Customer Support/Professional Services REAL - Early in Career

About the job

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The Roche East Africa Leadership Program (REAL) is a 2-year rotational development program at Roche. The program is designed for high-potential individuals at an early stage of their career (with max 2 years working experience) accelerates their professional development and enables them to be key contributors to Roche's purpose and what patients need next. REAL offers 5 main positions: Medical Affairs/Market Access, Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance, Customer Support/Professional Services, Business Administration/Finance, and Sales & Marketing/Commercial.

Please apply only once for the best fitting position.

Our mission

Roche is a global pioneer & leader in Personalized Healthcare. We provide breakthrough differentiated medicines and diagnostic tests using expertise in Science, Technology and Data so that people can live better lives. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all.

We are living in truly historic times. The rapid digitalization of healthcare fuels an accelerated transformation in our industry. This change requires leaders who are entrepreneurial, who trust & encourage teams to take risks, learn and progress quickly.

Your Opportunity

This program will give you the opportunity to develop as a leader at Roche. We believe being a leader is much more than a role but having the mindset and behaviors to open opportunities for the future. To share your vision and thoughts and to influence others in working hand by hand to achieve a common goal. Being a leader at Roche means that you will own your career and that you can build a personalized journey of learning and growth.

Goal 

Develop early in career talents who could have fulfilling job opportunities at Roche

Contribute to talent pools with individuals who gained experience in different disciplines 

Program Characteristics/Scope

A rotational talent development program 

2 years in different disciplines, 3 or 4 assignments

Contributing to purpose driven projects and taking responsibilities from day 1

Participants will have access to senior leaders and will be assigned to a mentor to support their career journey

Who are you? 

As an ideal candidate you have:

Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical Technology, Medical Science and Technology or Medical Laboratory Technology, Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology

At an early stage in your career: 0-2 years relevant work experience

Basic knowledge in clinical lab work and /or research lab work

Familiarity with mechanical or electrical engineering and biomedical instrumentation

Eagerness to work with diverse cultures

Passion for learning new things and high degree of integrity and courage

Excellent communication and innovation skills

Willingness to travel

Proficient in English

Outcome

Participants build an extensive network within Roche and upskill themselves for their future roles

The program provides an opportunity for a permanent job after successful completion of the program

Best possible work environment is designed to foster participants' learning experience

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Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.