Strategy Manager Roche Services and Solutions (RSS)

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The Position

Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) specializes in high quality, effective, efficient and end-to-end services and solutions delivery. We are a global organization of more than 3,300 employees, operating across our main locations in Costa Rica, Switzerland, Hungary with the satellite in Latvia, India and Malaysia.

We support our partners from Finance and Procurement services and solutions, Global Customer Support, Business Process Management, to Digital Marketing Support (Global Digital Hub), Analytics & Automation, Project Management or Healthcare Compliance Monitoring.

Our Strategy & Portfolio Management team, embedded within the Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) organization, acts as a strategic catalyst, aligning with Roche's broader objectives. We drive the overall RSS strategic planning and manage the organization's portfolio and prioritization, ensuring a cohesive approach across all business units and fostering alignment with financial targets. Through our work, we enable RSS to navigate its strategic course, ensuring our efforts contribute significantly to Roche's 10 year ambitions.

Your opportunity

Accountabilities within this position include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and refine (if needed) the RSS vision, mission, strategy and operating model together with the Head of RSS and the RSS Leadership Team as part of the strategic planning process and quarterly business review cycles. This includes for example the identification, development and alignment of strategic opportunities, priorities and objectives, the development of a strategic roadmap / plan and the identification of respective strategic initiatives
• Conduct research, generate and synthesize strategic insights based on best-in-class analysis and data interpretation, derive recommendations and strategic options and lead the preparation of high-impact and well prepared documents, enabling informed discussions and decision-making for senior leadership and board-level discussions (e.g. Corporate Executive Committee, Audit Committee or Board of Directors) or within the RSS Leadership Team
• Identify, scope, orchestrate and lead strategic initiatives and / or workshops, sprints on cross-functional topics and across divisions and units, sponsored by the Head of RSS / RSS Leadership Team members
• Guide and support upon request different RSS units in their strategy development and implementation
• Provide expertise in and proactively identify Global Business Services (GBS) Organization trends, industry dynamics, opportunities, thought leadership and orchestrate market / peer connections with implications for the overall RSS strategy or individual RSS units strategic directions
• Partner with RSS Organization Enablement to bring the RSS strategy capability to the next level
• Apply experience to evaluate, shape and implement new strategic approaches, frameworks, practices, processes or ways of working
• Closely collaborate with RSS Leadership Team members and senior stakeholders across Roche Finance, Procurement and beyond
  
  

Who you are

We are looking for a visionary strategist who has proven capability in defining, shaping and embedding corporate or functional strategies to gain maximum impact for the organization. Your background in strategy consultancy and / or strategic business roles (e.g. in a strategy consultancy company or within a corporate strategy department of a Healthcare / Pharmaceutical / Biotech organization) will help you to apply your expertise and experience in strategy development and implementation in global, large-scale organizations. You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

• MBA or Master's from a top business school, coupled with 3-4 years in top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, or business development, ideally in healthcare/life sciences
• Proven ability in global strategic planning, visioning, and complex problem-solving, supported by excellent analytical and conceptual thinking
• Exceptional skills in business partnering, communication, and influencing diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional or divisional projects, adept at working in dynamic, agile environments (e.g., Scrum Master/Product Owner)
• In-depth understanding of the healthcare and GBS industries, including systems, trends, market dynamics, and business models
• A strong team player with leadership qualities, who is also self-driven and capable of managing multiple priorities independently
• Fluent in English and German, with an interest or experience in new technologies and data analytics being a plus
  
  

Are you interested, apply now!

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.