Discovery Scientist in Ophthalmology

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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 in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest
unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into
medicines. 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.

This position sits within the Ophthalmology team which is continuously growing and
innovating. We partner and collaborate with leading scientific institutions worldwide. We
tackle grand challenges by assembling, funding, and leading interdisciplinary teams of
experts to work on highly ambitious and complex scientific questions.
Located in Basel, we focus on therapeutic approaches for eye diseases such as age related
macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, dry eye, or genomics medicine.
To respond to our ongoing growth, we are hiring a Discovery area leader in Ophthalmology
subspecialty.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced scientist to develop novel drugs for
ocular diseases.
Turning science to medicine is the goal we are looking for and as an expert in the field, you
are acting as a catalyst by connecting with other groups, providing a high level of
recommendations, thinking outside the box and ensuring that the projects can be delivered.

Your impact and main responsibilities

- You are responsible for your specific field and your projects of drug development
from initial ideas to the clinical trials .
- You define your strategy in alignment with the Head of the group and ensure the
delivery of your projects (budget management, allocation of resources…)
- You lead the scientists and associates allocated to your projects.. Your leadership
style is participative and your professionalism inspires the team.
- In the lab, you plan, organize, and analyze your experiments
- As an ambassador of pRED Ophthalmology, you communicate results about our
science in peer-reviewed journals, or at scientific meetings, and collaborate with
- external academic and corporate partners.

Who you are:

- You completed a PhD in sciences and bring a solid research experience with a
minimum of 8 years after a PhD, in ophthalmology or related fields
- You can demonstrate a strong publication record with articles in high-impact journals
(please provide a publication list with IF)
- showed your capability to lead independent research and a team
- You are recognized as a key opinion leader in the field and have proven your support
in external funding (please provide a list of funding in the last 5 years)
- An experience in drug development is a clear asset for the role
- You reached the level of Associate or Associate Professor
- Your English level is fluent and you can easily lead presentation in front of a board
committee

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development by joining a company where
you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and continuously learn
and innovate.
You like thinking outside the box, and work with passion. You bring new ideas and also
previous knowledge of your research in ophthalmology.
In the ophthalmology group you have the opportunity to contribute to new innovative drugs
that will make a difference in patients.

Our commitment

Roche commits to recognising talent and aptitude. We prioritise encouraging and supporting
our employees on their personal journeys by providing a safe, creative space to help them
reflect, make decisions and grow in their career.
We are confident that we find the most innovative solutions by gaining different perspectives,
asking and answering hard questions, and challenging the status quo. Roche embraces
diversity and equal opportunity in a serious yet enthusiastic way; we are devoted to building
a team that represents a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive
we are, the better our work will be.

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.