Senior Strategy and Operations Specialist
Roche
Summary
This role is based within Business Strategy & Operations (BSO), which serves as the strategic backbone and operational enabler for Product Development Data Sciences (PDD). The Strategy & Operations team operates as the strategic connector across PDD—partnering with senior leaders to shape strategy, translate complex priorities into actionable plans, and drive high-impact initiatives across the organization.
Job description
The Opportunity
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to Global Heads, helping structure ambiguous challenges, evaluate choices, and translate decisions into execution.
- Design and oversee leadership forums, business reviews, strategic planning cycles, and offsites to drive accountability and follow-through.
- Direct high-priority strategic initiatives from problem definition and business case development through to cross-functional implementation and measurement.
- Synthesize complex scientific, technical, and operational information into concise, decision-ready analyses, narratives, and presentations for senior leadership.
- Help shape and deliver initiatives spanning workforce planning, operating model design, data and analytics, and AI/agentic transformation.
- Identify cross-functional dependencies, emerging risks, and operational trade-offs early, bringing recommendations to leadership before issues impact delivery.
- Champion an enterprise mindset by aligning functional needs with broader Product Development and Roche priorities to simplify ways of working.
Who You Are
You bring structured problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative mindset to an inclusive global environment where your contributions drive tangible organizational change. You are energized by navigating ambiguity, enjoy asking thoughtful questions, and excel at building trusted relationships with senior leaders across diverse cultures and disciplines.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in a leading management or strategy consulting firm
- Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or healthcare organizations strongly preferred
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical R&D particularly clinical development a plus
- Experience with organizational strategy, operating model design, strategic workforce planning, transformation, resource planning, or organizational effectiveness
- Experience building business cases, performing scenario analyses, conducting external benchmarking, or developing recommendations for senior leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, life sciences, data sciences, engineering, or another relevant field
- More than 5 years of progressive experience in management consulting, strategy & operations, business transformation, or a related strategic role within a complex organization
- Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous business problems, conduct hypothesis-driven analysis, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English
- Proven ability to craft clear storylines and present to executive, technical, and cross-functional audiences
- Proven ability and credibility to engage directly with senior stakeholders, constructively challenge assumptions, and lead cross-functional alignment
- Influencing without formal authority
- Strong analytical judgment and ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative information from multiple sources into clear insights
- Experience working effectively and collaboratively across diverse functions, geographies, and cultures
Company overview
Roche is a Swiss multinational healthcare company and a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, founded in 1896 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. As the world's largest biotech company and the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, Roche operates through two primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. The company is renowned for its leadership in personalized healthcare, combining strengths in both drug development and diagnostic testing to deliver tailored treatments for patients. Roche maintains a strong focus on oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and central nervous system disorders, with a portfolio that includes over 30 medicines on the World Health Organization's Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The company owns significant subsidiaries including Genentech, Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Ventana Medical Systems, and Foundation Medicine. With approximately 103,000 employees worldwide and operations in over 100 countries, Roche has established itself as a leader in cancer treatments globally while maintaining a robust pipeline of innovative therapies and diagnostic solutions. The company's commitment to sustainability has been recognized through ten consecutive years as Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry.