12-month Marketing Student Placement (Roche Diagnostics Healthcare Development & Strategic Services)

Job description

  Job facts

Roche is the world's leading research-based healthcare company, providing innovative products to both the Pharmaceutical and Diagnostics industries. We are passionate about transforming patients' lives and at Roche, we focus on developing innovative medicines and diagnostic tests that help patients live longer, better lives.

Based in a state of the art site in Burgess Hill (15 minutes by train from Brighton), we are giving one graduate the opportunity to work as a Marketing Intern, within Roche's Healthcare Development and Strategic Services (HDSS) team, starting Summer 2017 for a 12 month period.

Roche Diagnostics provides a wide range of products and services to Pathologists and Laboratories to help them with the diagnosis and treatment of patients and the HDSS marketing team is responsible for ensuring that diagnostics are always at the heart of care pathways and at the forefront of clinicians' decisions.

The Position

This is an excellent opportunity for a Marketing, Business Management, Life Science or Medical/Biomedical Science undergraduate/graduate seeking a 12-month placement.

You will be working closely with the marketing team and gaining invaluable B2B marketing knowledge and expertise. You will be contributing to key projects including market research and creating annual marketing plans. You will provide support to the HDSS team across the UK and Ireland, including customer events and product launches.

Other key responsibilities include:

·  Project managing Roche's presence at a range of exhibitions & conferences.
·  Developing of elements of the Marketing Toolkit, and supporting a range of customers in their use.
·  Managing our digital sales enablement channel.
·  Leading the design and print of specific marketing materials, including customer case studies, whilst adhering to global brand guidelines.

·  Who we are

Our UK Diagnostics business, headquartered in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, employs approximately 560 highly skilled individuals. We provide the industry's broadest range of diagnostics and monitoring products & services, spanning all sectors of the market: from small hand held devices used directly by patients or healthcare professionals, to large diagnostic instruments found in hospital laboratories.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Desired profile

Who you are

You're someone who wants to influence your own development. You're looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

We are looking for a flexible, hardworking and highly motivated individual with an inquiring mind, who is always asking questions and thinking ahead for the next question that needs answering.

In order to be successful in this role you will have excellent computer & web skills, as well as the ability to work reliably and to deadlines.

Degree educated in Marketing, Business Management, Life Science or Medical/Biomedical Science, you will be a strong communicator, able to work independently and within a team. You will also have the ability to develop effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and external partners.

Healthcare is personal and it's about YOU as an individual in your application that will make the difference.

Application closing date: Friday 24th February 2017


Provisional assessment centre date: 17th March 2017

To apply , please upload your CV and covering letter to your online application. In addition, we kindly request that you provide a concise answer to the following list of screening questions; please insert your responses within the body of your cover letter. Your overall covering letter should not exceed 2 pages.

Question 1: What was your decision making process in selecting your current course/degree discipline?

Question 2: Why are you interested in a 12-month student placement at Roche?

Question 3: What skills and experiences do you feel have prepared you for this placement at Roche?

Question 4: What personal qualities will you bring to this placement?

Question 5: What are your main objectives for this placement?

Question 6: What skills or abilities do you hope to develop through our marketing placement programme?

Question 7: Tell me about the interests and activities you undertake when you are not working or studying?

Question 8: If you have a LinkedIn profile, please indicate your LinkedIn public profile address (optional).

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