Global Expert Contracting & Partner Management

Job description

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 As the Global Expert Contracting & Partner Management, you will set, govern, and continuously elevate global standards, templates, and best practices for project delivery methods, contracting strategies, and partner management across our capital investment portfolio. Joining our Global Capital Investment team in Basel, you will act as a trusted advisor to project teams and key stakeholders, translating strategy into fit-for-purpose commercial solutions.

In this high-impact role, you will build strategic supplier relationships, mitigate contractual risks, and drive capability building across our international sites network.

The Opportunity Establish global contracting standards

Define, govern, and continuously improve global contracting frameworks, tools, templates, and governance standards across the global sites network.

Shape delivery and contracting strategies

Advise project teams and facilitate workshops to select fit-for-purpose project delivery models (e.g., DBB, EPC, EPCM, IPD) and commercial risk-allocation frameworks tailored to project complexity and market conditions.

Mitigate contractual and commercial risks

Participate in independent project reviews to identify, assess, and manage commercial risks, scope changes, claims, and disputes across the complete project lifecycle.

Lead partner and supplier relationship management

Partner with Global Procurement to drive collaborative management of engineering and construction partners, evaluating supplier performance and leveraging market capacity intelligence.

Build organizational capability

Design and deliver technical training, playbooks, and communities of practice across Engineering and Procurement to systematically capture and share lessons learned globally.

Drive cross-functional collaboration

Work closely with Project Managers, Project Controls, Legal, Finance, and Procurement to ensure integrated decision-making and leverage market trends for strategic advantage.

Who You Are

Educational & Professional Credentials: You hold a Master’s degree (MSc or equivalent) in Law, Business Administration, Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, ideally supported by professional certifications in procurement, contracting, or project management.

Capital Project & Industry Experience

You bring at least 15 years of relevant experience in contracting, commercial management, procurement, or project delivery for major capital investment projects within Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, or similar capital-intensive industries.

Matrix Leadership & Stakeholder Influence

You possess exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-cultural skills, with a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and building lasting relationships across global matrix organizations without direct authority.

Strategic Thinking & Digital Mindset

You demonstrate strong systematic thinking, transparent decision-making, and commercial acumen, with familiarity in Lean methodologies, digital tools, data analytics, or AI-enabled solutions being a distinct advantage.

Language & Mobility

You are fluent in English (with German proficiency or a willingness to learn) and are open to up to 20% international travel. We look forward to your application! 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.