Chief of Staff - 18 month FTC — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Role overview
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.
- 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.
Company and context
- As part of Pharma Technical Development (PTD), our organization is committed to delivering Pharma ambitions by bringing game-changing therapies from clinical phase I into the market to serve every patient, every day.
- Our core business is to develop safe, innovative, and effective drugs using cutting-edge technologies for manufacturing processes (Drug Substance and Drug Product), clinical supply, formulation, device, packaging, an d analytical deve lopment. The Opportunity:
- Serve as Strategic Partner and Trusted Advisor: Act as an objective confidant, thought partner, and executive coach to the Head of PTDB and the PTDB Leadership Team (LT) on business, organizational, and operational strategies and solutions.
- Master Operational Oversight ("Air Traffic Controller"): Lead the strategic execution and operational oversight for PTDB, setting the annual meeting cadence (racetrack) to ensure all LT accountabilities and topics are proactively managed and facilitated.
- Bridge Ecosystem Interfaces: Serve as a vital link between the PTDB LT and key functional partners—including Portfolio Management, Resource Management, and Communications—ensuring seamless alignment, high visibility, and clear deliverable tracking.
- Lead the Global CoS Community: Form and drive a global network of PTD Chiefs of Staff (PTDx CoS) as a functional leader, establishing shared frameworks, standards, and tools to reduce execution barriers across all PTD business units.
- Drive Strategic Communication: Develop and coordinate a comprehensive PTDB community communication system, curating high-impact topics such as strategy delivery and LT decisions, while actively embedding in the PTD Global Communication Community.
- Strengthen Leadership and Community Engagement: Cultivate robust relationships and enhance network interfaces across the broader PTD ecosystem to foster community engagement, organizational alignment, and functional cohesion.
- Support Executive Presentations: Prepare, curate, and refine high-level presentations and executive-level engagement requests on behalf of the PTDB LT to articulate business results and strategy effectively.
- Deliver Functional Vision: Drive the end-to-end execution of PTDB functional strategy, enabling the organization to optimize capabilities, build a stronger ecosystem, and accelerate delivery of game-changing therapies. Who you are:
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- Our core business is to develop safe, innovative, and effective drugs using cutting-edge technologies for manufacturing processes (Drug Substance and Drug Product), clinical supply, formulation, device, packaging, an d analytical deve lopment.
- Deliver Functional Vision: Drive the end-to-end execution of PTDB functional strategy, enabling the organization to optimize capabilities, build a stronger ecosystem, and accelerate delivery of game-changing therapies.
Notes and original content
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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