What Happened?
Nutley, NJ-based Roche appointed Frank Hockmuller as Human Resources Consultant
About the Company
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. Twenty-nine medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry seven years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2015 employed more than 91,700 people worldwide. In 2015, Roche invested CHF 9.3 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 48.1 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.
About the Person
Led a creative team of 8, responsible for brand management, campaign development, messaging, strategies, tactics and execution for DME, Managed Care Global Pharma Trials, Government, Consumer, Professional, Retail, B2B, Global and special events. • Proposed and implemented a strategy to rebuild the company`s in-house agency and saved the organization over $1 million dollars annually since 2009 ($6 million dollars). • Participated on a Global Marketing Print Synergies team that focused on strategies to maximize operational excellence – helped save the North American organization`s print spend $484K in the first year • Transformed a reactive, transactional agency team into a proactive, strategic-thinking internal agency • Led the creative team on 5 major product launches: LifeMap, ACCU-CHEK Nano, ACCU-CHEK SmartView, ACCU-CHEK Aviva Plus and FastClix • Recognized and awarded by the Roche Diabetes Care Marketing organization: 2011 Winning Together – Product launch of the ACCU-CHEK Aviva test strip and 2012 Achieve Results-Product launch of the ACCU-CHEK Nano system • Nominated and selected to participate in ASPIRE – 12 month Roche Leadership Group Mentor and Development program specifically for individual contributors at Roche who have demonstrated high-leadership potential (Graduated September 2012) • Proposed and helped pioneer a NEW SharePoint Traffic and Project Management system that may be utilized throughout Roche Diagnostics in the U.S.
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