Communications & Public Affairs Business Partner

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

Communications and Public Affairs Business Partner

Reporting to the Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Asia Pacific, you will develop and execute integrated communication strategies that engage external and internal audiences, aligning with divisional, regional, and Group priorities.

Operating within a highly regulated and dynamic healthcare landscape, you will partner with regional leaders to drive comprehensive external relations, change management communications, and integrated launch excellence communications. You will translate complex business strategies into compelling messaging that influences stakeholders, protects Roche’s reputation, and drives tangible business impact.

To deliver on this, you rely on effective teamwork and collaboration within the broader Diagnostics and Pharma Communications community in the region and with global teams.

The opportunity

• Partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to design and execute integrated launch excellence communications plans for key disease areas and product launches, to drive commercial readiness and success.

• Define and develop the public affairs strategy for the region, working closely with the Access and Policy team to amplify strategic initiatives while actively supporting affiliate-level activities.

• Localise, cascade, and implement change management communications strategies that help the organization navigate ambiguity, and align with new ways of working.

• Provide effective crises and issues counsel and communications support.

• Maintain broad-based knowledge of the organization and its operations; use knowledge of business and communications insights, metrics, expertise, and operating principles to effectively communicate complex topics to key stakeholders.

• Translate the business and Global Communications vision and strategy into relevant local projects and initiatives supported by careful planning and concrete measurements.

Mindset

• Bring your genuine, authentic self to work, fostering an environment of trust and open collaboration.

• Thrive amidst ambiguity, comfortably navigating complex or evolving situations with a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Maintain high agility and flexibility, pivoting strategies quickly to deliver impact in a fast-paced environment.

• Navigate boundaries effectively in a highly networked, matrixed organization, seamlessly connecting the dots between global strategies and local execution.

• Maintain a sharp focus on driving measurable impact, embedding data, metrics, and key performance insights into communication strategies to continuously optimize outcomes.

Who you are

• Extensive experience in external relations, specifically in media relations and issues and crisis management.

• Experience in integrated communications and / or Public Affairs programme planning and execution.  

• Experience dealing with national and local, professional/trade associations, industry partners and other stakeholder organisations.  

• Demonstrated ability to develop successful partnerships with senior executives.

• Demonstrated experience navigating a highly regulated and dynamic industry.

• Proven track record of working closely with business leaders and senior executives to influence decision-making and drive integrated business goals.

• Outstanding interpersonal and partnering skills: proven track record of building strong and sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders and experience working effectively in a networked, matrix environment.

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.