Job Description

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. Join Roche, where every voice matters.


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 Roches Pharmaceutical 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.


pRED's Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) group enables discovery and development of safe and effective therapeutics at optimal doses in relevant populations 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 and beyond.


This position is located in Pathology and Applied Safety Science, a chapter within the Pharmaceutical Science function, which enables portfolio decisions through proactive and integrative pathology expertise. We closely collaborate with our therapeutic areas and functions to convert hypotheses into innovative therapeutics.

The Opportunity

We are offering an outstanding opportunity for a veterinary clinical pathologist to work with multidisciplinary teams in preclinical drug discovery and development with a focus on mechanistic, translational and regulatory aspects.


Your impact:

You collaborate within an interdisciplinary team of pathologists, scientists and laboratory experts to ensure high-impact clinical pathology assessments are appropriately reported and integrated into investigative and regulatory pathology You provide scientific guidance for laboratory activities and participate in the generation of high-quality clinical pathology readouts You participate in the establishment and development of emerging safety biomarkers You nurture trustful relationships and effective collaboration with internal and external partners to characterize clinical pathology findings and identify potential safety risks

This position is a temporary contract for 2 years.

Who you are

You are board-certified or eligible for board certification (ACVP/ECVCP) in veterinary clinical pathology with a keen interest in specializing in toxicological pathology. You thrive in a dynamic, inclusive environment which gives you full accountability for your own contributions and development. You are resourceful and flexible in problem-solving and in working in a collaborative and inclusive manner. You have strong oral and written communication skills, enabling you to effectively communicate pathology findings and their relevance.

Unwavering focus, collaborative teamwork and exceptional delivery are key behaviours that drive our mission of doing now what patients need next. Together, we can be transformative.


If you are passionate about contributing to a committed team and have the dedication to partnership and innovation, Roche is the place for you! Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference in patients' lives. Apply now and join us in making an impact!


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.