Safety, Health & Environment Specialist

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

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Specialist 

Almere & Woerden, Netherlands

At Roche, we believe that delivering life-saving healthcare shouldn't come at the cost of the planet or the well-being of our people. As our Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Specialist, you will directly safeguard the colleagues who bring innovative diagnostic and pharmaceutical solutions to patients every day. 

By translating global sustainability and safety strategies into local action across both Roche Diagnostics Netherlands B.V. and Roche Nederland B.V., you will foster a safe, resilient, and compliant environment where our teams can focus on what matters most: doing now what patients need next.

Reporting to the SHE Officer, you will operationalize Roche’s well-established global SHE frameworks across our two Dutch affiliates in Almere and Woerden. Because Roche provides mature corporate directives and digital systems, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Instead, your mission is pragmatic deployment: translating clear global guidelines into engaging local safety culture, health initiatives, and community wellbeing programs, backed by a flexible hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities 

• Localize Corporate Directives & Dutch Legislation: Leverage Roche’s comprehensive global SHE directives and adapt them seamlessly for our commercial and office teams. Facilitate local legislation (Arbowet, RI&E updates, GreenDeal 3.0, and applicable European environmental standards) with the support of established local advisory partners and turnkey templates.
• Digital Systems, Incident Investigations & Corporate Reporting: Utilize enterprise platforms (Enablon) to coordinate incident investigations and CAPA workflows, as well as annual affiliate SHE and resilience metrics.
• Workplace Safety & Ergonomics: Oversee practical ergonomics (office and home working) and commercial field safety, ensuring our facilities remain safe, supportive, and hazard-free.
• Occupational Health & Vitality: Partner with independent occupational health providers (Arbodienst) and drive wellbeing campaigns (e.g., Roche LiveWell) that prioritize mental health, work-life harmony, and vitality.
• Resilience & Business Continuity Exercises: Partner with the SHE Officer to facilitate the annual review of our affiliate Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and help organize tabletop exercises to test business resilience across our hybrid operating model.  (Day-to-day emergency response and floor wardens are managed by our dedicated internal emergency response (BHV) team).
• Safety Culture & Community Engagement: Act as the visible, approachable SHE champion for both sites. Turn corporate safety principles into fun, human-centered campaigns that build genuine community engagement across diverse, international teams.
  

What We Hope You Will Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, Occupational Health, or a related field. Professional credentials (MVK/HVK qualification or Certified Preventiemedewerker) are strongly preferred.
• Regulatory Literacy: Sound working knowledge of European environmental standards and core occupational safety principles. Familiarity with (or readiness to quickly master), Dutch Arbowet and RI&E frameworks with the support of our local partners. 
• Experience:  3 to 5 years of practical SHE/HSE experience within a commercial affiliate, corporate office, or service-oriented environment. Experience within the Roche Group or life sciences network is a distinct advantage. 
• Mindset: A pragmatic implementer who loves people over paperwork. You excel at taking structured global corporate standards and turning them into engaging local initiatives. 
• Systems & Languages: Hands-on experience with digital SHE platforms (e.g. Enablon). Professional fluency in English is required (our primary business language). Working knowledge of Dutch is a strong asset for local stakeholder engagement, but we welcome internal transfers and international candidates. 

Why Roche?

For over 125 years, Roche has been working towards a healthier future with one clear goal: "Doing now what patients need next". We believe that the greatest medical challenges can only be solved through intensive collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients.

Our impact goes beyond healthcare; we also take full responsibility for our planet. For instance, since 2025, all our locations have run on 100% sustainable electricity—a major milestone in our ambition to be fully climate neutral (net zero) by 2045. At Roche, you are not just working on the healthcare of tomorrow, but also on a healthy, sustainable world.

What you get from us:

• A workplace where fun and social impact come together.
• An organisation where your expertise is valued, and you can make autonomous decisions within your team.
• Abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth; we invest in your unique path.
• Diversity and inclusion are at our heart; we invite you to be your authentic self.
• Excellent benefits including a half 13th month, performance-based bonus, 30.5 days of holiday, and participation in our stock programme.
• Travel reimbursement (Train or KM reimbursement of 0,25 ct/km)
• A hybrid working model offering flexibility between site presence and remote working.

Ready to make an impact?

Are you excited about this role and do you recognize yourself in this profile? If you have any questions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Partner, Matthijs van Heusden, at +31 6 41607509 or [email protected].

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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.