Job Description

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 Position

Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) is a global organisation of circa 3,000 colleagues across six Innovation Centres covering multiple disease areas, with the aim of translating science into transformative medicines for patients. Within this exciting and dynamic environment, pRED Communications operates as a high-impact team of strategic business partners.

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Communications Business Partner who embodies a strategic and collaborative mindset. In this role, you will lead on a diverse portfolio of communication responsibilities across the pRED landscape. You will serve as a core member of at least one pRED Leadership Team, deploying your strategic expertise where it is most needed to drive business outcomes and organisational alignment.

​ The opportunity

• Strategic advisory: Act as a core communications strategic adviser and valued Leadership Team member for a designated portfolio within pRED. You will translate business strategy into high-impact communication blueprints that resonate from the lab benches to the leadership community and beyond. You will provide strategic counsel to senior leaders and ensure communications are integrated into the business decision-making process.

• Cross-functional impact: Identify the need for, lead and execute both internal and external communication strategies to continue to position pRED and Roche at the forefront of science in healthcare. You will work as part of a Business Partnering team to align across a global network to deliver a unified communications approach.

• Culture and change catalyst: pRED is a highly dynamic and innovative part of our Roche Pharma business that requires communications to match its needs. You will lead communications initiatives around organisational transformation and development, as well as behavioral and culture evolution across different parts of the pRED network.

• Collaborative partnership: Work in partnership with colleagues from across Roche Group Communications (GC), bringing in additional expertise from distinct ‘’Centres of Excellence’’, for example in media relations, social media or employee engagement, as well as collaborating with colleagues from the wider Pharma Communications team, to co-create world class communications.

Who you are

The ideal candidate is more than a communications specialist - they are also a business leader and someone who is deeply energised by how we develop and deliver medicines. A profound curiosity and passion for science and its role in improving healthcare is key to success in this role.

• Experience: 8+ years in scientific, technical, or corporate communications within the Pharma/Biotech or related highly regulated industries; direct experience in a science or healthcare communications environment is strongly preferred.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required (Journalism, Communications, Science, or Business); Master’s degree desirable.

• Executive influence: Proven track record of navigating matrixed environments and advising c-Suite, with the ability to challenge status quo thinking constructively.

• Operational passion: You have a genuine interest in the "how" of pharma—the science, the manufacturing, and the complexity of end-to-end processes that serve our patients.

• Architect and catalyst mindset: You don’t just deliver messages; you design communication strategies that facilitate change, make impact and foster rigorous professional debate, both inside and outside of the organisation.

• Communication mastery: Exceptional storytelling skills with the ability to make complex technical or operational topics relatable and inspiring.

• Language: Fluency in English is mandatory; German can be an advantage given our global headquarters is in Basel, Switzerland.

• Ability to travel globally up to 20%.

The work location is Basel.

Be part of our Group Communications team in Basel, apply now !

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.