Global Policy Lead, Health Policy
About this role
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
External Affairs International (EAi), part of the Roche Pharma CEO Office, ensures the company can shape the policies, funding decisions, and market conditions that determine how healthcare innovation is valued and rewarded. We influence globally where strategic priorities are defined and enable locally where business impact is delivered. Through focused advocacy and a connected global network, EAi builds trusted relationships with governments, multilateral institutions, and global partners, develops third-party advocates, and forges alliances that protect and grow Roche’s business while improving patient access to innovation.
The Opportunity
As Global Policy Lead, Health Policy, you will set the direction for Roche’s global policy positioning and advocacy agenda. You will inspire, initiate, and lead policy and advocacy strategies that are future-ready, digitally enabled, and aligned with Roche’s vision of advancing science and access for patients.
You will directly engage with senior leaders—both internally and externally—to position Roche as a trusted thought leader, shaping the global health and innovation agenda. By leveraging advanced analytics, competitive insights, and new technologies (including AI-enabled policy monitoring and digital advocacy tools), you will ensure our strategies are evidence-based, proactive, and globally influential.
This role goes beyond policy analysis: it is about translating complex environments into compelling strategies, forging senior-level coalitions, and building an external voice that influences policy decisions worldwide.
Responsibilities
- C-Suite Policy Engagement: Act as trusted advisor to Roche’s Executive Committee and senior leadership on global policy priorities, providing actionable insights and strategic counsel. Lead Roche’s external engagement with health system, industry, and political leaders at the C-Suite level.
- AI & Digital Advocacy: Integrate AI and advanced digital tools into policy analysis, monitoring, and advocacy execution. Use data science, digital campaigning, and predictive analytics to anticipate policy shifts and shape the global conversation.
- Global Strategy Development: Design and implement impactful global policy and advocacy strategies that are sustainable, measurable, and aligned with External Affairs International policy priorities.
- Competitive Insights & Analytics: Establish a system for continuous competitive intelligence on global health policy, pharmaceutical innovation, and access trends. Translate insights into strategic options for Roche leadership.
- External Advocacy Leadership: Build and lead coalitions with industry peers, associations, NGOs, think tanks, and multilateral institutions. Position Roche’s voice credibly in key global debates.
- Capability Building: Advance global policy and advocacy capabilities across the Policy Chapter and affiliate network, embedding analytics, digital engagement, and agile ways of working.
- Trusted Partnering: Collaborate with External Affairs International teams, Global Access, Pharma International, Diagnostics, and other functions to co-create solutions that support sustainable access and Roche’s long-term business model.
- Who You Are
- 8+ years of experience in global policy, advocacy, government affairs, or senior advisory roles in life sciences, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
- Demonstrated ability to engage C-Suite stakeholders—internal executives, political leaders, and external business leaders—persuasively and credibly.
- Strong knowledge of global and supra-national policy systems, institutions, and industry associations, with a proven track record of shaping impactful policy outcomes.
- Experience applying AI, digital platforms, and data analytics to policy and advocacy work.
- Excellent strategic agility: ability to translate competitive insights into actionable strategies for Roche.
- Exceptional communication skills: able to synthesize complexity into clear, compelling narratives for senior audiences.
- Established global network and demonstrated success in building advocacy coalitions.
- Strong leadership skills, comfortable with decentralized, agile, and diverse teams.
About Roche
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.