Job Detail

Who we are (Global):

At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 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, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

Who we are (local):

The Zurich Roche Center of Excellence is active in the research and development of engineered therapeutic antibodies, with a focus on the fields of cancer immunotherapy and immunotherapy in general. Part of the Roche Group since 2005, it employs about 180 people.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Position:

The candidate will join the Cancer Immunotherapy Discovery Department at the Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Center of Excellence for Cancer Immunotherapy (Schlieren, Switzerland) and will interact closely with the team of scientists and senior scientists working on a novel class of cancer immunotherapies. She/he will focus on performing in vitro and ex-vivo biological assays to characterize the efficacy of new molecules and unravel their mechanism of action.

She/ he will:

• Develop and implement experiments and / or methods of analysis and validation


• Support the lab scientists on project related work


• Prepare documentation in accordance with guidelines


• Have Laboratory manager responsibilities including daily lab routine, ordering supplies and monitoring inventory

Who you are:

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

For this position you bring the following qualifications:

• Bachelor, Master’s degree or Lab technician. Some previous experience in cell biology / immunology lab work is a plus (no PhD)


• Hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, isolating cells and establishing primary cell culture from murine tissues / organs and human peripheral blood or tumor infiltrating lymphocytes


• Experience with phenotypic and functional characterization of mouse and human immune and stromal cells by multicolour flow cytometry, ELISA/ELISPOT


• Experience with cell sorting (Aria III) is an advantage


• Expertise in common mouse-handling techniques and tumor mouse models is an advantage


• Fluent in English (both oral and written)


• Good communication and presentation skills


• Ability to work effectively and independently according to time-lines


• Excellent organizational skills, endowed with personal initiative, precise/diligent, detail oriented to provide high quality data

Contact:

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* Please note that we cannot consider PhD's graduated candidates for this role,

** For non-EU / EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland (e.g. B-Permit, C-Permit) and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss work permit, Roche cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.