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The Position

At Roche, we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives and we are fearless in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world.

That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigour, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

We are looking for a highly motivated Scientist to join our laboratories in the Neurodegeneration & Regeneration Section in Roche pRED Neuroscience Discovery to expand and strengthen our drug discovery efforts in the area of Parkinson’s/lysosomal biology and human pluripotent disease modelling.

• You will develop human pluripotent cellular models of Parkinson’s and alzheimer’s Example :
  
  
  
  •  modelling lysosomal and lipid dysfunction 
  
  
  • Modelling neuronal/glial interactions
  
  

• You will participate in project teams involved  identifying drug candidates for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer projects including developing novel target proposals


• You will be responsible for both developing and implementing biochemical assays, human cellular assays, and rodent ex vivo brain analysis for Parkinson’s relevant projects


• You will participate in project teams involved in identifying drug candidates for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer;s


• As member of the neuronal stem cell project team in CNS discovery you will directly report to project leaders and senior level

Who you are

• With a PhD in biochemistry/cell biology/ neurosciences or related discipline, and at least several years’ experience in the field


• You have strong understanding and experience elucidating cellular mechanisms that underlie disease dysfunction


• You have human (hIPSC derived) neurobiology (neuronal/glial disease modelling)


• You have a passion for cellular/molecular neuroscience


• You have proven track record of publishing in high impact journals


• You have strong technical troubleshooting skills and you are used to paying attention to detail and adjusting to new challenges; your performance is driven by quality


• You are used to work in a multidisciplinary environment and you have strong team skills


• You have an excellent command of spoken and written English

Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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