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The Position

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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.
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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 Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT) team within Sensor & Cartridge (S&C) Operations is supporting the manufacturing processes and the quality control of Roche Blood Gas and Electrolyte (BG&E) Sensors and Reagents used in BG&E systems (for example, cobas b123 blood gas system).

Roche Blood Gas and Electrolyte (BG&E) systems are first frontier diagnostics systems, which deliver fast and reliable results in situations critical to the patient's welfare:

• Intensive care unit

• Emergency room

• Operating room

• Neonatal station
  

We are responsible for improvements of the product quality and reduction of the manufacturing costs. We act as scientific support for the running production and establish control loops for identified critical process parameters to ensure stable production. We are a dynamic, interdisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, etc.

We are looking for a highly motivated intern to support our projects within the production of sensors and reagents. As an intern, you will directly contribute to a project that develops the next-generation of BG&E system.

This internship position is located in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

You will be part of a project team that transfers a production process from RnD to routine production.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Analysis and Process Monitoring: Perform data analysis and monitor production processes, identify potential areas for process improvement, and support continuous optimization efforts.

• Contribute to Specification Development: Assist in the development and refinement of process specifications to ensure they meet both production requirements and quality standards.

• Document management: Support the creation and management of GxP-compliant documents, such as manufacturing and QC process documentation and work instructions, in both paper-based and electronic formats, with a future focus on integrating sustainability into documentation practices.

• Risk analysis: Conduct and support risk analyses (pFMEA) to identify and mitigate process risks, ensuring alignment with quality and safety standards in GxP production.

• Change management: Manage and support change management processes, ensuring that all changes are documented, reviewed, and implemented according to regulatory and audit requirements.

• Knowledge Documentation: Ensure that knowledge from projects is documented as wiki articles for know-how retention and kept up to date.

Who You Are

You are enrolled or have completed your Bachelor’s or Master’s studies, preferably in the field of life sciences, natural science, chemistry, process engineering, biotechnology, applied informatics, or a related field after February 2024, and are interested in applying your knowledge in a modern working environment as part of an internship.

Furthermore you are

• You are curious about learning new things.

• You have an interest in new technologies and manufacturing processes.

• You have statistical data analysis skills.

• You are excited about lean process development based on data processing and evaluation as well as understanding the complex relationship between product quality and process performance.

• You think strategically and set concrete objectives with an entrepreneurial mindset showing excellent timeline ownership.

• You have an eye for details and value precise documentation in alignment with current GDP/GMP (Good Documentation & Manufacturing Practice) guidelines. You are aware that the highly regulated environment of the medical sector requires management processes such as Change Management in order to stay compliant and do not find this formal aspect of the work boring.

• You are proficient in both English and German

Technical details:

The start date for the internship is March 2025 with a duration of 6-12 months.

Part-time employment is possible (min. 80% FTE)

If required, it is 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.