Early in Career (EiC) Partner - Development Programmes Focus in Welwyn

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The Position

As the Early in Career (EiC) Partner with a Development Program focus, you'll be a key driver in shaping and elevating our global development programs for talents at the start of their careers. Your primary focus will be to ensure our development programs are not just operational, but are state-of-the-art and strategically aligned with Roche's future skill needs. You will act as a strategic thought partner, building and nurturing a community of program managers and participants, while also serving as an internal consultant for new program creation and program redesign. Your work will directly impact our ability to attract, develop, and retain the best early talent, ensuring a robust pipeline for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Global Frameworks & Strategy: Lead the continuous evolution of our global development program frameworks, ensuring they are benchmarked against industry best practices and are at the state-of-the-art in early talent development. Analyze program data (e.g., rotation effectiveness, participant feedback, post-program placement rates) to identify areas for improvement and propose data-driven enhancements to program design and delivery. Partner with program managers to effectively implement and standardize global frameworks while allowing for regional and functional customization.
• Community Building & Engagement: Create and manage a thriving, interconnected community for program managers across different functions and regions. Facilitate regular forums, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions to share best practices, solve common challenges, and foster collaboration. Build a strong, engaged community for program participants. This includes creating opportunities for cross-program networking, organizing skill-building events, and establishing mentorship connections to enhance their development journey and sense of belonging. Act as a central point of contact, ensuring clear communication flows between the program managers, participants, and broader P&C and business stakeholders.
• Consulting for Program Creation: Serve as the primary consulting resource for the EiC Team and P&C partners looking to create or redesign development programs. Conduct effective needs analyses to diagnose organizational talent gaps and recommend the most fitting EiC solutions. This includes leveraging existing programs where possible and only creating new solutions to meet unique, critical demands. Provide expert guidance on program design, including defining success metrics, structuring development journeys, and identifying the optimal governance model for long-term sustainability. Leverage your deep expertise to constructively challenge and influence stakeholders, ensuring that all program requests are strategically aligned with Roche’s broader talent and business ambitions.

Onsite presence will be required. Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Madrid. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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.