Global Expert Project Reviews (80-100%)

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Basel; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche seeks a Global Expert Project Reviews professional to drive technical assurance and governance across its capital investment portfolio in Basel. You will mentor global engineering teams, master PDRI methodologies, and modernize review processes with digital tools.

You bring a MSc in a technical field and 15+ years of capital project experience, with strong leadership and a strategic mindset. International travel up to 20% is expected. Roche champions diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical discipline.
• 15+ years of hands-on capital project experience.
• Expertise in Stage Gate governance, project controls, and field execution challenges.
• Fluent in English; German a strong plus.
• Willing to travel up to 20% internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project reviews across the global portfolio, providing robust technical assurance and risk mitigation.
• Deputize for leadership and champion governance across the organization.
• Develop and simplify the global project review maturity model with risk indicators.
• Master and facilitate structured assessment methodologies such as PDRI.
• Drive digital intelligence and automation of review workflows and templates.

Skills

PDRI expertise

Capital project governance

Leadership

Digital analytics

English fluent

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical/Process/Civil Engineering

Tools

PDRI tools

Predictive analytics

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

As the Global Expert Project Reviews, you will play a key role in driving technical assurance, governance, and strategic framework development across our capital investment portfolio worldwide. Joining our Global Capital Investment team in Basel, you will serve as a formal deputy to leadership, mastering advanced review methodologies like PDRI and modernizing processes through digital automation. This is an exceptional opportunity to safeguard major project execution, mentor global engineering teams, and shape the future of project review capabilities at Roche.

The Opportunity

• Lead end-to-end project reviews: Independently lead comprehensive project reviews across the global portfolio, providing robust technical assurance, identifying critical risks, and recommending effective mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
• Deputize and advocate governance: Jointly champion the value of global project reviews alongside team leadership, serving as the formal substitute for the Global Lead and driving governance excellence across the organization.
• Advance framework maturity and scalability: Develop and simplify the global project review maturity model, integrating key risk indicators to empower project delivery teams and enhance execution predictability.
• In-source capability with PDRI: Master and facilitate structured assessment methodologies (e.g., PDRI), leading internal capability build-up and transitioning knowledge from external partners to upskill in-house experts.
• Drive digital intelligence and automation: Leverage modern digital tools and predictive data analytics to extract portfolio-wide trend insights, while automating review workflows and templates to streamline operations.
• Coach and empower global teams: Train, mentor, and coach engineering and project teams globally to elevate review capabilities and foster a continuous improvement mindset.

Who You Are

• Educational Foundation: You hold a Master's degree (MSc or equivalent) in Mechanical, Process, Civil Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Extensive Capital Project & Governance Experience: You bring at least 15 years of hands-on experience across the entire lifecycle of major capital projects, with deep expertise in Stage Gate Governance models, project controls, and field-level execution challenges (Life Sciences background preferred).
• Methodology Mastery: You possess proven expertise in applying and teaching structured assessment frameworks such as PDRI, with a strong track record of driving internal capability building and process maturity.
• Matrix Leadership & Strategic Mindset: You are a trusted, courageous leader who excels at influencing without direct authority, challenging the status quo, and serving as an effective deputy for senior leadership.
• Digital Drive & Mobility: You combine systematic analytical thinking with a passion for process automation and digital tools, are fluent in English (German is a strong plus), and are open to up to 20% international travel.

We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it.

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. We believe it's urgent to deliver medical solutions right now - even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients' lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.