I feel empowered to make things happen and learn every day
Since I joined Roche, I have constantly felt encouraged to grow. I am genuinely happy about the decision I made to join this company.
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From Transformation to Affirmation in a Heartbeat
Working at the right place cannot be a shot of luck; it is a conscious choice you make for yourself. Take a moment, look around you and reimagine your best version. For an excellent working experience, choose the right workplace.
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The Industrial Mechanic: future-oriented and personalized
Automation in the specialist areas at Roche is growing and growing. More and more mechanical components are being replaced by electrical components - and of course this also has an impact on our apprenticeships! Today we focus on the apprenticeship as industrial mechanic.
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Apprenticeship at Roche goes digital
Collaboration software, virtual reality training or working with robotic cells - apprenticeships at Roche are becoming more and more digital and offer apprentices many benefits during their time at Roche. Learn more!
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Pharmacist turned Regional Specialist - meet Ana
How does it feel to celebrate your first work anniversary? For me, everything remains as exciting as day one with Roche, from Croatia to Italy.
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Our GenerationeXt opportunities are for early in career talent with little to no work experience.
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Meet Yves, RiQEx Intern at Roche
Compared to my experience at university, science at Roche is more impactful. As a student we get first hands-on experience but we do this in our own small laboratories. At Roche, everything you work on has an impact on the daily life of our patients in some way or form.
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Learning new things in an unusual time
The RiSM Programme helped me to develop because it significantly improved my practical knowledge. Also, I had the great opportunity to learn to program in Python, which is a skill that I will use in the future and can benefit from.
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Taking the first down-to-earth step at the workplace
At Roche, my job is not just a job for reward, but a career that constantly brings solutions and hopes to patients. Whenever I see the patients’ joy and tears because of the improvements in their conditions, I will be moved and feel more proud of working for Roche.
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A different start to apprenticeship training
Even in the current corona pandemic, nearly 200 apprentices and students started their training at Roche sites in Germany in September. We talked to Frederik, Philipp and Ricardo, three dual students who started their electrical engineering studies at Roche in Mannheim a few weeks ago.
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Getting inspired by students
Collaboration with Universities is key to be at the pulse of new talents and thus innovation. Students are fresh, bright, creative, and might see challenges from a different perspective. We were stunned by the creative new ideas during the students' hackathons in the area of Serious Gaming and Virtual Reality with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
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The reasons I enjoy working at Roche
What is special about working at Roche? For me, it is not only having the possibility of managing a good work-life balance or enjoying my team’s support - there are many more reasons, why I appreciate being part of Roche.
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Maximizing medical value to those in need
Working at Roche as an Medical Scientific Liaison, I am proud of playing my part in shaping the medical environment in Taiwan and doing my best for the patients, by communicating my scientific knowledge and by partnership with health care practitioners with the support of clinical operations.
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“Our actions revolve around patients” - meet Kamilla
My role at Roche is the exciting meeting point of doing the best I can for patients and sharing my knowledge with healthcare professionals. After almost 4 years, I am still amazed by how these experiences have enabled me to impact the world positively and grow into a senior like today.
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My success story
Ramin tells his story of how he came to Germany as a refugee from Iran and successfully completed his training as a chemical laboratory assistant.
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Picking and packing healthcare: Meet the warehouse team
In Indianapolis, Indiana approximately 175 employees work over three shifts to pick, pack and ship diagnostics assays and medical supplies to Roche affiliates and customers around the world.
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Our first engineering apprentice has graduated!
We are proud to share the success of Beth, our first engineering apprentice, who graduated with a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
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Meet Hannah, Associate Safety Director at Roche
“The great thing about working in the pharmaceutical industry and in product development safety is that there is not really a typical day.”
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“I was born to improve Healthcare.” - meet Giel
What do you consider your mission in life? As for a medical biologist like me, it is helping as many patients as possible, every day again.
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The Red Chair - Rapid, Broad and Sustainable Patient Access
This crucial pivot connects me to a bigger purpose to drive customer value beyond sales; to deliver results that have an impact on our patients lives. Today, our business planning sessions include an empty “red chair” at the table that reminds us to include our patients and customers in our solutions.
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Careers at Roche – Your chance to get started
High school diploma in your pocket and now what? Gain practical experience during your studies? No idea what to do next? At Roche, we offer you the opportunity to gain experience, to learn and to develop yourself. Our HR expert Sabina Dick explains exactly how you can get started at Roche.
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School-leaver/Student/PhD/ Graduate/Postdoc/MD
Are you thrilled to apply your skill-set to improve patients' lives? Are you looking for an apprenticeship, internship/placement, trainee/rotational development/fellowship/MD programme? Then join our generationext community!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Meet Célia
As Start IT trainees, we have the chance to get specific trainings and peer-coaching sessions, which enable to reflect on our learning experience. This is great and I really enjoy learning from each other.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Meet Manuel
Hi, my name is Manuel and I am studying chemistry as part of my Master of Science (MSc) programme at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), with an emphasis on organic and inorganic chemistry. I am currently doing an internship in the field of organic synthesis as part of the Roche Internship in Medicinal Chemistry (RiCH) Programme in Basel, Switzerland.
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Meet Tobias
Hi, my name is Tobias and I come from Germany. I joined the Roche Ophthalmology Department in November 2015 as a RiSE (Roche Internship for Scientific Exchange) intern, and I work on a genetics project.
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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.
moreMeet Leila
I come from Kazakhstan, a beautiful and hospitable country. For the past eight years I have been living and studying here in Switzerland. Both countries have inspired me to learn, expand my horizon and meet new people. It energises me to make new acquaintances and friends. These are the three adjectives that describe me best: curious, organised and solution-oriented.
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