Stories related to Basel

Published on: 28 August 2019

Meet Harshita

A dental surgeon by training, a global healthcare leader in the making, a humanitarian by heart and a work in progress!

Tags: Canada, Switzerland, Basel, Marketing & Communications, Career Blog

Published on: 13 August 2019

Meet Amruta

My typical day at work is not typical at all. Each day brings something completely different, so it really keeps you active and involved.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Marketing & Communications, Basel, Sales

Published on: 18 July 2019

Meet Marty

For over a year now, Martin contributes to pushing Personalised Healthcare forward. He shares his experiences and his continuous motivation here.

Tags: Switzerland, Basel, Career Blog, Research & Development

Published on: 28 May 2019

Meet Viviane, RiSM intern at Roche

I am in the final semester and writing my master’s thesis based on my internship in Formulation R&D Oral Dosage Forms. This internship is part of the Roche Internship in Small Molecules Programme (RiSM) and gives me a valuable insight into formulation development of oral dosage forms.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Research, Research & Development, Early In Career

Published on: 9 May 2019

Meet Ebru, RiKO intern at Roche

Hi, my name is Ebru, and I am from the Schwabenländle in Germany. I am studying pharmaceutical engineering at the Albstadt Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences and am about to graduate with a bachelor's degree.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Engineering, Early In Career, Research

Published on: 8 May 2019

Meet David, RiSM intern at Roche

Hi, my name is David, and I’m from Germany. I’m studying bio- and chemical engineering (master’s) at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. My interest in pharmaceuticals and healthcare in general, started back in my bachelor’s, when I was studying bioengineering.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research, Early In Career, Research & Development

Published on: 5 February 2019

Meet Patricia, RiKO intern at Roche

I’m a 20-year-old undergraduate in the field of molecular and technical medicine and I come from the Black Forest, Germany. This is my first internship in the pharmaceutical industry.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Early In Career, Basel, Engineering

Published on: 31 January 2019

Meet Giulia

My incredible HR Perspectives journey started in September 2018, when I relocated to sunny Basel to join Roche within the Global Talent Innovation team.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Areas of Expertise, Basel

Published on: 4 December 2018

Meet Nadim, Intern in Change Management at Roche

My work helps Roche to manage change. There are a lot of internal changes and I am helping people to get comfortable with new situations. To successfully implement change, you have to organise training that is specifically geared to meeting new challenges and improving employees’ skills.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Early In Career, Basel, Marketing & Communications

Published on: 26 September 2018

Meet Vivien

Thanks to the programme, I have had the opportunity to work in Roche’s global, regional and affiliate teams across different diagnostics business areas. The excitement of being able to learn and try something new every day is what gets me out of bed in the morning!

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Sales, Marketing & Communications

Published on: 25 September 2018

Meet Aijing

Roche cares about the wellbeing of its employees. There is a swimming pool, a fitness centre, yoga courses and other fitness facilities on site. People can work in a flexible way, including working from home. Managers care about their employees’ career development.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 14 September 2018

Meet Paulina

My work helps Roche to shed light on the fundamental pathogenic mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and has the potential to identify some new drug targets that Roche can develop in the future.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Research & Development, Early In Career

Published on: 28 August 2018

Meet Rebecca

What interested me in Roche’s Business Perspectives Program was the genuine purpose, fast-paced, changing environment and international setting of this global development programme and the opportunity to complete rotations in four different countries and learn about their functions and needs.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Sales, Marketing & Communications

Published on: 27 August 2018

Meet Michaela

My work helps Roche to bring new, reliable Point of Care solutions to the market, directly to the patient’s bedside, to enable health care professionals to make the right decision in critical and life-threatening situations when time matters most.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Research & Development, Basel

Published on: 17 August 2018

Meet Felipe

At work, we have implemented a very flexible working model that allows me to work in different buildings, giving me the freedom and opportunity to organise my meetings better and improve my interactions with colleagues.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel

Published on: 15 August 2018

Meet Marius, RiSE intern at Roche

The RiSE program offers internships specifically for doctoral students within the Roche research department.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development, Early In Career

Published on: 9 August 2018

Meet Isabelle

My job helps to improve patients’ lives because we strive to ensure that life-saving and innovative medicines become available to our patients. In doing so we work with German government systems to find the best way forward.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Sales, Marketing & Communications

Published on: 9 August 2018

Meet Richard

In my experience, Roche is a company that really provides the support its workforce need to learn and grow professionally. I started with Roche on an internship course 6 years ago and since then I’ve had the chance to work in 3 different roles and even move countries

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 27 July 2018

Meet James

I love epidemiology, which is the art of understanding how certain factors affect health, but I’m equally passionate about the continual advances in the technology and methods. This attracted me to Roche.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 23 July 2018

Meet Sarah

My research passion lies at the intersection of neurobiology and high-resolution imaging. My ambition is to develop and use new technologies and modalities for investigating pathological mechanisms underlying brain degenerative conditions to ultimately help develop better ways to monitor and treat disease.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 6 July 2018

Meet Waltraud

Preclinical and clinical drug development is a global undertaking, and our diversity is huge. Team members come from all over the world. Working with skilled and talented people to exchange experience and ideas and to develop future treatments is great fun.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 4 July 2018

Meet Nicole

My work helps Roche employees to take a break from their workday and enjoy a delicious lunch or snacks. Our events are also great opportunities for networking and making friends at work.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 11 June 2018

Meet Jacob, HR Perspectives at Roche

My advice for new colleagues is to stay forever curious because it is only then that you realise opportunities to grow and develop. Learning is a journey that never ends – as long as we stay curious we will always discover things we did not yet know.

Tags: Career Blog, Areas of Expertise, Switzerland, Early In Career, Basel

Published on: 18 March 2018

Meet Helena

Roche as an employer is innovative. The company’s work environment is just as progressive as its approach to developing new medicines in its core business.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Early In Career, Research & Development

Published on: 1 March 2018

Meet Tina

The culture at Roche is very open and people are approachable. They take their time to listen to what others think and feel, and are always willing to help in any way they can.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Business Strategy & Finance, Basel, Early In Career

Published on: 2 January 2018

Meet Denise

Roche as an employer is for sure a good choice! During my apprenticeship, I constantly felt supported to develop further, take advantage of all chances, bring in my own ideas even as a new young professional, push innovation, and focus on my career.

Tags: Ecuador, Business Strategy & Finance, Career Blog, Switzerland, Early In Career, Basel

Published on: 8 November 2017

Meet Caitlin

The time I spend working with individual project leaders and research teams, understanding the amazingly innovative work they do, and helping them communicate their strategies and achievements, is probably the aspect I find most rewarding in my role.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Portfolio, Management, Research & Development

Published on: 6 November 2017

Meet Ricardo

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.

Tags: Career Blog, Business Strategy & Finance, Switzerland, Basel, Early In Career

Published on: 22 September 2017

Meet Jameil

The RiSM programme gives students the opportunity to gain work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The programme has helped me bolster my knowledge by simply giving me the chance to work and interact with industry experts.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Research, Early In Career, Basel, Engineering

Published on: 18 September 2017

Meet Magdalena

Hi, my name is Magdalena, and I come from the Czech Republic. After gaining my Master’s degree in Medicine, I joined the MD PhD programme in Hemato-oncology at the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University (Prague).

Tags: Switzerland, Basel, Career Blog, Research & Development

Published on: 13 September 2017

Meet Claudia

Roche as an employer is motivating. It’s impressive how friendly and helpful all the employees are. This creates an inspiring and collaborative environment, which I really appreciate. People treat each other with respect.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Early In Career, Research & Development

Published on: 6 September 2017

Meet Marina

My typical day at work is quite varied. As a member of the Ophthalmology Discovery team, we are focused on early development programs for retinal and other ocular diseases. Translational medicine is extremely interdisciplinary, bringing together specialists from a myriad of biomedical disciplines.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Ophthalmology, Research & Development

Published on: 24 August 2017

Meet Amanda

My work helps Roche to ensure that the instrument is available in the right quality and quantity so that we can support the diagnostic process all around the world.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Diagnostics, Sales, Marketing & Communications

Published on: 23 June 2017

Meet Janine

Roche as an employer offers many functions at one location: Research & Development, production and site services. Roche is also one of only few companies that have its own engineering department. It is exciting to work with so many different interfaces.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Engineering, Basel

Published on: 13 June 2017

Meet François

My work helps Roche to ensure that new drugs get approved by the regulatory authorities and become accessible to patients - as soon as possible.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Business Strategy & Finance

Published on: 13 April 2017

Meet Rita

Roche as an employer rightfully prides itself on embracing diversity and inclusion as a key ingredient for its success. Employees are encouraged to be genuine and authentic and unafraid to challenge the status-quo.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Business Strategy & Finance

Published on: 27 February 2017

Meet Halka

My typical day at work is diverse, exciting and never boring. As a technical quality assurance manager, I am responsible for a team of six people, and we are basically in charge of equipment qualification, computerised system validation, and a lot of other aspects in conjunction with production, packaging and infrastructure. My work helps Roche to improve patients’ lives by ensuring that the production lines are properly set up to fill, lyophilise and pack our products.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Digital & Technology

Published on: 22 February 2017

Meet Axel

My work helps Roche to keep in touch with reality. In Marketing especially, we sometimes tend to get carried away by our own positive messages. Roche as an employer is rational and stable. With biosimilars for these top drugs on the horizon, one can most certainly trust that Roche’s values of Courage, Integrity and Passion will steer Roche successfully through this rougher sea of fiercer competition.

Tags: Switzerland, Career Blog, Basel, Marketing & Communications, Sales

Published on: 13 February 2017

Meet Jessica

It was fascinating to experience a “start-up setting” within an established organization such as Roche and how much it differs in terms of pace, priorities, and challenges.

Tags: Areas of Expertise, Career Blog, Switzerland, Malaysia, USA, Basel

Published on: 8 December 2016

Meet Asiedua

Hi, my name is Asiedua. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. In my free time I enjoy wine tasting, cooking, hiking, and dancing. I currently live in Basel city and am surrounded by parks, restaurants, and inviting cafes.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Engineering

Published on: 23 November 2016

Meet Rachelle

Hi, my name is Rachelle. I am pleased to have recently joined Genentech/Roche after more than 25 years of working in academic medicine. My background is in neurology and cognitive anthropology, but my training has been applied to understanding and remediating Alzheimer’s disease.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 14 October 2016

Meet Moritz

Hi, my name is Moritz. I grew up in Mainz in Germany, a city similar in size to Basel and located about 30 km west of Frankfurt/Main. I studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Bingen and completed my degree in Bioinformatics in 2007.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 7 October 2016

Meet Irene

Hi, my name is Irene. I am from Lucerne, Switzerland, and joined Roche 3 years ago from the University of Zurich. I was a principal investigator in Alzheimer’s disease research focusing on the neuroimmunological mechanisms of chronic neurodegenerative diseases.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Research & Development

Published on: 10 June 2016

Meet Andreas

I am very excited about being part of the global product strategy team with so many highly talented and motivated people from all around the globe – that’s very inspiring.

Tags: Career Blog, Marketing & Communications, Sales, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 4 May 2016

Meet Daniela

Hi, my name is Daniela, I was born and raised in Milan, Italy. My academic mentor suggested that I should apply for an internship on the Roche internships for Scientific Exchange (RiSE) program. Since I viewed it as a great opportunity to grow as a scientist, I was very keen to apply, and that is how I joined Roche.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Early In Career, Research & Development

Published on: 1 April 2016

Meet Daphne

After my Masters studies in Business Administration with a focus in Engineering and Finance, I joined Roche in Switzerland as a Global Finance Management trainee.

Tags: Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel, Business Strategy & Finance

Published on: 21 March 2016

Meet Sotirios

I am currently working as a Business Solution Manager (BSM) in the Business Intelligence & Analytics department within Informatics. I provide functional and strategic expertise for a wide area of business processes and solutions within the drug development lifecycle.

Tags: Career Blog, Basel, Digital & Technology, Switzerland

Published on: 11 February 2016

Meet Karina

HR Perspectives is a step out of your comfort zone, an adventure that provides indispensable insights into your personal and professional passions and capabilities.

Tags: Areas of Expertise, Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 10 February 2016

Meet Pelin

In October 2017, I completed the HR Perspectives program and started to my post program role in Basel. I am working as a Talent Acquisition Expert and supporting both Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics divisions.

Tags: Areas of Expertise, Career Blog, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 22 December 2015

Meet Jochen

My name is Jochen. I was born in Southern Germany where I also spent my whole childhood. I hold a master’s degree in Business and Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

Tags: Career Blog, Business Strategy & Finance, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 8 September 2015

Meet Tin

Hi, my name is Tin. I was born in Guangzhou, China. I moved to Hong Kong when I was 11, and then to Melbourne, Australia, as an international student when I was 15 years old. I stayed in Australia for over 10 years and graduated from the University of Melbourne.

Tags: Career Blog, Business Strategy & Finance, Basel, Switzerland

Published on: 21 April 2015

Meet Aymeric

My name is Aymeric Lagarde and I am from France. I was born in Reims, the capital of the Champagne region in the north-eastern part of the country.

Tags: Career Blog, Areas of Expertise, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 1 April 2015

Meet Nina

My daily work is truly varied, spanning research in literature, planning future experiments, reviewing and analyzing data as well as practical work and hands-on experience at the machines.

Tags: Career Blog, Basel, Development, Switzerland, Research & Development

Published on: 10 March 2015

Meet Molly

Roche Basel is a very international and dynamic site to work at. There are more than 10 nationalities in my team of 12 people. People bring their different backgrounds and experiences and are open to share best practices.

Tags: Basel, Switzerland, Areas of Expertise, Career Blog

Published on: 12 February 2015

Meet Hanna

I learned how critical the role of HR is in fostering the corporate culture, developing the workforce and ultimately, in achieving business goals.

Tags: Career Blog, Areas of Expertise, Switzerland, Basel

Published on: 12 February 2015

Meet Pia

The project I am working on involves diverse team members from various functions of Roche, including colleagues from IT, Contract and Legal, Procurement, Global/Regional HRBP, Shared Service Center.

Tags: Career Blog, Areas of Expertise, Switzerland, Basel