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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.

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The Innovation Management (IM) organization within the Data, Analytics and Research Function, part of Roche Information Solutions (RIS), has ambitions centered around three pillars. First we Inspire RIS Innovation culture and mindset by providing innovation knowledge and experience.
We Partner with product teams and functions to develop actionable Innovation Strategies and we enable and jointly drive RIS Innovation Projects with our Innovation expertise.

This internship position is located in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, on site with hybrid possibilities from time to time.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the exploration of ideas together with Exploration Leads and are guided through our state-of-the-art Innovation Framework

• Passionately engage with internal and external sources for idea generation to fill the innovation pipeline

• Explore ideas through a customer and user centric approach while taking into account the three dimensions desirability, viability and feasibility.

Who You Are

You are enrolled or have completed your Bachelor’s or Master’s studies at a university, preferably in the field of Innovation Management or communication after February 2024 and are interested in applying your knowledge in a modern working environment as part of an internship.

Furthermore you are

• Advanced student or recent graduate in Innovation Management, Design or a similar field, preferably with practical work experiences

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (must) and in German (as a plus)

• Knowledgeable on innovation, customer-centric and agile methodologies

• Experienced in communication with customers and partners.

• Facilitation skills in the area of Design Thinking, Service Design and Lean Start-up.

• Engaged team player, proactive, self-driven, customer-focused and outcome driven

Technical details:

The start date for the internship is March 2025 with a duration of 9 months.

Part-time employment is not possible.

It is not possible to write a thesis during the internship.

The application deadline is November 11th. Interviews will take place in late November and early December.

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.