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The Position

Job Description

We are looking for highly motivated and exceptional university graduates at the start of their careers to join the StartUp Roche China Pharma Development Program. This program is designed to accelerate your development into a future leader who will shape the company and advance its purpose: “Doing now what patients need next.”

To support your accelerated career path, the program provides extensive resources for your success. You will benefit from rotations, mentorship, direct engagement with senior leaders in China and global teams, and a systematic capability-building program to fast-track your professional development.

The program includes the following development journeys within Roche China Pharma’s key functions: 1) Customer Engagement – Marketing, 2) Medical, and 3) Market Access (National Market Access NMA, Multi-Channel & Ecosystem Partnering MCE, Hospital Key Account HKA). Each journey has distinct development goals and rotation plans. Candidates should apply for the specific development journey that aligns with their career interests and educational background.

As a Management Trainee of the program, you will be expected to:

• Actively engage in program rotations, completing assigned tasks and meeting learning objectives set by your rotation managers.
• Proactively leverage your expertise and business knowledge to contribute to patient-centric and customer-focused outcomes.
• Think like an entrepreneur, connecting insights to create value, prioritize key investments, and make informed business decisions.
• Take charge of your own development, continuously building skills and capabilities that align with your career goals and organizational needs.
• Demonstrate flexibility regarding relocation assignments and business travel as required by the program.

In the Multi-Channel & Ecosystem Partnering (MCE) development journey, you are expected to:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of multi-channel market access in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on availability, affordability, and accessibility.
• Contribute to the formulation of channel strategy on market access and distribution by integrating deep industry insights and multi-source data analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Design and implement innovative projects, management systems, and operational processes to help build an efficient, compliant, and resilient multi-channel ecosystem.
• Collaborates with highly matrixed cross-functional teams.

Requirements (MCE)

• Master’s graduates, majoring in public health, pharmacy, business analytics, information management and information systems, or supply chain are preferred;
• Be in the early stage of your career: you are expected to graduate between July 1st, 2025 and June 30th, 2026, with no full-time work experience yet;
• Match Roche values of integrity, passion and courage;
• Resonate by Roche Purpose – “Doing now what patients need next”;
• Have a growth mindset, be bold to take risks and try new things (e.g. digital and other innovative technologies), willing to learn and adopt new skills into work;
• Be an authentic team player with great courage to take challenges and always stay in a high integrity manner;
• Pursue career development in the commercial field and be willing to take challenging roles and work under pressure;
• Have exceptional structured problem-solving, strategic analytical and agility skills;
• Have excellent communication & interpersonal skills;
• Be able to work flexibly, in a self-organized and well-coordinated manner in a very dynamic environment
• Have a global mindset and think beyond boundaries;
• Show strong leadership potential and have the ambition to take on a leadership position in the commercial area in the near future;
• Demonstrate a fluent English level in both speaking and writing.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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