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 PositionOFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
At Roche, we believe it is critical to deliver medical solutions now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives and we are fearless in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world.
That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.
Purpose
As an Office Administrator and Assistant to the General Manager at Roche you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and organized operation of the office while providing high-level administrative and operational support to the General Manager by managing a variety of administrative tasks and supporting other departments. This role plays a crucial part in maintaining the overall efficiency and productivity of the working environment and supporting executive leadership workflows.
Responsibilities:
- Receive phone calls and visitors promptly, accurately, professionally and courteously
- Coordinate office cleaning, supplies delivering, equipment maintenance, etc. with external vendors
- Book hotels, airplane tickets, transfers for employees when they go on a business trip and organize travel logistics and itineraries for the General Manager
- Provide general administrative support to employees and create purchase requisitions for all general costs
- Update and maintain office policies and procedures
- Provide comprehensive executive support to the General Manager, including calendar and agenda management, meeting prioritization, and day-to-day coordination
- Handle sensitive, confidential business matters and documentation with absolute discretion and integrity
Requirements & Qualifications
✔ You have a proven working experience in office management
✔ Experience of working in a multinational company is considered as an advantage
✔ You are proficient in MS office
✔ You have good knowledge of the English language
✔ You feel comfortable working in a dynamic, changing and growing environment
✔ You are self-motivated, having developed customer focus skills and excellent organizational and multitasking abilities ✔ You are open-minded, dedicated to make difference and open to constant development
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. 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.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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.
Skills Required
- Proven working experience in office management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Good knowledge of English
- Customer focus skills
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- Experience working in a multinational company
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).








