RiSM Internship in Analytical Research and Development Department for students in chemistry, chemical or process engineering, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences or pharmaceutical technology (Start in 2025)

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The Position

At Roche, we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world.

That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

The Analytical Research & Development (ARD) department is part of Global Technical Development and responsible for the analysis of drug substances and dosage forms of synthetic molecule development products, at the Roche Basel site. 

As an Intern in ARD you will support the Drug Substance and Drug Product Process Development groups:

• Collect and analyze existing forced degradation study data and excipient compatibility data
• Perform in-silico analysis of API structures and their interaction with excipients and potential impurities in excipients
• Compare in-silico results with available experimental data
• Establish a best-practice guide for incorporating of a new workflow for conducting forced degradation and excipient compatibility analysis

Who you are:

You are a student (or you graduated within 12 months prior the start date) in the subject of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Technology and have an interest in technical or analytical issues. Furthermore, you are interested in using and sharing your knowledge as part of your internship in a modern working environment. 

Your further profile for this position:

• Reliable and accurate working style.
• Team-oriented and decision-making personality.
• Self-sufficient, problem solving-oriented work habits.
• Good software skills.
• Proficiency in English, German is a plus.
• Experience working in a lab-environment is a plus

This internship opportunity is one of a number of positions we offer in the department per semester. The interviews will take place on an interview day with all considered candidates and the whole department.

Application Process:

Application deadline is 21.08.2024.

As part of your application, we would like you to complete a task. You can find the task description here:

Sustainability is an important aspect for our planet and the people living on it. In order to transform our world to a better one, the United Nations have published 17 Sustainable Development Goals (https://sdgs.un.org/goals).

Assume that you are writing your own grant application for a 12 months internship on the topic sustainability. Select at least one of the 17 goals, relate it to your education/study and propose a project topic for an internship out of it.

We are looking forward to receiving your proposal (max. 3 slides, pdf) together with your application.

During your application, please make sure to upload the following documents:

• Your up-to-date CV
• Your cover letter
• Your solution proposal for the task described above (max. 3 slides, pdf)

Please ensure that you have attached all the required documents before you submit your application in the system, as it will not be possible to attach any missing documents later.

For Non-EU/EFTA citizens: Due to regulations, you must provide a certificate issued by your university stating that an Internship is mandatory for your studies.

Selected candidates will be invited to a virtual interview day which will take place on 16.10.2024.

The Internship will start in 2025 for 6 – 12 months, please indicate your preferred start date and duration in your application. 

More information about the Roche Internship program in Synthetic Molecules (RiSM) and other opportunities within this program you can find here.

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Are you ready to apply? We are looking for someone who thinks beyond the job offered – someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities

If you still have questions, then please check our FAQs and videos on https://careers.roche.com/global/en/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.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

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 also 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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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