Biomarker Expert Leader Ophthalmology — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
- At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
- Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
- You will assume accountability for research collaborations designed to benefit multiple programs, in line with the relevant project and disease area strategies.
What the company offers
- You will assume accountability for research collaborations designed to benefit multiple programs, in line with the relevant project and disease area strategies.
Application process
- Currently, we are a team of six biomarker leaders with different backgrounds in biochemistry, cell-biology, molecular biology, experimental ophthalmology and drug development that we apply to diseases like age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye disease, and others.
Company and context
- 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.
- Roche has a strong pipeline of Ophthalmology medicines and is expanding its portfolio in retinal vascular diseases, dry age-related macular degeneration and front of the eye diseases.
- With global partnerships and collaborations, Roche offers ample opportunities for drug development and career growth in Ophthalmology.
- The Ophthalmology unit of Roche is rapidly growing and innovating and therefore offers the position of a Biomarker Experimental Medicine Leader (BEML) .
- We are offering the opportunity to join our Ophthalmology biomarker team.
- We are looking for a biomarker expert with strong experience in translational science that can complement our team as an individual contributor and matrix team leader. The opportunity
- In this role, you will be accountable for the development and implementation of end-to-end translational biomarker strategies during the preclinical and clinical phases of drug development programs.
- You will lead biomarker-related activities aimed at quantifying drug response and selecting patients for personalized healthcare, acting as Matrix Leader of the BioX (Bioanalytical, Biosample and Biomarker) Expert Team.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- We are looking for a biomarker expert with strong experience in translational science that can complement our team as an individual contributor and matrix team leader.
- You will collaborate with academic, industry, internal and external experts, as well as service providers, on biomarker, experimental medicine and natural history studies to identify and evaluate disease biomarkers and novel clinical trial endpoints.
- You have a good understanding of methodological and bioanalytical approaches and are able to generate, integrate and interpret preclinical, clinical and drug development data to enable proof of biology, dose selection, patient selection and safety across clinical programs. You are a proactive
Notes and original content
- The Position
- The opportunity
- Who you are
- You have a good understanding of methodological and bioanalytical approaches and are able to generate, integrate and interpret preclinical, clinical and drug development data to enable proof of biology, dose selection, patient selection and safety across clinical programs.
- You are a proactive
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What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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