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Global Head of Pharma Communications Business Partnering
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Global Head of Pharma Communications Business Partnering
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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
Group Communications (GC) is responsible for creating a lasting positive image of Roche and are representing the company''s voice on a Group level: We communicate Roches strategy and how we deliver on our purpose of Doing now what patients need next to internal and external audiences. We drive integrated and global campaigns and provide platforms for communications business partners as well as our affiliates to engage with audiences. We contribute to building trust of key stakeholders, to managing Roches brand and reputation and to building a favorable environment for our business. We aspire to be: innovative; forward-looking; creative; courageous; representing a strong, integrated corporate brand and audience experience. We work in an environment where people can thrive, learn new skills, have considerable impact and fun together.
Our communications vision is ambitious and simple: We inspire the world about Roches contribution to peoples health.
The Role
As a member of the Communications Leadership Team (CLT), you will be responsible with your peers and the Head of Group Communications (GC) for collectively leading the global communications organization. You are acting as the Communications Business Partner to the CEO of Roche Pharma. This critical position has a global scope, leading a team of professionals around the world. This position includes the overall responsibility for the strategic leadership of Pharma Communications across all Pharma Divisions.
Your opportunities
- You lead and oversee the Global Pharma Communications Business Partnering Team
- With the Pharma Communication BP Team, Pharma leaders, Group Communications Centers of Excellence and other stakeholders, you develop and implement global Pharma communications strategies and educate internal and external audiences on the assigned function''s mission, purpose, strategy, objectives, plans, progress, and key initiatives
- You create Pharma communications strategies, plans and materials/assets for communicating the function''s organizational structure, ongoing leadership team communications and updates, product milestones, therapeutic area communications as well as supporting the function''s strategies and initiatives in employee development and engagement
- You establish, implement and oversee functional communication policies, procedures, standards, templates and other tools to drive consistencies, efficiencies and best-in-class communication across the function.
- You ensure Roche, the Pharma division and the Pharma Leadership Team are flawlessly represented in all functional communications strategies, plans and messaging/communications.
- You develop metrics and mechanisms to measure results from functional communications strategies, plans and tactics across the division.
- You drive the adoption of best practices and opportunities for continued improvement in all Pharma communications.
Who you are
You have a university degree as well as significant experience in strategic communications in a fast paced environment. You bring experience in a variety of communications disciplines such as public affairs, media relations, issues management and product communications. You possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and are comfortable working in a matrixed and multicultural environment. Additionally you bring the following skills and competencies:
- 10+ years of experience in communication preferably gained in a corporate environment, or PR agency experience supporting healthcare clients. You have demonstrated that your experience and impact as a leader and communicator will enable you to be successful in leading a global communications team
- You have 5 or more years leadership experience as a people leader; experience leading other leaders is preferred. You role model a servant and creative leadership style, motivated by our shared purpose, providing vis