Internship for Students of life sciences, engineering, or business (starting in September 2024) - RAIR

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The Position

Immerse yourself in the fascinating everyday working life at Roche Diagnostics surrounded by beautiful mountains, not far from the scenic Lake Zug and yet close to the cities of Zug, Zurich and Lucerne. Here, where we have been rooted for over 50 years, we develop and produce diagnostic solutions and help to find answers to health questions.

The Rotkreuz site, where a wide variety of disciplines work hand in hand, is a meeting place for over 2,700 talented employees from 70 different nations. Our campus invites people to work together, be creative and realise their full potential. We believe that a positive work environment, employee satisfaction, inclusion and sustainability are key to growing together and improving the lives of patients around the world. Welcome to Roche in Rotkreuz.

Embark on a transformative learning experience with Roche Diagnostics through our Aligned Internship Program in Rotkreuz. Designed to nurture emerging talent, this program offers a dynamic and immersive opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of diagnostics, fostering personal and professional growth. Want to find out more about our site? Then watch this video .

Roche Diagnostics has a broad portfolio of >1000 products across six Customer Areas (CAs) that include our widely-used molecular, pathology, point-of-care and core solutions in conjunction with our digital solutions in Diagnostics and Healthcare Insights. The Portfolio Management team works as part of the Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) group to help each Customer Area track and manage their portfolio from a strategic point.

This internship position is located in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, on site / hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

This internship will support the execution of the Diagnostics and Customer Area strategy by developing tools and generating insights for effective portfolio management and informed decision making. You will be embedded in the portfolio team and have the opportunity to contribute and learn about the following:

• Get to know the product portfolio of a market-leading diagnostics company

• Learn to analyze portfolio data and generate insights related to strategic portfolio management

• Support the development, improvement, and further adoption of portfolio reports and dashboards, including developing and executing on associated communication plans

• Support and work closely with Cross and Customer Area Portfolio Managers in the organization

• Collaborate with other colleagues in Portfolio and Project Management (ie. Analytics & Insights)

• Get exposure to portfolio decision making and key portfolio stakeholders

Who You Are

You are enrolled or have completed your Master’s studies at a university, preferably in the field of life sciences, engineering, or business within the last 12 months and are interested in applying your knowledge in a modern working environment as part of an internship.

Furthermore you are

• Business acumen, strategic thinking and interest / understanding of the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical devices, or related fields markets and dynamics

• Strong analytical skills, including quantitative modeling and complex problem-solving ability

• Sound organizational and planning skills

• Ability to convey messages and communicate in a compelling way through usage of gSlides / PowerPoint

• Ability to clearly articulate key analytical findings to a variety of audiences and to consolidate and synthesize information and data into insights

• Experience in one or more of the following is helpful: management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy
  

Technical details:

The preferred start date for the internship is September 2024. Please state your preferred start date and the desired duration of the internship in your application.

Part-time employment is not possible.

If required, it is possible to write a thesis during the internship.

The application deadline is April 30th.

Interviews will take place in the second and third week of May (between May 13 and 23).

If you have any questions, take a look at our FAQs and videos at careers.roche.ch/faq.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Diagnostics International in Rotkreuz is a leading provider of diagnostic systems solutions, and the largest manufacturer of fully automated in vitro diagnostic systems in Switzerland. We are more than 2’700 passionate colleagues from over 65 nationalities. Find out more about our site in Central Switzerland, here.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.