Global Lead Water and Biodiversity Solutions (80-100%)
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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 Lead Water and Biodiversity Solutions within Global Site Sustainability, you shape and drive global water and biodiversity roadmaps across our Sites Network and Diagnostic facilities. In this role, you will lead cross-functional networks of experts to improve water use efficiency, advance site-level biodiversity strategies, and build long-term climate resilience. This is a key leadership opportunity to translate complex environmental metrics into actionable, enterprise-wide impact.
The Opportunity
Lead the global strategy development and implementation for water conservation (avoid, reduce, reuse) and biodiversity initiatives across sites.
Direct a global network of cross-functional experts to ensure technical knowledge dissemination and attainment of global water efficiency targets.
Conduct site opportunity assessments, water use reviews for major capital investment projects, and solution implementations.
Integrate sustainability measures into site Ecobalance Action Plans and perform environmental forecast calculations to track progress against corporate goals.
Partner across the organization to co-develop company climate resilience strategies alongside global and local environmental plans.
Create and present clear visual communications to convey site sustainability priorities and performance to key stakeholders and leadership.
Who You Are
You hold a University-level degree in Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical field.
You bring 10+ years of professional experience in site/production-level water engineering and technical water management.
You have a proven track record of leading and influencing in cross-functional, virtual matrix environments.
You possess exceptional communication skills, with a talent for converting complex technical analyses into simple, executive-ready narratives.
You are fluent in written and spoken English, with German proficiency and a willingness to travel (10%) as added advantages.
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.
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