People & Culture (HR) Business Partner (to be based in Riyadh) for KSA and Kuwait

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.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.

Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Saudi National highly motivated individual that can assume the role of People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner for our Diagnostics Division in both KSA and Kuwait, while being located in Riyadh, KSA. The role will support over 175 employees in our Diagnostics organization in KSA, in addition to our Regional Headquarters, with offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar. In addition, our legal entity in Kuwait hosts over 40 employees.

Our ambition is to make Roche the preferred healthcare company for patients in KSA and Kuwait by caring for and influencing the whole ecosystem that surrounds the patient.

Your challenges

• As a People & Culture Business Partner for Roche Diagnostics in KSA & Kuwait, you will be:
  

  • An agile business leader with a people and culture focus
  • A coach to the 2 countries’ leadership teams
  • A strategic and enterprise thinker for Roche KSA and Kuwait, and the rest of the P&C organization
  • An architect of solutions that bring us closer to our ambition

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  You build the Country P&C strategy and make sure it is being implemented through working closely with different chapters and stakeholders

• You will be part of the 2 countries’ leadership teams and ensure that the organization sees its culture and people as the most important resource for the company

• You will also be part of a robust network of P&C colleagues in EMEA, and across the globe, bringing in your expertise while also using the network for finding solutions and inspiration

• You will unlock the greatness in all our people through an honest, authentic and courageous dialogue at all levels

• You translate the business and P&C vision and goals into projects and initiatives and you can do this in a self-empowered way by creating teams and squads using the available P&C network

• You are expected to diagnose P&C needs and to identify interventions that address issues of talent retention, change leadership, employee engagement, and leadership development, partnering with other Business Partners and P&C functions as appropriate.

• You are expected to drive the implementation of the People strategy, to help the business navigate complexity, elevate performance through leadership effectiveness, change agility and cross-functional collaboration.

Who you are

• In line with local regulations, and since the position will be based in Riyadh, it requires the candidate to be a Saudi national

• You hold a University Degree and demonstrated solid HR/P&C experience in an international business environment, ideally guided a team of HR specialists, and have demonstrated experience in working as an Individual Contributor within a flat organization rather than a hierarchical structure

• You bring a track record of achieving results in translating business needs into concrete people priorities, in the middle of complex transformation, with tangible impact on talent retention, leadership development and complexity navigation.

• You will work closely with the Pharma BP of KSA and Gulf as your counterpart, supporting a “One Roche” approach.

• You show a genuine interest in people and create real connections with the people that surround you

• You are an agile professional who has a purpose and loves to see business grow as a result of our focus on people

• You demonstrated passion for coaching and mentoring other leaders and professionals and possess very high self-awareness

• You demonstrated enterprise mindset and system thinking and proved ability to work effectively across multiple leadership areas

• You demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment and you share great examples of building networks around a common objective or issue

• You are able to deal with complexity as well as help everyone in the network to build the skills and mindsets they need to succeed in an open system
  You possess robust stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to build successful relationships at all levels

• You must be fluent in English, Arabic is a big plus

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.