Career Chat with Roche
We are excited to partner with Roche to bring our members an exclusive look into one of the world’s leading healthcare companies! Bringing both Roche pharmaceutical and diagnostics divisions together from all sites in Switzerland including Basel/Kaiseraugst, Rotkreuz, and Zurich. This day entails a deep dive into Roche’s global impact and career opportunities with insider tips for your application, followed by expert-led breakouts to sharpen your industry edge. It is the perfect chance to build your professional network with experts from Roche.
This event is a collaboration between eight student associations across ETH and UZH in the field of life sciences. It is more than just a career chat; it’s a chance to meet people who are just as passionate about starting their career in healthcare as you are.
Agenda
Location: KO2-F-180
9:00 – 9:30: Get to know Roche and our disease areas
9:30 – 10:00: Discover early-career opportunities with application tips and tricks
10:00 – 10:20: Break
Location: KOL-G-204 KOL-E-21 KOL-F-117
10:20 – 11:00: Speaker Session 1 (Choose 1 of our 3 speakers)
11:00 – 11:20: Break
11:20 – 12:00: Speaker Session 2 (Choose 1 of our 3 speakers)
Location: Lichthof Süd
12:00 – 13:30: Networking Apéro (with speakers, interns, PhDs, and postdocs from Roche)
We look forward to meeting you at the event and exploring the future of healthcare together!
You will be assigned to breakout rooms for the speaker sessions. Please select your first and second preferences for each slot. You will receive your final schedule by May 13th.
SPEAKER SESSION 1 (10:20 - 11:00)
Catherine - Discovery Scientist Neurotechnologies (Basel): With a background in genetic engineering and neuroscience, Catherine focuses on developing innovative gene therapies to treat devastating nervous system diseases within Roche’s collaborative, cross-functional teams.
Christophe - Clinical Pharmacologist (Basel): With 19 years of experience, Christophe studies exactly how the human body processes and reacts to new drugs to ensure they are both safe and effective.
Vincent - Global Medical Science Group Leader (Basel): A key leader in Medical Affairs for lung, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary cancers. With 13 years of experience at Roche, he is the go-to expert for questions on leadership and global medical strategies.
SPEAKER SESSION 2 (11:20 - 12:00)
Ramona - Research Program Manager (Zurich): Expert in oncology and cancer immunotherapy with 6 years of experience managing complex scientific networks and portfolios.
Lara - Scientist PCR Assay Development (Rotkreuz): She specializes in creating advanced diagnostic tests, like PCR, that allow doctors to detect diseases with incredible speed and accuracy.
Judith - Chapter Lead Drug Substance Manufacturing (Basel): She oversees the teams responsible for drug substance manufacturing, making sure that life-saving medicines are produced with the highest quality and technical precision.
Networking Apéro
Additionally to the above listed speakers, we have additional experts joining the networking apéro!
Karin - Scientist PCR Assay Development (Rotkreuz): A scientist with over 11 years experience at the Rotkreuz site, Karin shares firsthand insights into laboratory life and the evolving career trajectory of a scientist.
Early in Career Talent - Interns, PhD Students, Postdocs (all locations) - These representatives will give you the glimpse of an actual day in a life starting your career at Roche!