Outsourcing Scientist in Immunology and Cardiovascular/Metabolic Disease (Temporary contract for 13 months)

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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

In Roche’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organization (pRED) , we make transformative medicines for patients to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicine. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

The Opportunity

In the Immunology and Cardiovascular/Metabolic Therapeutic Area, you will be part of a highly collaborative, international group of researchers who are developing innovative medicines for the future.

We're currently looking for a scientist to organize, manage and evaluate outsourced in vitro and in vivo studies to support the R&D efforts of the Therapeutic Area.

These responsibilities capture a portion of what your work will look like:

• You carefully design, organize, and manage externally run studies in collaboration with internal scientists, procurement, and contract research organizations in a timely manner.

• You act as an advisor for study design, defining scientific rationale, and success metrics, and monitoring progress.

• You provide high-quality analysis of conducted studies and summarize, present, and discuss study results with project teams.

• You ensure excellent interaction with vendors and maintain an overview of the activities and capabilities of relevant CROs.

• You work on a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Please note this position is a temporary contract for 13 months.

Who you are

• You have a PhD in Life Sciences (cellular/molecular biology, pharmacology, immunology) and over 2 years of working experience in a pharmaceutical research setting.

• You possess excellent organization and planning skills, with experience in analyzing preclinical in vitro and in vivo studies.

• You communicate fluently in English and have outstanding data management and record-keeping skills.

• You are an effective team worker, skillfully interacting with internal and external stakeholders while managing multiple tasks in parallel.

• You seek to influence your development and are motivated by working in a multicultural environment. You are looking for a company that offers opportunities to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and as a fast learner, you actively drive the quality of the requirements.

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.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more .

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.