The Finance Perspectives Program is the flagship global finance rotational development program at Roche. It is a 2 to 2.5 year leadership development program with 4 to 6 rotations across multiple geographies and business areas (Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics and Group) at Roche.
The program identifies high potential early in career talent, accelerating their professional development and enabling them to be key contributors to Roche's purpose and above all differentiators to patient's lives.
If you are a talented finance professional in the early stages of your career, and you are seeking to reach your full potential through international professional experience, then the Finance Perspectives Program is the perfect next step in your career.
Our Finance Perspectives program combines an enterprise view of Roche with deep insights into the healthcare industry. You'll be part of a dynamic, agile environment, building transferable skills in finance, strategy, digitalisation and leadership - all while helping us make a difference for patients.
The Finances Perspectives program is a unique opportunity for early in career Finance talents to broaden and deepen their expertise and leadership capabilities while working in different parts of our global Finance network.
The Finance Perspectives program excites our people around a common purpose - to learn, to connect and to unleash their capabilities towards Roche's Group and finance ambitions. It is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of finance's value, and how this value is delivered.
The Finance Perspectives program allows candidates to build a well-rounded understanding of the Roche ecosystem, equipping them with a breadth of experiences to become the future leaders in finance.
Having worked across divisions and areas of Roche in several cultural environments has taught me to swiftly adapt to different communication and working styles to become a champion of creative behaviors and enterprise thinking, while honing partnerships -and friendships- with incredible people committed to patients.
The Finance Perspectives program allowed me to learn and experiment in different environments and roles. This helped me build a well-rounded understanding of Roche, establish a broad network and discover where my passion meets the company’s needs.
The opportunity to work across diverse cultures and locations with an intent of learning and upskilling myself to contribute to the shared goal of improving patients lives has been the highlight of the Finance Perspectives for me.
The next programme start date is planned for 1st September 2022 and recruitment is expected to begin in autumn 2021. Further information on this will be published in due time.
To be eligible, you should
The aim of this program is to
For a rotational period of 2 to 2.5 years
A proven support structure has been created:
Mentorship: For the duration of the programme, each individual participant will be assigned a member of the senior management team as his/her mentor who will be available for providing support with personal and professional development as well as longer-term retention opportunities.
Steering Committee: A steering committee, made up of senior management with key leadership roles, will assist Perspectives participants in developing their talent at Roche. They will provide participants with professional guidance during the programme and supervise their progress. This committee will also be responsible for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Finance Perspectives programme.
The Finance Perspectives Programme helps me to develop because of the wide array of topics and problems we are confronted with. One day might be about solving a supply-chain question related to a pandemic and the next working on HIV-testing on a continental scale.
Read about Arnaud's experience
For the Perspectives Programme, we’re looking for people who are in the early stages of their career (1-5 years' work experience) with a global mindset, team spirit and leadership potential. Personally, I believe sharing Roche’s values, remaining humble, and being able to adapt quickly to diverse environments are the most important elements.
Read about Ricardo's experience
Finance Perspectives helped me understand how Roche’s mission is realized in practice across the organization and prepared me to be a catalyzer in Finance.
Read about Dominik's experience
During the Finance Perspectives webcast you can meet current/former Finance Perspectives and the program manager. They present the details of the programme and explain what you can expect during the Global accelerated talent development programme. The Program will likely hire again in Q4 2021, or Q1 2022 - more to come!
Watch the recordingThe application process consists of several rounds: an online assessment followed by two rounds of interviews (remote) and finally an assessment center on a fixed date in spring (end of April / beginning of May) in Basel. At each stage, candidates will be informed whether they have been selected for the next round or not.
The dates for the assessments are always fixed (typically end of April / beginning of May of each year). Contract start is 1 September of the same year.
Typically, twelve candidates are selected for the Assessment Center. The number of candidates then selected for the programme depends entirely on the candidates’ performance.
No, you are only expected to have a finance background and to meet the requirements stated in the programme description; however, pharma experience is seen as a plus.
Yes, all nationalities are welcome to apply. If you are selected, Roche will support you in obtaining a visa and a work permit.
Yes, you can participate in this program if you have a spouse/legally registered partner and children. Roche will also support their transfer and visa process; however, housing will be taken into charge by Roche up to a certain is subject to a limit determined by company policy, and there is no schooling or child-care support.
Yes, you are. Work experience is only one of the eligibility criteria. We expect the requirements in the job description to be met, but also value a broad perspective, your ability to embrace our values and your interpersonal skills.
The contract location is Basel for all participants. Some of you will start in HQ Basel and some at Diagnostics in Rotkreuz. Rotations can take place wherever there is a Roche location (more than 100 countries). Rotations can also take you to any part of Roche (Pharma, Diagnostics, Group functions Finance).
The first rotation is determined by the programme, simply for logistical reasons. It is generally somewhere in Switzerland. Afterwards, each participant plans his/her own rotations with the support of the programme management, the mentor and the fellow participants according to his/her interests and development needs.
There are all kinds of projects within Finance, but you might be able to participate within the business, too, depending on the opportunities that arise and on your development goals.
Yes, there is a group of experts that will support you in obtaining a visa, work permit, accommodation etc.
Each participant is assigned a mentor. The mentor is responsible for the overall development of the participants. This relationship is shaped by the two parties and can develop over time as needed. Typically, a mentor will be a senior manager.
