Safety, Security, Health & Environment (SHE) Officer
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
As the Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SHE) Officer for the Roche Budapest SSC Site, you will play a critical role in spearheading the strategic development, planning, and implementation of all environmental, industrial, health, safety, and corporate security programs across the site. Operating as a trusted tactical partner and strategic advisor to local leadership while serving as a direct leader responsible for guiding and managing a dedicated functional team, you will ensure absolute operational integrity, risk mitigation, and compliance with Roche Group directives and local statutory regulations.
The Opportunity:
Serving as the primary functional advisor to executive site leadership and managing the end-to-end site SHE, corporate security, and sustainability agenda.
Architecting progressive health, safety, and environmental frameworks while executing gap analyses to secure full statutory compliance and audit readiness.
Leading local physical threat mitigation, risk assessments, and the Local Emergency Management (LEM) ecosystem integrated with Business Continuity Management (BCM).
Overseeing incident intelligence, indoor environmental quality monitoring, and key corporate sustainability initiatives, including localized "Green Office" programs.
Managing direct functional team members and leading site-wide employee safety representatives to cultivate an inclusive, legally conscious safety culture.
Acting as the key liaison between local business units, global functions (Group SHE, Group Legal, CSO), and external regulatory authorities or emergency services.
Designing and deploying comprehensive training programs across the workforce to address occupational safety, physical security, and psychosocial hazards.
Who you are:
Holding a University or College degree in a relevant field of expertise is required, with advanced specialization in environmental health, safety, or risk management considered a strong advantage
5+ years of progressive, impactful experience within Corporate SHE, Environmental Compliance, Safety Auditing, or Corporate Security is required, with direct people management experience considered a strong plus to effectively lead functional team members
Proven track record in process implementation, change management, and delivering strategic support to complex, matrixed global projects
Skilled at influencing without authority, balancing local business needs against corporate compliance, and confidently advising executive leadership
Proactive, adaptable, and calm under pressure, with exceptional situational awareness and decisive leadership during operational crises or high-pressure investigations
Professional English communication skills (written and spoken) are essential, with native or professional fluency in Hungarian highly preferred for local regulatory liaison
In exchange we provide you with:
Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party.
Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.
A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.
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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.