Clinical Scientist Fellowship

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Clinical Science Fellowship

The Product Development Clinical Science department specializes in late stage global clinical development of molecules, conducting primarily Phase II/III clinical trials with a goal of characterizing the efficacy and safety profile of a molecule in a specific disease area, namely Oncology (PDO)- includingHematology; Immunology, Ophthalmology & Infectious diseases (I2O); and Neuroscience (PDN) - including Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis.

The purpose of the two-year Fellowship program, based at our Global Development site in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, is to provide a recent PhD graduate (completed or due to complete their post-graduate academic studies imminently) with the opportunity to gain specialized, in-depth training and experience in global drug development at Roche, a global, research-focused healthcare company. The successful candidate will gain valuable Phase II/III clinical development experience within the Product Development Clinical Science department.

There are Clinical Science Fellow positions offered in all three of our groups:-

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Neuroscience (PDN) with a primary focus on providing support for the team working on Huntington's disease (HD) with some time shadowing other projects, for example, in Autism, Alzheimer's disease or Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

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Immunology, Ophthalmology & Infectious diseases (I2O) in one or more Therapy Areas

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Oncology/Hematology (PDO)

The Role

Patient safety and the development of effective medications for patient care is our primary goal at Roche. The priority of Product Development Clinical Science is to ensure that benefit outweighs risk and we are developing medications that are serving patients with a high unmet treatment need. The primary platform to develop these medications is through effective clinical trial design and execution. Depending on the stage of the program, the successful candidate may assist in (1) start-up activities such as developing protocols, Informed Consent Form's (ICFs), Electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) and engaging with study teams including vendor set-up, (2) study execution activities such as responding to investigator/site/ethics/health authority questions, being responsible for ongoing medical data review, and oversight of protocol deviations and (3) study analysis activities such as data interpretation and authoring of documents Clinical Study Reports and potential Global Health Authority filings.

The following are examples of activities the successful candidate will experience during the Fellowship program:

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Develop an understanding of the products in the company pipeline

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Activities associated with the day-to-day execution of a clinical trial e.g. medical data review

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Interact with other functions in the Study Management Team meetings in order to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and challenges of developing molecules into medicines

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Author input into key scientific documentation for clinical studies e.g. protocols, abstracts, Health Authority submission documents such as briefing books or response to questions

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Enhance scientific communication skills through internal presentations, medical congresses and professional meetings

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The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead their own project/initiative in order to enhance a current process or solve a business problem and present this back to the group

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A possibility for short term experience in another department such as Safety Science, Clinical Operations, Regulatory or Biometrics

Who we are

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful country side surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. With over 1400 people occupying our site in Welwyn, you can expect opportunities in Early Development (pRED), Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and of course our corporate function.

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 are someone who wants to influence your own development and are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to experience clinical development through the eyes of the clinical science function to help guide you with future career choices.

Qualifications: PhD or PharmD, with knowledge a therapeutic area specified above or a willingness to get up to speed quickly in a new therapeutic area.

Application Process

Phase I: CV and a cover letter review, followed by Video Interview.

Phase II: Final assessment centre at Roche UK head office

Please note your cover letter should not exceed one page.

As part of your cover letter, Roche is keen to understand your motivation for applying for this position. You should, therefore, provide responses to the following questions:

• What is your key motivation for applying for this program?

• What is your current scientific area of expertise?

• What skills or experience will you bring to the role?

• What personal qualities will you bring to the role?

• What interests and activities do you have outside of work and study?

• If you have a specific interest in working in one of the therapeutic areas (of the 3 positions advertised in Neuroscience, I2O, Oncology/Hematology)

Closing date Monday 6th May

Please note that the successful candidate will have an anticipated start date in October 2019.

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