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.

As the Principal Scientist (Supervisor) in the Oligonucleotide Manufacturing Group, you will lead a team of 4-5 associates, overseeing their performance, training, and development. You will set production schedules, assign activities, and maintain labs in compliance with cGMP regulations.

Your responsibilities include supervising analytical testing and oligonucleotide manufacturing procedures, reviewing purification production operations, troubleshooting instrument problems, resolving production issues, and acting as the Subject Matter Expert for all related aspects. Additionally, you will perform various Quality System-related activities to ensure the highest standards are met.

The Opportunity

• Designs experiments to test hypotheses related to project outcomes, analyzes and interprets data, and recommends new approaches or adjustments based on experimental data.

• Leads project planning, production scheduling, process updates, and experimental design, ensuring timely completion of manufacturing deliverables and consistency with project critical paths.

• Ensures technical activities comply with internal and external guidelines and regulations, and collaborates with other departments to further project goals.

• Accurately records production methods, materials, and results. Analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions, and determines future manufacturing.

• Presents findings or comprehensive project status reviews at internal seminars/meetings, applies advanced technical writing skills for reports, investigations, documents, and prepares summaries and presentations.

• Serves as an expert resource to other departments, provides timely response and follow-ups, and may lead investigations of non-conformances and project teams to solve business problems.

• Conceives, plans, and conducts independent production work or project work from inception through product launch and field support, defining schedules, and applying advanced scientific knowledge.

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field.

• You  have 6 years relevant industry experience. 

Preferred

• You have a Master’s Degree or Ph.D.

• You have  7 + years of relevant industry experience.

Are equivalencies acceptable?

• Yes, equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Knowledge, Skill or Ability

• Experience in assay optimization, experimental design, versatile laboratory practice, data analysis, and data and concept presentation.

Travel Requirements

• 10% Based on business needs.

Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Branchburg, NJ is $ 87,500.00 -162,500.00 USD Annual. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below. Benefits

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. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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