Head of Senior Leaders Communications

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

Internal Engagement – Group Communications

About Group Communications

Group Communications (GC) is responsible for shaping and safeguarding Roche’s reputation and voice at the global level. We communicate Roche’s strategy and purpose — Doing now what patients need next — to internal and external audiences, building trust, engagement, and understanding. We lead integrated campaigns, steward the corporate brand, and create platforms that enable effective, consistent, and audience-focused communication.

Our vision is bold yet simple: We inspire the world about Roche’s contribution to people’s health.

The Role

As Head of Senior Leaders Communications, you will lead the strategic engagement and communications for Roche’s most senior leaders. Your mission is to enable them to be trusted and effective communicators — helping to align, inspire, and connect employees around our purpose and strategy.

You will be acting as a strategic advisor and communications coach. You will shape the communication environment that allows our leaders to lead with authenticity, clarity, and impact — both in planned enterprise moments and in response to dynamic business needs.

This is a highly collaborative and visible leadership role within Group Communications. In your role, you will join the Internal Engagement People Leadership Team (IE PLT) as well as lead and develop a team of five experienced communication professionals, working together to deliver high-quality content, strategic counsel, and enterprise-wide leadership engagement initiatives.

Your Responsibilities

• Strategic Communication Leadership: Develop and execute strategic communication approaches for senior leaders, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and cultural transformation. This includes engaging and enabling them as authentic communicators through tailored content, coaching, and compelling engagement opportunities.

• Executive Advisory & Content: Act as a strategic advisor to CLT members and senior sponsors, providing communication counsel and editorial support for high-stakes engagements. Oversee the development of messaging for internal broadcasts and leadership moments.

• Engagement Program Design & Execution: Collaborate with Group Communications and People & Culture to design and lead a communications program for Roche’s top leaders..

• Partnerships & Integration: Partner with other Group Communications and Internal Engagement teams to integrate senior leader communications into wider campaigns and enterprise initiatives. Build and nurture strong relationships with partners in People & Culture, Strategy, and divisional communications teams.

• Feedback & Improvement: Establish mechanisms for feedback and listening to improve leadership communication effectiveness and employee connection.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and manage a team of five senior communication professionals, providing direction, setting goals, fostering collaboration, and supporting their growth and development. Role-model inclusive and collective leadership, fostering a team culture of innovation, excellence, and impact.

What you Bring

• Educational Background: You hold a degree in Communications, Public Affairs, Journalism, Organizational Development, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.

• Experience: You bring a minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate or executive communications, with a strong track record of supporting C-level leaders in large, global organizations. You have deep experience developing and executing executive engagement strategies that build leader visibility, credibility, and connection.

• Advisory & Interpersonal Skills: You are a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, demonstrating confidence, discretion, and emotional intelligence at the highest levels of the organization.

• Communication Acumen: Your communication skills are exceptional—written, verbal, and visual—and you are adept at crafting compelling narratives that inspire, align, and drive impact.

• Leadership & Coaching: You are a proven leader with experience managing and developing high-performing communications teams through both stable and transformational periods. You provide clarity and direction in dynamic environments, supporting your team through ambiguity and change with empathy and structure. You bring a coaching mindset and a passion for nurturing talent, building a culture of trust, feedback, and shared accountability.

• Strategic & Collaborative: You think strategically and systemically, connecting dots across a matrixed organization, spotting risks and opportunities, and adapting quickly to shifting priorities. You are collaborative and purpose-driven, with strong organizational awareness and a deep belief in the power of communication to connect and inspire.

Location

Preferred location: Basel, Switzerland.
In exceptional cases, an alternative location may be considered at the company’s discretion.

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.