I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Roche
Interview
Process took more than 2 months from the application date. I went through two interviews, first with PI (around 60 minutes) and the second one with HR (20 minutes).
Asked me about my previous experience and about my motivation for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about previous research experience and current techniques.
How would you persuade your team members to accept your ideas.
It was a one way video assessment. I was given 90 second prep time and 2 retries. Overall i was asked 5 questions regarding my personal qualities and what i understood about the role.
HR interviewed, asked about very general questions (why Roche, why this role, my previous experiences), moved to the next round with hiring manager. Got a little more technical and asked my previous experiences a bit more
I applied online. I interviewed at Roche (Basel) in Dec 2025
Interview
I was asked to prepare a 20 minute presentation for the interview. On interview I was then asked to deliver it in 10 minutes instead, to see how I could manage that stressful situation.
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