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 PositionThe People Support Solutions (PSS) organization brings its purpose to life by providing our colleagues worldwide with integrated HR solutions tailored to their needs. We are a team that works very closely together to ensure good employee relations, anticipate our customers' future needs, and proactively develop solutions.
The opportunity:
As an Early Career Talent Engagement Specialist you actively contribute to the company's success by positioning Roche as the employer of choice for the early in career demographic. You collaborate with the Early in Career (EiC) Partners and multiple stakeholders across all areas of the business to plan and execute EiC activities that build and develop sustainable, diverse early talent pipelines to fill the future hiring needs of our businesses.
As a qualified expert, you are:
Supporting the implementation of EiC activities aligned to the overall global frameworks/strategies in close collaboration with the EiC Partner and the P&C network
Working with the EiC partner and universities to develop and coordinate strategic/tactical approaches to engage the right talents
Assisting with design, curation, and implementation of program activities within the EiC programs
Supporting Early in Career events including logistics and vendor management
Collaborating with Talent Marketing on branding material creation
Who you are:
You bring the following skills and competencies:
EiC Expertise: 1-2 years of experience in an Early in Career function (or similar).
Agile & Organized: Experience in project management, with the ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Data-Driven: A strong ability to leverage data and analytics to stay ahead of future talent trends.
Cross-cultural Collaboration: Experience in working effectively across different geographies, divisions, and multicultural environments within a complex matrix organization.
Systems Thinking: A collaborative team player who uses system thinking to ensure end-to-end delivery and global alignment.
Growth Mindset: A deep passion for early talent, learning, and growth, combined with a hands-on mentality to get things done independently.
In exchange we provide you with:
Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party.
Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average).
A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.
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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.
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.
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