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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. We are courageous in both our decisions and actions. 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 proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world.
We are Roche.
About the placement opportunity
Our Informatics organization is co-creating a better future for patients through technology and information. We are an agile organization that brings together great people who are passionate about technology innovation, and who thrive in dynamic, cross-functional, and mission-driven teams.
We work in an agile organization, which means that our structure is set up in a way that allows technical experts to align closely with our business partners to develop and deliver technology-enabled business strategies. These teams work together to deliver outstanding value to our business, patients, and customers.
This role is working within the Informatics Product Analysis & Consultancy Chapter to drive initiatives through scoping, planning and supporting the successful implementation of technology solutions by providing business analysis, best practice research, detailed requirements and user stories definition and user acceptance facilitation.
In this role, you require a broad set of skills in requirements elicitation, user stories documentation, project management, business process modelling and agile business analysis just to name a few. You also need a passion for providing great user experiences. You are also passionate about technology and would like a career where you can positively transform the lives of patients by leveraging technology.
About you
The ideal candidate will require:
- A passion for great user experience
- An inquisitive mind and to be curious
- Problem-solving skills
- Relationship and rapport building
- Ability to communicate in both written and verbal
Skills and capabilities you will develop
- Work closely with Business Partners to create and enhance IT solutions that add value to the organization.
- Understand and align stakeholder expectations and communicate with project stakeholders to attain their support for the project.
- Communicate with project stakeholders and subject matter experts to elicit requirements for new application service enhancements and/or modifications to existing platforms.
- Partner with technical teams to examine, test and review enhancements made to create supporting documentation such as test scripts, process flow diagrams, and acceptance criteria. Note: This is not a technical role where coding knowledge is required or practised in the job.
- Support the execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) and user training on new technology solutions.
- Assist in the process of evaluating new technology solutions and sourcing suppliers using formal processes.
- Create and maintain training and system documentation specifications.
- Participate in various team-building activities throughout the internship to network with various other roles and responsibilities.
At Roche, you will be taking lead on your own initiatives by being empowered and trusted to make decisions.
Who we are
Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30-minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions. Roche offers a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing food to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting rooms and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.
