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A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Who we are

The Therapeutic Modalities (TMo) function is part of the Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) organization. TMo discovers and optimizes innovative drug candidates including small molecules, biologics and nucleic acid-based therapeutics in order to deliver novel therapeutic approaches across all pRED Discovery and Translational areas (DTAs).

As an intern in TMo, you will be part of the RNAHub, a multidisciplinary research community that brings together scientists from all across pRED, with the ultimate goal of developing novel oligonucleotide-based therapeutics as part of Roche’s mission to create transformative medicines for patients all around the world.

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented intern to join our team for a unique project focused on building an integrated sequencing data set. In this role, you will be instrumental in harmonizing data, developing data integration pipelines, and creating powerful visualization tools to accelerate our research and discovery efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Data Curation & Harmonization: Collect, gather, and harmonize metadata from a wide range of existing in-vitro studies to create a unified dataset.

Pipeline Development: Establish a robust pipeline for the continuous integration of new RNA-seq datasets, ensuring scalability and data integrity.

Data Integration & Analysis: Explore data integration possibilities and perform exploratory analysis to uncover novel insights from the integrated dataset.

You are enrolled in or have recently completed a degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.

You are looking for a 6-month internship.

Strong programming skills in Python.

Experience with data manipulation and analysis libraries (e.g., pandas, tidyverse, anndata, scanpy).

Familiarity with the fundamentals of molecular biology and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, especially RNA-seq.

Proactive, well-organized, and eager to learn in a dynamic, collaborative research environment.

Additionally helpful but not mandatory is knowledge and interest in:

Experience with data workflow engines (e.g. snakemake, nextflow, luigi)

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.

This internship is not suitable for a Bachelor or Master thesis.

Our commitment

At Roche, you'll join an established early careers community with a dedicated forum for sharing experiences, networking, and gaining a broader understanding of our diverse functions. It's an opportunity to develop skills and create meaningful connections with other talented individuals starting their careers. We value talent and prioritize supporting personal growth through reflection, decision-making, and career development. Embracing diverse perspectives and challenging the status quo, we aim for innovative solutions.

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.