Operations Rotation Development Program

About Roche:

Throughout our 125-year history, Roche has grown into one of the world’s largest biotech companies, as well as a leading provider of in-vitro diagnostics and a global supplier of transformative innovative solutions across major disease areas. Our commitment to our people, partners, stakeholders and, most importantly, our patients remains as strong as it was on the first day of our journey.

Your Role:

The Operations Rotational Development Program (ORDP) is a rotational leadership development program. ORDP hires top talent who have graduated within the last 2 years from college with a bachelors or masters, and prepares them for successful contributions to Roche/Genentech’s Pharma Technical Operations (PT). The program gives ORDP Analysts the opportunity to gain a broad perspective on the core PT functions that are critical to the manufacturing of Genentech/Roche products. ORDP Analysts can rotate in any of the business areas of PT including: Biologics Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Global Engineering and Strategy, Product Development, Technical Innovation, and Global Pharma Procurement.

Training, Development & Rotations:

Rotational projects support specific business needs throughout PT.  The rotations are tailored to provide challenging and meaningful assignments, training in technical and leadership skills, and coaching with rotation managers and mentors. Training and development for ORDP Analysts includes:

• Four six-month rotational assignments within PT
• Formal internal and external training
• Formal presentation opportunities through the completion of each rotational assignment
• Informal learning opportunities such as the ORDP Forum, participation in the Buddy Program, and networking events
• Coaching through a Mentor Program
• Development opportunities provided

Salary & Benefits:

Salaries for interns at Roche are ranging from $3.000 to more than $7.000 monthly depending on roles and position. A marketing intern receives $3.700, a finance intern gets $4.100, a product management intern may get $4.000-$5.000, a research and development intern receives $5.000-$7.000, a diagnostic IT receives $4.000, a clinical operation and biometric intern gets $5.000, and a manufacturing engineer intern gets $4.000 monthly. Benefits may also include:

• Health insurance, dental insurance, & vision insurance
• Life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and disability insurance
• Retiree health and medical
• Mental health & supplemental life insurance
• 401k plan
• Performance bonus
• Maternity & parental leave and family medical leave
• Unpaid extended leave
• Work from home/flexible working arrangement
• Vacation & paid time-off, paid holidays, sick days
• Bereavement leave
• Gym membership
• Employee discounts, free lunch & snacks
• Job training and professional development
• Tuition assistance

Career Progression:

Many former and current employees testified that Roche is a good place to start off your career in science. The professional setting, standards, and co-workers will give you a good time working at the company. Some claimed that it is still possible to achieve work and life balance. Though, the career advancement may be a bit too slow compared with other pharmaceutical companies. 

Work Life Balance:

Our approach to promoting work–life balance varies from country to country. But it is always based on a common straightforward principle: we want to help our employees perform to their full potential.Flexible working arrangements help our employees balance life and work and are therefore an important element in meeting the individual needs of our increasingly diverse workforce.  Wherever possible, we meet employees' requests for special working conditions, offering arrangements that may include:

• part-time, flexi-time/flexi-retirement, job-sharing, working from home, sabbaticals and parental leave for men and women
• childcare facilities such as kindergartens and childcare centres
• other provisions that help employees combine their career and family roles

Culture & Vibe:

As a pharmaceutical company that regularly manufactures drugs and diagnostics, Roche’s setting up a high level of safety within its workforce, especially for those who work in manufacturing. It maintains a high standard to ensure health, safety, and environmental aspects in the production processes. Roche also conducts regular training for the employees to enforce the standard they’re setting. 

About You:

Bachelor's or Master's degree students in the following qualifications:

• Recent graduates (less than two years since graduation)
• High scholastic performance (minimum 3.0 GPA)
• Biochemical, Biomedical, Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Operations, Computer Science, Data and Analytics or related disciplines
• Operations related internships or work experience
• Demonstrated Leadership skills
• Passion and motivation to contribute to Genentech’s Operations organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

How To Apply:

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