Biotechnology Internship at Roche Switzerland
Dreaming of a global biotech career? This Biotechnology Internship at Roche offers a rare chance to gain real-world experience in diagnostics and project management. Located in Switzerland, this is a premium Internship in Switzerland and an ideal Internship opportunity for life science graduates looking to work with global teams and cutting-edge healthcare technologies through Roche Careers.
About Roche
At Roche, individuals are encouraged to present themselves authentically and are embraced for their unique qualities. The company fosters a culture of personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, ensuring that employees feel valued, accepted, and respected. This environment enables individuals to thrive both personally and professionally. Roche’s mission is to prevent, stop, and cure diseases while ensuring access to healthcare for present and future generations. Every voice matters at Roche.
Biotechnology Internship Details:
- Internship Title: Internship for Students in Natural Science, Biotechnology and Project Management (Rotkreuz, 6–12 Months)
- Location: Rotkreuz, Switzerland (on-site; limited home office possible).
- Category: Vocational & Development Programs
- Job ID: 202603-106386
- Start Date: End of August or beginning of September.
- Duration: 6 months, with a possible extension for an additional 6 months.
- Workload: Preferably full-time; part-time possible with at least 80% workload.
- Thesis: Not permitted during the internship.
The Position
The intern will gain exposure to the dynamic work environment at Roche Diagnostics in Rotkreuz, a location surrounded by mountains, near Lake Zug, and close to the cities of Zug, Zurich, and Lucerne. With over 50 years of presence at this site, Roche develops and produces diagnostic solutions to address critical health questions.
The Rotkreuz site hosts over 2,700 employees from 70 nations, fostering collaboration across diverse disciplines. The campus promotes creativity, teamwork, and personal growth, emphasizing employee satisfaction, inclusion, sustainability, and improved patient outcomes worldwide.
The Opportunity
The selected candidate will take on the following responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the PCQT for the cobas® x800 family, aligning efforts to maintain the quality of on-market products.
- Drive effective collaboration through fact-based prioritization and resolution of issues affecting customer satisfaction, product quality, safety, and serviceability.
- Manage on-market issues within the product portfolio, ensuring high field performance of cobas® x800 family systems, which played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Contribute as a standing member of assigned International Business Team(s) (IBTs).
- This cross-functional role requires acting as a key communicator between Local Cross-Functional Teams (LCTs) and IBTs, including system and software development teams, while collaborating closely with operations teams in consumables and reagents.
Candidate Profile (Who You Are)
The ideal candidate is expected to meet the following criteria:
- Currently enrolled in or recently completed (within the last 12 months) a Master’s degree, preferably in diagnostics, life sciences, or project management.
- Demonstrates strong interest in integrating business with diagnostic and medical perspectives to drive market leadership and impact patient outcomes.
- Possesses strong analytical and communication skills.
- Exhibits excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages are advantageous.
- Proven ability to work as a team player in a complex matrix environment while also being capable of working independently.
- Shows reliability, willingness to learn, self-reflection, ownership, and responsibility for assigned tasks.
- Preferably has initial experience in product or project management.
Application Process for Biotechnology Internship
Applicants are required to:
- Clearly indicate their preferred start date in the motivation letter.
- Submit both a CV and a motivation letter.
- Provide proof of current university enrollment for the entire internship duration or confirm recent graduation.
- For non-EU/EFTA citizens, a certificate from the university stating that the internship is a mandatory part of the degree must be included in the application.
