Simone Oeschger

Responsibilities

• Lead Executive Communications for Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) working closely with Head of pRED (member of Roche Corporate Executive Committee)
• Lead overall external communications strategy for pRED
• Connect and enable science communications community across the Roche Group to deliver consistent external communications
• Recognized as coach and mentor across the team

Major Achievements

• Developed and implemented first external communications strategy for the Pharma research organization and the Head of pRED
• Successfully positioned internally and externally Roche's new Institute of Human Biology

(on rotation)

Responsibilities

• Shaped reputation management and public affairs for the Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic business across the LATAM Region

Major Achievements

• Developed and launched tri-lingual health-related podcast: https://www.roche.com/stories/voices-for-health-podcast
• Developed integrated communications strategy for regional launch of Future Proofing Healthcare Index, a publicly available, data-driven policy tool for personalised healthcare: https://futureproofinghealthcare.com/

Responsibilities

• Provided counsel and training to senior leaders to be strong spokespeople
• Developed and implemented integrated communication plans to support deal, alliance and M&A activities

Major Achievements

• Successfully shaped and drove the Pharma Partnering media strategy and external engagement by leading integrated communications for key scientific and partnering conferences such as J.P. Morgan, BIOEurope and BIO Digital
• Successfully led the internal and external communications on a major M&A announcement

Reinforced and protected the company's reputation in major international media as well as Swiss business and lay media and act as a spokesperson on behalf of the Roche Group

Responsibilities

• Served as communications expert and counsel to the function, specifically in relation to HR-HR and HR-to-enterprise initiatives

Major Achievements

• Successfully enhanced the new enterprise social networking channels to drive collaboration and employee engagement
• Defined strategic direction for Global Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) department with Global Head of D&I and his leadership team and developed respective internal and external communications strategy

Responsibilities

• Provided communications support to a global change management initiative with the goal to establish an internal customer service organization

Responsibilities

• Developed and implemented communications priorities, strategies and opportunities for the Global HR function and Global Head of HR (member of the Novartis Executive Committee) and his leadership team
• Managed global projects and events to further enhance the Global Communications function
• Assumed budget and personnel responsibility (team of three) and managed performance of external consultants and agencies

Major Achievements

• Increased internal and external impact of key global initiatives e.g. developed and implemented communications strategy for first global associate health program "Be Healthy" at Novartis
• Revitalized a consistent onboarding program for communicators

Responsibilities

• Handled press and public enquiries from European media and general public
• Led global and local research events in collaboration with Corporate and Investor Relations and directed local site visits for Key Opinion Leaders, journalists and executive-level visitors
• Managed internal and external crisis communications as member of the Novartis emergency management team
• Assumed budget and personnel responsibility (team of two)

Major Achievements

• Jointly raised the company's profile of research excellence to international audiences
• Established European media/community relations function for Research department and handled all related
• Two months project assignment in Cambridge, MA, USA (2009) – Strategic planning and execution of corporate/cross-divisional award program

Responsibilities

• Developed and implemented change management communications to drive forward organizational change and development of a customer service culture
• Produced internal communications for IT product and services communication to end-users.

Major Achievements

• Successfully supported one of the largest outsourcing project within the company with communications measures
• Three months project assignment in East Hanover, NJ, USA (2007) – Strategic communications consultancy for regional/local outsourcing project