Roche - Internships

At Roche, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation. We are one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups, and we keep evolving. If you are curious, committed, and determined to make a difference, join us.

You’ll have the chance to advance your skills through our specific programmes that complement your studies:

Internships

It’s never too soon to start making your mark. Are you ready to add practical experience to your course of study? An internship at Roche can be the perfect place to find out how your discipline looks in action. It’s also a chance to show what you’re made of as you start to make a personal contribution to advancing healthcare! Even as an intern, you’ll participate in the important work that helps to change patient’s lives all over the world.

Bring along your ideas and your ability to research, develop, plan and organise. Interesting projects are taking place throughout the entire company and dedicated students from these fields of study are always in demand:

• Engineering
• Medicine
• Natural Sciences
• Business Studies
• Computer Science

Apprenticeship

Roche offers 850 training places in more than 20 different professions. It’s a fantastic chance to cultivate the skills that will open up future career opportunities. You’ll be empowered in an environment that welcomes your ideas and involves you in the decision-making process.

If you’re looking for a chance to learn from one of the best healthcare companies in the world, then Roche has great options for you.

In Switzerland and Germany, we currently offer around 850 training places in more than 20 different professions. We are one of Switzerland’s largest and most successful providers of vocational training for young people, training over 3 000 people over the last 50 years. In Germany, an additional 5 000 were trained. Each of them got an inside look at how a market leader works.

In addition to technical and professional qualifications, the training builds your teamwork skills, social skills, and self-confidence. But, these apprenticeships not only give you a chance to develop your skills, they position you as a potential recruit for Roche and the wider industry. Many apprentices have gone on to build successful careers at Roche.

About us

• A pioneer in healthcare: We have been committed to improving lives since the company was founded in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland. Today, Roche creates innovative medicines and diagnostic tests that help millions of patients globally.
• The frontrunner in personalised healthcare: Roche was one of the first companies to bring targeted treatments to patients. With our combined strength in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, we are better equipped than any other company to further drive personalised healthcare. Two-thirds of our Research and Development projects are being developed with companion diagnostics.
• The world's largest biotech company: We are the world's number 1 in biotech with 17 biopharmaceuticals on the market. Over half of the compounds in our product pipeline are biopharmaceuticals, enabling us to deliver better-targeted therapies.
• The global leader in cancer treatments: We have been at the forefront of cancer research and treatment for over 50 years, with medicines for breast, skin, colon, ovarian, lung and numerous other cancers.
• The leading provider of in vitro diagnostics: We offer doctors profound information to guide treatments and to answer more patients’ questions than any other company. And our tests enable hospitals and labs to deliver that information quickly and reliably.
• A committed investor in innovation: We invest around 9 billion Swiss francs in Research and Development every year because innovation is our lifeblood. This is amongst the highest Research and Development spends in the world across all industries.