Global Policy Lead, Disease Area Policy — Roche

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.

The Position External Affairs International (EAi), part of the Roche Pharma CEO Office, ensures the company can shape the policies, funding decisions, and market conditions that determine how healthcare innovation is valued and rewarded.

We influence globally where strategic priorities are defined and enable locally where business impact is delivered.

Through focused advocacy and a connected global network, EAi builds trusted relationships with governments, multilateral institutions, and global partners, develops third-party advocates, and forges alliances that protect and grow Roche’s business while improving patient access to innovation.

The Opportunity The Global Policy Lead, Disease Area Policy is a high-impact strategic expert responsible for designing and driving Roche’s policy strategies across priority Therapeutic Areas (TAs).

Reporting to the Global Disease Area Policy Team Lead, you serve as the definitive policy expert, ensuring that the external policy environment and healthcare systems deliver rapid and sustainable access to innovation.

This role requires a unique blend of technical policy mastery, commercial acumen and strategic diplomacy to navigate complex supra-national environments, influence senior stakeholders, and orchestrate global-to-local disease area policy alignment without the need for direct hierarchical authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the development and implementation of the global policy strategy portfolio and performance metrics across priority TAs, ensuring full alignment with global, regional, and affiliate functions.