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Adrian Schäublin and Beat Handschin - two additional newcomer in the AVR team

Adrian Schäublin

Adrian is one of five new members of the new team of eight in Basel. He joined Roche in 1989, where he completed an apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory technician and went on to work in analytical method development. After moving to process research and a 6-month period away from Roche, he returned to work in MedChem. He was then involved in the Abx Macrocycle project and has now been with RMR (antisense - oligonucleotide research) for the past five years.

Adrian has already been an AVR member for 12 years, and decided to stand as a site manager at the end of last year in order to become more actively involved in the AVR.

He has now joined the team at the Basel site.

As an AVR site representative, he feels that he can contribute his technical expertise and his network in a practical way during negotiations and meetings. He has started well despite the pandemic, thanks in part to the mentoring programme in which the "new" site representatives are introduced to their tasks by the "old" representatives.

Direct personal interaction is particularly important to him, and he especially wants to be more involved in supporting employees affected by a reorganisation. Another issue that is close to his heart is equality and diversity at the workplace so that every individual is respected and can fully contribute their skills, experience and perspectives.

He also believes that his technical background and network make him ideal for the relevant committees within the AVR.

Beat Handschin

Beat joined Roche in April 2000. As a trained mechanic with additional training as a maintenance specialist, he carries out maintenance and servicing of the facilities for research and development in Building 97.

"Diversity matters" was the idea behind him standing for the AVR. The broader and more varied the AVR site representatives are, the better they can represent all employees. With his large network and contacts to both EAV and GAV he contributes another perspective to the AVR.

He has settled in well in his new AVR role thanks to support both within the AVR and from his Roche colleagues. The mentoring scheme in which an "old hand" from the AVR takes a "newbie" under their wing and introduces them to the world of the AVR was key in helping him find his way around and get involved as quickly as possible – despite the lack of personal contact due to the pandemic.

The AVR is a strong partner, whether for salary negotiations or in negotiations regarding transformations or the redundancy scheme. Beat also sees the AVR as a key point of contact for employees experiencing difficult situations.

As employees are very close to his heart, he wants to be fully involved in HR case topics, contribute his technical expertise to the KGU (Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Commission) and actively help with the planning of table football events, a particular interest of his.

Written by Susanne Löffler and Petra Welter,
both Site Representatives for Basel