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Roche

Global pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company

P&C Business Partner - Advisory

Full-TimeUpdated
No salary listed
Mid
Seoul, South Korea
In Person
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate the P&C system, leverage different Chapters for business impact and participate in flexible squads to deliver on business and P&C strategies.
  • Demonstrated customer-centricity through day-to-day interactions, anticipating needs, showing cultural awareness and business understanding, and engaging with leaders to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Strong communication, coaching and influencing skills, with experience diagnosing short-term P&C needs and offering fit-for-purpose solutions.
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills and ability to cope with time pressure in demanding situations, influence with courageous authenticity and build trust with individuals at all organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated situational assessment and objective evaluation skills, with ability to comprehend and translate complex topics into manageable pieces.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage data, technology and insights to find root causes, troubleshoot and inform innovative and compliant solutions.
  • Proficiency in formal writing and speaking in both English and Korean.
Responsibilities
  • Provide immediate, short-term strategic guidance to leaders on P&C needs including succession and talent management, performance management, goal setting, development planning, reward and compensation management, and organizational set-up, drawing on P&C colleagues and subject-matter experts to develop timely solutions.
  • Use business and P&C insights, metrics, expertise and decision principles to deliver support on topics of varying complexity.
  • Participate in global or regional squads deploying key P&C initiatives or launching new systems.
  • Consult, advise and train business and P&C leaders on system- and process-related topics, including support and coaching during rollouts of new processes or projects.
  • Ensure alignment and execution of established policies, procedures and global P&C initiatives, and compliance with legislative requirements and established standards and guidelines by building knowledge of regional approaches and connecting with global P&C colleagues.
  • Partner with leaders on generalist P&C topics; diagnose, evaluate and propose fit-for-purpose approaches, weighing risks and benefits.
  • Lead others through complex generalist P&C topics, including succession and talent management, data access, performance and compensation, transformations, change management and redundancies, employee wellbeing, reintegration, time management, career paths, conflict resolution, employee representation and relocation, as applicable to the request.
  • Own, prioritize and implement solutions for incoming requests, providing P&C consultation to leaders.
  • Partner with other Chapters, particularly PSS, People Relations, and Networked and Dedicated Business Partners, to create organizational value; onboard leaders and connect them with P&C colleagues as appropriate.
  • Gather and analyze P&C or business data and metrics, share insights with leaders, and recommend innovative solutions aligned with P&C decision principles, culture, strategic direction and resources.
  • Use data sources to review metrics such as turnover, talent review information, and onboarding and offboarding needs to identify and address organizational needs proactively.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proficiency in Japanese.

About the company

Roche is a global leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It develops medicines and diagnostic tools that help detect, monitor, and treat diseases, using research and biotechnology to drive new therapies and tests. Roche combines drug development with in-house diagnostic products to support personalized medicine, where treatments are tailored to individual patients based on test results. Its approach differs from many peers by integrating drug discovery with diagnostic capabilities and by expanding its research through strategic acquisitions (like Genentech) to strengthen its biotechnology and R&D capabilities. The company’s goal is to improve patient outcomes and healthcare worldwide by delivering reliable medicines, accurate diagnostic tests, and data-driven care.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Basel, Switzerland

Founded

1896

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What believers are saying

  • Enicepatide delivered 15.5% weight loss in September 2026 and 22.7% in June.
  • pTau217 can scale immediately through Roche's existing lab network and improve Alzheimer diagnostics.
  • Roche's June 2026 data and September 2026 filings signal multiple obesity shots on goal.

What critics are saying

  • Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk dominate obesity pricing, distribution, and physician mindshare today.
  • Enicepatide remains Phase II-only; Roche starts late-stage glycemic and cardiovascular studies in 2027.
  • If enicepatide disappoints, Roche burns its $2.7 billion Carmot bet and loses obesity credibility.

What makes Roche unique

  • Roche combines pharma, diagnostics, and installed cobas labs across 4,500 U.S. instruments.
  • Elecsys pTau217 won FDA clearance on August 24, 2026, and CE marking September 7.
  • Roche controls obesity assets from Carmot and Zealand, spanning GLP-1/GIP and amylin.

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Roche has launched the VENTANA BAP1 (SP527) test worldwide to help diagnose mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer. The automated immunohistochemistry assay helps pathologists tell mesothelioma apart from other cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer, and from benign tissue growth. The test is registered as a Class I IVD with the US Food and Drug Administration and has IVDR approval as a Class C device. Roche announced the launch in Basel on October 28, 2026. Most patients are diagnosed late, with median overall survival of just 12 to 18 months. BAP1 works alongside the recently launched MTAP and Claudin-4 tests, which help preserve limited tissue samples for molecular sequencing. "Timely differential diagnosis of mesothelioma is critical to help deliver the best outcome for patients," said Matt Sause, chief executive officer of Roche Diagnostics.

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Zymeworks signs Roche deal worth up to $718M in milestones, shows 65% response in ovarian cancer

Zymeworks has agreed a collaboration with Roche on ZW209, a T-cell engager that targets DLL3-positive tumours, including small cell lung cancer. The deal is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act clearance. Zymeworks would receive $55 million upfront and $40 million when a Phase 1b study begins. It could also earn up to $718 million in milestones, plus tiered royalties from high single digits to mid-teens. Roche would fund research and development, and take over later development and commercialisation. Zymeworks will run the first global trial. Zymeworks also reported updated data for ZW191 in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. In high-grade serous disease, confirmed response rates were 65% at 6.4 mg/kg and 55% at 9.6 mg/kg. The company is seeking partners to fund further development.

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Oct 27th, 2026
Roche wins CE Mark for compact cobas smart e immunoanalyser with 100+ planned assays

Roche has received the CE Mark for its cobas smart e immunoanalyser, a compact testing platform for smaller hospitals and laboratories. The company announced the approval in Basel on October 27, 2026. The device fits in a footprint of under one square metre and has a planned menu of over 100 assays. Reaction times are 18 minutes or less for more than 90% of Roche immunoassays, which can help local facilities cut turnaround times. It uses the same reagents and Elecsys technology as Roche's high-throughput systems, so results stay consistent across sites. Roche says it needs one minute of daily operator input and cuts hands-on maintenance by up to two-thirds compared with earlier platforms. It joins the cobas e 402 and cobas e 801 units, completing a range for clinics through to large hospital laboratories.

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Oct 26th, 2026
Zymeworks licenses ZW209 to Roche in deal worth up to $813M, with $55M upfront

Zymeworks has granted Roche exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialise ZW209, a DLL3-targeting trispecific T-cell engager. The deal brings $55.0 million upfront, up to $758.0 million in further milestones, and tiered royalties. Roche will take on most later development and commercialisation work. That fits Zymeworks' partnership-heavy, capital-light model, though future cash from ZW209 now depends largely on Roche meeting its own targets. The company also reported Phase 1 data for ZW191, an ovarian cancer antibody-drug conjugate. It showed activity across folate receptor alpha expression levels and a more favourable tolerability profile at 6.4mg/kg.

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ESMO 2026: Moderna vaccine debate, Roche's $3.6B KRAS bet and Amgen's lung cancer data

Three cancer drug trials drew attention at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting, with investors and analysts weighing the results. Moderna and Merck's vaccine intismeran autogene cut the relative risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 42% in a Phase 3 trial. Moderna's shares have still fallen by double digits since the results leaked early, as investors question its valuation and the vaccine's manufacturing and commercial potential. Roche's divarasib reduced the risk of death or disease progression by 42% in KRAS G12C lung cancer, beating Krazati and Lumakras. Patients lived a median of about 18 months, versus a year. Roche raised its peak sales forecast from 3.6 billion Swiss francs to 3 billion. Amgen's Imdelltra, combined with Imfinzi, cut the risk of death by 58% in small cell lung cancer. Median survival was 21.1 months, against 12.7 months for Imfinzi alone.