Roche Internships & Summer Programs

Roche’s internships place students inside one of the world’s largest pharma and diagnostics companies for three to twelve months, from the famous Basel headquarters to sites in dozens of countries. Roles span wet-lab research, data science, engineering, regulatory and business functions, all paid at competitive local rates, with thesis and doctoral collaboration formats for research-track students.

Positions post continuously on the Roche careers portal, each with its own enrollment and permit conditions, and Switzerland-based roles need three to six months of lead time for permits and housing. Strong interns feed directly into Roche’s graduate programs and direct hiring.

• Students and recent graduates in life sciences, pharmacy, chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, data science, engineering, IT and business functions.
• Most internships target enrolled bachelor's, master's or PhD students, with some roles open to graduates within a year; each vacancy defines its window.
• Strong academics plus laboratory, coding or analytical skills matched to the posting.
• English is the working language at headquarters; local languages help at country affiliates.
• Work-authorization rules follow the site: Switzerland-based roles have specific permit conditions for non-EU students, while Roche's sites in dozens of countries hire locally.
• A genuine interest in healthcare innovation, from molecules to diagnostics to digital health.
• Internship, thesis and doctoral-collaboration formats all appear on the careers portal.

• Join a Roche team in research and early development, pharma technical operations, diagnostics, data science, regulatory, or business functions for three to twelve months.
• Run experiments in world-class labs, build data pipelines and models, or support product and market work depending on the role.
• Contribute to projects in one of the world's largest pharma and diagnostics companies, including at the famous Basel headquarters.
• Work under a supervisor with defined objectives, often aligned to your thesis.
• Present results to your department and document them to industry standards.
• Strong interns feed Roche's graduate programs and direct-hire pipelines.

• Paid internships at competitive local rates across its sites, with Switzerland placements among the best-paid student roles in pharma.
• Exposure to the full healthcare value chain: research, development, manufacturing, diagnostics and digital health.
• Sites in dozens of countries mean opportunities close to home as well as at the Basel headquarters.
• Thesis and doctoral collaboration formats suit research-track students.
• A brand that anchors CVs across pharma, biotech and health data careers.
• Structured onboarding, mentoring and intern communities at major sites.

• Search internships on the Roche careers portal, filtering by location, function and student level; postings appear continuously across sites.
• Read each vacancy's enrollment and permit conditions, especially for Switzerland-based roles.
• Apply online with a focused CV and motivation letter tailored to the department's science or function.
• Interviews combine technical or scientific discussion with behavioral questions on Roche's ways of working.
• Offers define your site, duration (three to twelve months), pay and supervisor.
• Apply three to six months ahead for Basel roles, since permits and housing take time.