Global Lead Construction Safety

Drive the creation, maintenance, and enforcement of global construction safety guidance across all capital projects in alignment with corporate directives. Build a positive, unified safety culture centered on active employee and contractor engagement, positive recognition, and visible leadership. Develop and roll out best-practice toolkits, including Construction Safety Plans, risk checklists, and tender attachments. Enforce safety observation processes that empower site personnel to recognize hazards, promote safe behaviors, and exercise Stop Work Authority for unsafe conditions. Ensure rapid reporting of recordable cases and champion organization-wide lessons-learned initiatives from investigations. Track monthly leading safety indicators and participate in formal project reviews across all delivery phases to evaluate construction safety readiness.

The role works within Roche’s Global Capital Investment team, providing strategic leadership, global governance, and operational oversight across capital investment projects worldwide. Roche has more than 100,000 employees across the globe dedicated to advancing science and ensuring access to healthcare. Its work results in more than 26 million people treated with its medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using its Diagnostics products. Roche fosters creativity and collaboration to deliver life-changing healthcare solutions with a global impact.

• Master’s degree (MSc or equivalent) in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline, paired with a recognized professional safety credential such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

• At least 15 years of international construction safety experience across diverse corporate cultures, with demonstrated success managing safety for large capital investment projects.

• Influential, collaborative leadership in matrix organizations without direct reporting lines; exceptional cross-cultural openness and clear communication across all levels.

• Strong systematic thinking, high self-reflection, transparent decision-making, and the passion and autonomy to independently shape organizational processes and drive continuous improvement.

• Fluent in English, with German skills or a willingness to learn.

• Open to international travel up to 20%.