Engagement Manager Roche Global Citizenship

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

Based in Basel within Group People & Culture, the Roche Global Citizenship team helps bring our purpose to life by empowering healthier, more resilient communities where we live, work and beyond. Through trusted partnerships, strategic societal impact initiatives and purposeful employee engagement, the team supports Roche’s commitment to creating lasting value for people, society and future generations. 

As the Engagement Manager, your responsibilities may include operating as a highly motivated self-starter with strong executional focus, creativity, and collaboration skills. The role requires excellent communication and community-building capabilities, with the confidence to drive initiatives independently while partnering closely within a matrixed leadership model.

Your opportunity  

• Mobilizing employees and sites globally to support RGC priorities and the 10x fundraising ambition through coordinated campaigns and community activation

• Supporting and growing key employee communities, including Roche BRIDGE and the Roche Continents alumni network

• Enabling and supporting site-level delivery of the annual Children’s Walk, providing guidance, tools, and communications to ensure a consistent and high-quality experience

• Translating global engagement priorities into locally resonant initiatives in partnership with sites, regions, and affiliates

• Collaborating closely with the Lead, Strategy & Engagement to ensure alignment, prioritization, and continuous improvement

• Acting as a connector across internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and a strong sense of community

Key Deliverables 

Community Activation & Engagement

• Drive coordinated global engagement behind RGC priorities through targeted campaigns, toolkits, and activation plans

• Build and sustain a connected, scalable employee community network that enables participation, advocacy, and peer-to-peer engagement

• Support and steward the Roche BRIDGE community and Roche Continents alumni network, strengthening identity, continuity, and impact

• Enable strong site-level engagement by equipping local teams with guidance, best practices, and timely support

Communications & Channels

• Develop and deliver compelling content across multiple channels, including internal platforms and social media (e.g., LinkedIn, Instagram), to drive awareness and participation

• Manage community communications calendars, ensuring consistent, engaging, and audience-appropriate messaging

• Oversee and coordinate content for the RGC digital presence (e.g., roche.com hub), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely updates in collaboration with topic owners across the team and relevant digital/web publishing functions

• Partner with Group Communications and RGC colleagues to amplify storytelling and showcase employee and community impact

Program Support & Execution

• Support execution of engagement-related initiatives, with particular focus on the Children’s Walk and other flagship activities

• Coordinate logistics, timelines, and inputs to ensure smooth delivery and positive participant experience

• Gather feedback, insights, and engagement data to inform continuous improvement and reporting

Are you interested, apply now!

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.