Stories related to Rotkreuz
Creating value for people from data
Being part of a project that directly supports the efforts of increasing the number of performed COVID-19 antibody and virus tests has been very rewarding. Learn more about Anna's work and her motivation as a Data Analytics Engineer at Roche Diagnostics in Rotkreuz.
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Jumping into my career at Roche
Starting with being an intern, then writing my Bachelor’s Thesis, I am now happy to continue my journey with Roche. I came to Switzerland around a year ago and back then had no intention to stay longer than a year – however, things changed…
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Boost your skills and get ready for our digital future!
Our employees are our most important resource to achieve our purpose. In my team we prepare our employees for the digital future so that they are able to change healthcare through scientific and technological innovations. Only if our employees can develop indispensable digital skills, they are able to provide the best solutions to our patients.
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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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With Data Science Skills to Success
Roche is dedicated to improving people’s lives, including during the current coronavirus crisis. Roche Molecular Diagnostics (RMD) teams have been working on the development of tests related to COVID-19. Since the tests have been on the market, a huge amount of data has been generated from various laboratories. Find out more about the impact of data science:
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Software engineering - more than just writing code
Today’s software projects are more complex than ever and require out-of-the box thinking and agile approaches like jumping aboard the DevOps train. Read Tanja’s story to learn more about her journey and why software engineering involves far more than just coding.
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From Switzerland to the world
Being proud to be a “firefighter” for our customers’ needs – solving problems as fast as possible means contributing to our patients’ health.
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Operations Manufacturing is awesome!
In the Operations department, we are responsible for ensuring the continuity of our production. Especially in times of crisis, as for instance the Corona crisis, our work is indispensable to guarantee the supply of our innovative testing solutions to our patients from all around the world.
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Software engineering – every line of code matters.
From an external point of view, software might not seem to bring as much value in the medical field as instruments, tests and reagents. However, every line of code I write is helping to diagnose and to treat someone out there, bringing them hope, knowing that their diseases and problems are identified and treated. It's an important part of the systems being developed by Roche. One that will grow over the upcoming years as concepts like artificial intelligence keep shaping the world.
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When Virtual Reality meets Lab Automation Design
One of the biggest challenges I faced, was how to evaluate the usability of a large automation system in the early development stage without building up the physical solution. This was how the idea of evaluating the system in a virtual setup first came into my mind.
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How does design influence patients' lives?
The healthcare industry is rapidly evolving, but so are we, when approaching new challenges. At our department we utilize the latest technologies such as virtual- and augmented reality during product development. This allows us to make our solutions tangible in the early stages of the process.
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How Eva supports our teams to develop
When people ask me how long I’ve been with Roche, I always say: “I’m home-grown”. I started as an intern with Roche 5 years ago and since then have had the opportunity to gain insights into a variety of our business areas and take over more and more responsibilities. Currently, I’m a Learning & Organizational Development Consultant.
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How Lea improves Women's Health
The passion for Women's Health shapes my work. Today, my focus is on fertility, pregnancy care and cervical cancer. Roche has highly innovative diagnostic solutions for Women’s Health, and our goal is to make them available to every woman in Switzerland.
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From being an apprentice to becoming a Procurement Manager
Do you want to know how I got where I'm today and who supported me along my way? The answer is simple: an awesome team, a unique company culture as well as great opportunities and support for personal development. Let me introduce you to my story of 10 years Roche...
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Women inspiring women
Learn more about some tips and tricks from Ann, Carla and Silke, female leaders at Roche.
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Meet Andrea, Supply Chain Process Support at Roche
My work helps Roche to maintain a high distribution service level to our customers in Switzerland. Our main values fostered by our management are respect towards each other, open inter-departmental collaboration, good work-life balance, as well as organisational stability.
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Meet Maud
We are the link between R&D that develops the IT solutions and the market voice coming from the Regions and the Country Affiliates...
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Meet Daniel
My work helps Roche to enable colleagues all over the world to bring our solutions to the market. In my previous role as a sales representative, I was very close to the market and our customers in Germany. This close relationship to them allowed me to experience the day-to-day impact of Roche’s products. Working as an International Product Manager allows me to further improve those products.
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Meet Weronika
Hi, my name is Weronika and I am from Poland. I studied Information Technology and finished my master’s studies at Warsaw University of Technology in 2012. I joined Roche in 2013 as a Software Developer in ADMD Warsaw. One year later I had the opportunity to join Diagnostics in Switzerland.
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Meet Jan
Hi, my name is Jan and I’m a software developer at Roche. I grew up in central Switzerland near the beautiful city of Lucerne, which is where I live nowadays. After the Matura, the Swiss form of high school, I attended ETH Zurich and graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in the field of robotics. That’s right, a mechanical engineer working as a software developer!
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Meet Christoph
I work at Roche Diagnostics in Rotkreuz and live in Arth, which gives me a very short commute, something I have come to appreciate very much compared to earlier jobs. The Rotkreuz site has grown extremely fast in the last years and therefore, many new and modern offices and production buildings have been built.
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Meet Thomas
My name is Thomas Blättler, I am married and have a one year old son. In my spare time I love to spend time with my little family and friends and to be out in the nature with skis, a mountain bike or hiking boots. This year on April 1st I celebrated my fifth anniversary at Roche Diagnostics. Time flies by. I joined Roche Diagnostics in Rotkreuz (Switzerland) right after finishing my PhD. The first one and a half years I was Consumables Project Leader before I was given the opportunity to build up and lead the Consumables Development department. Since January I am now heading Development Project Leaders of instrument projects for diagnostic systems.
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Meet Agata
My name is Agata Bres. I come from the beautiful Masuria area of Poland, which is famous for its 2,000 lakes. I lived there until graduating with a bachelor 0019s degree in computer science. I subsequently earned a master 0019s degree in software engineering in Germany. I started my professional career at Siemens Healthcare in Bavaria, where I had a pleasure of assisting in the development of a software product used in the treatment of cancer patients. This experience gave me the opportunity to improve both my personal and professional skills. In February 2012, after spending seven years at Siemens, I decided to move to Switzerland to start a new chapter in my life. I began to work for Roche Diagnostics.
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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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Meet Niclas
My Name is Niclas Hitziger, I am from Germany and joined Roche in 2007. I am a molecular biologist. Before I joined Roche I worked as a Postdoc at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. When I have time like to do sports like biking, hiking and running but my current focus is to spend most of my time with my family.
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