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 PositionAre you ready to architect the future of work at one of the world's leading healthcare innovators? Roche’s Workforce Optimization (WFO) Area of Practice is a high-impact global team dedicated to revolutionizing how we ensure the future readiness of our most valuable asset: our people. By bringing together strategic People & Culture (P&C) insights with cutting-edge data science, we create a future-ready workforce combining internal talent and external expertise. Here, your work in Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) isn't just about numbers—it's about ensuring we have the vision and the workforce that is doing now what patients need next.
As an SWP/WFO Partner, you are a catalyst for a future-ready workforce. You will collaborate directly with business leaders and cross-functional partners to translate ambitious goals into actionable workforce strategies. This isn't a back-office role; you will be at the forefront, supporting SWP projects and while supporting the enablement and scaling of our frameworks to shape the Roche of tomorrow. If you are passionate about data-driven innovation and eager to lead the charge in navigating a rapidly evolving business landscape, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
The Opportunity- You collaborate with the business, P&C, and cross-functional experts to translate priorities into workforce needs by leading or supporting work product teams:
- Advise the business and project teams on SWP products as a strategic partner.
- Partner on the end-to-end process from diagnosis to defining recommendations.
- Enable data-driven decisions & strategy development leveraging expertise on topics including future skills/capabilities identification, workforce AI/tech impact analysis, location strategies, and external workforce optimization
- You contribute to the overall AoP vision and strategy, e.g. via AoP specific strategic initiatives, evolving WFO’s product portfolio and support to the WFO delivery
- You co-create the strategic vision and roadmap for SWP product enablement/training & scaling within Roche, ensuring alignment across the product portfolio to optimize value. This role comprises upwards of 30% capacity dedicated to these activities.
- You hold a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or a related field, with 7+ years relevant experience in global, matrixed People & Culture organizations, business embedded roles and/or consulting firms.
- A systems thinker with robust stakeholder management and influencing capabilities, you bring a track record in people strategy development/workforce planning, SWP, or total/external workforce strategies, combined with a commitment to delivering a high-quality customer experience through business partnerships.
- You are experienced with/have a passion for project and change management, learning and development topics
- You have business acumen across different business and geographic environments (ideally in Pharma/Diagnostics/Healthcare-related industries)
- You possess strong consulting skills (diagnosing, analytical skills, critical thinking), strong problem solving skills, digital & data acumen
- You are fluent in English (written & verbal)
- You are adaptable, motivated, and collaborative with a growth mindset for navigating complex challenges and changing priorities.
Are you ready to architect the future of work at one of the world's leading healthcare innovators? Apply now!
Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Basel. 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.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
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or related field
- 7+ years relevant experience in global, matrixed People & Culture organizations, business-embedded roles, or consulting firms
- Proven track record in people strategy development, workforce planning, SWP, or total/external workforce strategies
- Experience with project and change management, and learning and development topics
- Strong consulting skills including diagnosis, analytics, critical thinking, and problem solving
- Digital and data acumen, able to enable data-driven decisions and workforce AI/tech impact analysis
- Business acumen across different business and geographic environments (ideally in Pharma/Diagnostics/Healthcare)
- Fluent in English, written and verbal
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing skills, adaptability, and growth mindset
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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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).
