Finance Perspectives Program 2023 (Global Accelerated Talent Development Program) at Roche

Details

• The Finance Perspectives Program is the flagship global finance rotational development program at Roche. It is a 2 to 2.5 year leadership development program with 4 to 6 rotations across multiple geographies and business areas (Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics and Group) at Roche. 
• The program identifies high potential early in career talent, accelerating their professional development and enabling them to be key contributors to Roche's purpose and above all differentiators to patient's lives. 
• If you are a talented finance professional in the early stages of your career, and you are seeking to reach your full potential through international professional experience, then the Finance Perspectives Program is the perfect next step in your career.

Your Opportunity

• Finance Perspectives identifies top early-in-career talent and accelerates their development across geographies & functions, enabling them to be key contributors as agile leaders to our company’s ambition and purpose, “Doing now what patients need next”.
• Recognizing the central importance of experiential learning and development, Finance Perspectives provides a platform to strengthen a broad global network and to gain experience and skills in different areas that will be vital for a career in Finance.  
• We want you to reach your full potential by stretch assignments, doing four to five rotations in different exciting roles.
• You will be part of transforming Finance and making it ready for the future. Read the article by our CFO Alan Hippe to understand how we think about the Future of Finance.
• We are looking for someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.

To be a Successful Candidate, you Fulfill the Following Requirements

• Excellent academic profile: MBA or Master’s Degree in Finance, Business, Data Science or Life Science.
• Working experience from a role in Finance, Healthcare Industry, Tech or Consulting, ideally around 3 to 5 years.
• Strong interest and willingness to develop a career in Finance in the Healthcare industry.
• Global mind-set with a high degree of global mobility during and after the program.
• Full English proficiency, any other language is a plus.

Strong candidates fulfill additionally following requirements:

•  Lived in a emerging market and built deep understanding of VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment
• Experience abroad for at least one year  in the form of working or studying outside of home country
• Exposure to projects related to innovation in digital or advanced analytics technologies.
• We are looking for someone who thinks beyond the entry point offered by the Finance Perspectives Program - someone who knows that this can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche. When applying for Finance Perspectives with Roche, already project yourself in the future. Think about what could come next and how you would like to build your future. 

Your Profile:

• You bring a diverse perspective and you are ready to collaborate for impact.
• You are intrigued to work at the confluence of Finance, Science and Technology.
• You thrive in a collaborative work environment which enables teams to achieve beyond the sum of their parts.
• You understand that everyone leads, irrespective of hierarchy.
• As a fast learner, you proactively drive outcomes, integrate well into different cultures, teams and business settings.
• As a member of the Roche Finance community, you will embrace entrepreneurial spirit, enterprise thinking, inclusive collaboration and continuous learning.
• You are keen to build capabilities as a Finance professional to generate business outcomes.

What We Offer You

• The opportunity to build skills and capabilities across Finance in a variety of functions, roles, projects and locations during a 2 to 2.5 years time period. From Global to Regional to Affiliate, from Pharmaceuticals to Diagnostics, from core finance processes to conceptual strategy work. From process digitization to data management and advanced analytics, tailored to your areas of interest and development needs.
• Ownership over your career, as you understand that career journeys are personalized. You choose your rotations and design your path for the program, in line with business priorities. Post program, you are fully empowered to assess opportunities and decide on your further career with Roche.
• Mobility support is provided wherever that’s needed to start with us in Basel and during the program.
• Inspiring peers and thought leaders, and broad personal support by your Program Manager, Rotation Managers, a Program Buddy, Alumni Mentor, and a Senior Leader Mentor.
• Lifelong learning is part of our strategy; you will receive on-the-job training, formal leadership & self-directed learning, and will learn through targeted mentoring & coaching, and other networking resources.