Animal Health

The Position

In Roche’sPharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (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 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. We closely collaborate with our therapeutic areas and functions to convert hypotheses into innovative therapeutics.

Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) is a global function within pRED which enables discovery and development of safe and effective therapeutics with a vision to power translation, continuously improve the accuracy of our predictions and accelerate the development of tomorrow's medicines. PS supports discovery and development across the whole value chain from target assessment to on-market which covers several research and development activities.

Roche is committed to the ethical use of animals in research and therefore, Animal Welfare is an area of key importance to PS and pRED. Several dedicated experts within PS collaborate together to ensure an overarching high standard and full compliance to animal welfare practice in pRED-internal animal experimentation as well as in externally conducted studies (eg., at CROs, academic institutions etc.).

Job Mission

We are seeking a veterinarian with knowledge and experience in laboratory animal medicine and science to support and contribute to developing our external animal welfare assurance program in relation to Roche pRED activities ( Temporary position for 2 years) . 

The job holder will work closely with and act as a deputy to the pRED Animal Welfare Officer for external animal use.

Your Impact

You plan and conduct external animal welfare diligence and monitoring activities at external research and/or testing establishments engaged in animal care and use at or in collaboration with Roche pRED, together with scientific experts where needed.

You provide laboratory animal science and medicine expert advice in the design, ethical review and conduct of external studies.

You conduct laboratory animal science and medicine literature reviews to inform decisions on standards of care and use.

You keep abreast of novel applications of the 3Rs principles and actively disseminate information within the pRED animal welfare and science community.

You gather and review metrics about the pRED external animal welfare assurance program to monitor its effectiveness and inform further developments.

You act as a deputy to the pRED animal welfare officer for external animal use

Your Profile

You bring a university degree in Veterinary Medicine recognized by the RCVS

You have a professional qualification and have experience in laboratory animal medicine and science applied to rodents and non-rodents, including non-human primates

You have an understanding of the management of animal care and use programs

You gained experience at an AAALACi-accredited laboratory animal facility

You bring sound knowledge of EU regulations on animal care and use for research purposes

You bring demonstrated skills in communication and effective collaboration

As a highly effective team player, you are a role model in the following mindsets and behaviours:

I am accountable

I act on behalf of the whole company, not just my team.

I build a culture of trust with an emphasis on effective collaboration

Our Commitment

Roche commits to recognizing talent and aptitude. We prioritize 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.