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The Position

The Opportunity

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary leader to oversee and drive strategically the operational direction of two of Roche’s largest and most impactful global sites. Both sites host more than 12,000 employees, and you will be responsible for a bigger amount of assets. This role focuses on ensuring safe, compliant, sustainable, and high-performing operations that align with Roche’s enterprise strategies.

The ideal candidate will combine deep operational expertise with transformational leadership to continuously optimize site operations, develop long-term strategic plans, and foster cross-functional collaboration across Roche’s global network.

Your Main Responsibilities

As the Head of Site Operations (m/w/d), you will:

Leadership and Governance

• Take full responsibility for the end-to-end operational performance of two major Roche sites, ensuring alignment with corporate as well as divisional priorities and enterprise strategies.

• Lead and execute long-term plans to strengthen organizational effectiveness, future readiness, and the sites’ overall contribution to Roche’s success.

• Oversee critical operational areas including Asset Operations & Reliability (Facilities and Supply/Production Plants), Facility & Real Estate Management, Service Vendor Management and site infrastructure development, ensuring efficient, compliant, and sustainable operations.

Operational Excellence and Infrastructure Development

• Develop and implement operational strategies that enhance the competitiveness of both sites. Regularly assess and optimize cost structures, resource allocations, and service delivery models to ensure efficiency and market leadership.

• Actively ensure compliance with local and global laws, regulations, and Roche standards, safeguarding Roche’s right to operate through continuity planning, security, and sustainability practices.

Partnership and Collaboration

• Ensure site operations are actively enabling Roche’s research, development, and manufacturing objectives.

• Engage with leaders across Roche’s global site network to align strategies, share best practices, and foster a culture of collective innovation and operational alignment.

Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Lead high-performing and future-ready teams, providing coaching and development opportunities to nurture strong leaders within your organization.

• Maintain structured involvement of Roche’s technical functions, including Safety, IT, Environmental Health, and others, to ensure expert input in decision-making across all site activities.

• Create strategies to strengthen organizational culture, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-accountability environment aligned with Roche’s values.

Performance and Accountability

• Define clear operational priorities and benchmarks, aligning Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with site and enterprise goals.

• Evaluate and monitor budgets, optimizing spending and resource utilization to ensure cost-effectiveness and long-term value creation.

• Provide transparent, decision-ready reporting on site performance, project portfolio updates, and operational risks to support senior leadership in strategic steering.

Who You Are

• A minimum of 15 years of senior leadership experience in Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, or related fields within or outside the healthcare industry.

• Strong knowledge of the healthcare market, including biotech/diagnostics, is desired.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to align operational strategies with long-term enterprise goals.

• Leadership Excellence: Track record of inspiring diverse teams and driving organizational transformation.

• Financial Acumen: Expertise in managing large-scale budgets and complex resource allocations.

• Analytical Thinking: Competence in data analysis, problem-solving, and performance tracking. Proven ability and track record in delivering exceptional results and outcomes.

• Effective Communication: Strong skills in engaging stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

• Fluency in both German and English.

Travel Frequency

• Business trips will be required. Travel frequency will be roughly around 20%.

Roche is strongly committed to an inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills that enable us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.

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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.