, or ways of working.
You have excellent skills in creating management-level presentations, including effective storyboarding, content creation, and the ability to translate complex ideas and topics into accessible output for various audiences.
You have strong business acumen, including a solid understanding and comfort with principles of finance, strategic planning, organisational development, and benchmarking.
You can navigate a complex global organisation and deliver value on this enterprise-wide category even when decision-making may be decentralised.
You demonstrate curiosity, active listening, and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, with a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement.
You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge, while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.
You are fluent in English to a Business level.
What you get:
Competitive salary based on the employment contract (Umowa o pracę),
Annual bonus payment based on your performance.
Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
Vacation subsidy available.
Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
Stock share purchase additions.
Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!
Apply directly and join us in shaping the future of healthcare.
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Compensation & BenefitsWhere pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Warsaw. 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.Information about the compensation package for this position will be provided ahead of any interview
Who we areA 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.
Skills Required
- University degree (preferably in business or life sciences)
- 7+ years in procurement, supply chain, management consulting or relevant market experience
- Proven ability to communicate complex business concepts and influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent management-level presentation skills including storyboarding and content creation
- Strong business acumen including finance, strategic planning, organisational development, and benchmarking
- Experience navigating complex global organisations and delivering enterprise-wide procurement value
- Demonstrated curiosity, active listening, continuous learning mindset, and willingness to test new ideas
- Open-mindedness, inclusivity, and ability to share and receive ideas constructively
- Fluent English at business level
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
