Internship IP2TIS 2025 - For students in the field of process engineering, environmental science, or a related sustainability-focused field
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
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.
Our Global Internship Programme in Innovation & Sustainability (#IP2TIS) offers a unique opportunity for passionate individuals to gain hands-on experience in the medical device industry while making a positive impact on the world.
Are you ready to join a global network spanning 20+ countries, where bright minds collaborate to tackle real-world challenges in Innovation & Sustainability? Do you want to work on impactful projects, shape the future , and drive change from within?
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to work on our Scottish sites, with a recommended base in Glasgow and travel to our facilities in Stirling and Central Scotland. As a recent acquisition manufacturing an innovative new product for Roche, this role offers hands-on involvement with both cutting-edge technology and the integration of a newly acquired site.
Sustainability is at the core of this project. Lumira’s processes generate clinical, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste, requiring careful management of chemicals, reagents, blood samples, plastics, adhesives, paper, and foils. Additionally, significant packaging is used to ship products to customers. Your role will focus on mapping waste across our end-to-end processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving sustainability initiatives that align with Roche’s long-term environmental commitments.
Beyond waste mapping, you will also support sustainability projects, including integrating Material Safety Data Sheets into SAP. You’ll collaborate with another intern of the same program covering sustainability of Diagnostic sensors, leveraging Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) , providing valuable cross-border and cross-despartmental experience in sustainability practices.
Who You Are
You are currently enrolled in or have completed a Master’s degree within the last 12 months in process engineering, environmental science, or a related sustainability-focused field. Students currently moving into their final year in 2025 will also be suitable. You are eager to apply your expertise in a modern work environment through a minimum three-month internship, gaining insight into the medical device industry.
In addition, you:
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Are a strong communicator and networker, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
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Possess influencing skills to drive sustainability initiatives across multiple operational sites.
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Have project management experience to lead and coordinate sustainability efforts.
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Are confident in delivering presentations and sharing insights from your work.
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Have professional proficiency in English.
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Have some knowledge of manufacturing processes and process mapping.
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Bring expertise (or an interest) in Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs).
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Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
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Understand Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and their role in compliance.
If you meet most but not all of these qualifications, we still encourage you to apply!
Internship Details
Start Date: between 1st and 16th of July 2025
Location: Site-based role with at least 50% on-site presence at our Dumyat and Athena locations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain real-world experience in sustainability within the medical device industry, contribute to impactful projects, and collaborate with an international team.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
More information about the program you can find on go.roche.com/ip2tis_25.
Who we are
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.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
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Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
