I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Roche (Branchburg, NJ) in Mar 2013
Interview
I met with 5 different individuals. The interview was about 3 hours long. The first person was a senior leader who asked the most difficult questions. He asked some general interview questions but also tested my knowledge of chemistry by presenting me with questions from general chemistry.
The next two people worked under the senior leaders and interviewed me as a group. They were very nice and friendly, asked general interview questions and talked to me more about the work that they do and more about this position.
The next individual was also very nice and asked general interview questions like "what is your biggest weakness" and "give me an example of a conflict you had working in a group and how did you handle it".
The final interviewer was the manager. She was extremely nice and asked general questions like "what are your thoughts about repetitive work?".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the group leaders stared asking me intricate general chemistry questions such as "if I had a pH of 12 and wanted to bring the pH to 7, what would I add?". I knew the answers but since I wasn't expecting such exam-like questions it kind of threw me off guard in the moment. So be prepared for such detailed and specific questions.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Roche (Zug) in Jan 2020
Interview
Easy going, straight forward questions focused on why I want this job. 2 people came for the interview. Both of them were empathetic and very polite. Interview lasted almost 2 hours including a lab tour with future colleagues
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Do you know what we are doing here?
3.Why Roche?
4. Tell me a difficult situation which you handled in the past
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Roche (Pleasanton, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
First, it was the phone interview(easy); after 2 weeks I received an email to schedule an in-person interview (that was in 1 conference room for 4hours) ; after over 3 weeks I received the job offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me something about yourself. What is your experience? Why should we choose you?"
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Roche (Branchburg, NJ)
Interview
The process itself was not long. I first met with the team and each person asked me a question regarding the role. After I met the head of the department and was asked a few questions as well.
