Internship in EHS Supplier and Master Data Management (6 months)

The Position

Intern - EH&S Supplier and Master Data Management – Diagnostics Quality

Student Internship in EH&S Supplier and Master Data Management

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 and we are confident 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 Compliance Operations department  is responsible for the data and process baseline along the entire chemical-legally compliant and sustainable product lifecycle (e.g. development, transport/handling, marketing and disposal) of all Roche Diagnostics products. This means that we are not only irreplaceable in ensuring compliance for the benefit of our patients, but also pursue the goal of significantly and sustainably reducing the environmental impact of all our products and services. In order to be able to continue to do this successfully, we are looking for YOU with immediate effect.

As an intern, you are a valuable member of the team and you are encouraged to add a great contribution. Your  tasks will be related to Supplier Management for EH&S Data, EH&S Master Data Management, and/or supporting projects managed by our Team.

Your activities will be:

Be a member of a global team responsible for managing data and processes along the entire chemical-legally compliant and sustainable product lifecycle. Support and get assignments for internal and global tasks such as:

• Providing Quality oversight for Roche Diagnostics Direct Material Suppliers for the Roche Instruments (existing and in Development). Responsibility includes managing Supplier EH&S Data Questionnaires for Chemical Legislations such as REACH, RoHS, POP, California Proposition 65, EPR (Extended User Responsibility), Packaging Waste and upcoming regulations for PFAS.




• Interacting directly with suppliers, internal customers, and subject matter experts to ensure thorough evaluation and accuracy of EH&S Data following company standard using appropriate IT tools (e.g. SAP Production Systems, EH&S(M))




• Ensuring data governance, quality and integrity (according to the data strategy); as well as performing plausibility checks (e.g. against relevant chemical regulatory legislation)

• Support the Compliance Operations Team in continuous improvement projects, such as continuous development and automation of the EHS data management for articles or substances/mixtures, IT system architecture and supplier management processes

Further take away opportunities that we offer for our interns:

• Many learning and training opportunities that will help improve your personal development and can significantly influence your own career




• Learn to move in a global company, to network and to collaborate with stakeholder groups




• Interaction with Roche global and local and external stakeholders




• Be a member of our Interns Network and get to experience the culture of Basel in the heart of Europe

We are keen to discover talents who are passionate about learning and show great curiosity in discovering new things. We contribute our share towards achieving our mission and to make our vision of personalized healthcare happen. We offer you a multicultural workplace in a modern environment, which at the same time requires you to be open-minded and adaptable. You provide us with examples that prove your ability to cultivate collaborations with different partners. This also means that you continuously compare your results with others and acknowledge the benefit of collaboration and communications.

Who you are

You are an enrolled Master student with focus on Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Science or in a comparable field or completed your studies within the past 12 months. You are looking for an interesting and versatile internship in the Medtech/ Diagnostics industry and you are interested to experience a modern working environment.

You will bring along the following profile for this internship:

• Interest in chemical regulatory compliance and sustainability, master data governance, supplier oversight and stakeholder management




• Excellent organizational skills and a flexible approach to coordinate demanding workloads as well as the ability to adapt to changes




• Ability to work effectively and independently within a diverse group of people




• Very good Microsoft Office and Google skills




• Very good English skills required. Good German skills is a plus.

The internship is not suitable for writing a Bachelor’s/ Master’s Thesis.

If you are proud of contributing and feel you have the dedication to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organization for you. Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference to patients’ lives. If you want to work in a passionate team, make your mark & improve lives, apply now.

We are offering internship position(s) to start between January and June 2024.. Alternative start times are possible with prior arrangement. The workload of the position is 100%, i.e. 40 hours a week. Please consider that working part time is not an option at this position. Applications need to include a CV and a motivation letter both merged in one document. Please indicate your preferred start date of the internship on your motivation letter.

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.

Due to regulations Non-EU/EFTA citizens must provide a certificate from the university stating that an internship is mandatory as part of the application documents. Furthermore, they need to be enrolled during the entire duration of the internship.

If you still have questions then please check our FAQs and videos on 

genext.roche.com .

Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a unique springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

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.