Roche Internships for Scientific Exchange (RiSE)

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The Roche Internships for Scientific Exchange (RiSE) Programme invites PhD and medical students to gain insight into drug discovery & development at one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Key facts:

  • Who: Postgraduate students enrolled in a programme for a PhD in natural sciences or a medical degree
  • What: Perform your own exploratory research embedded in a research, clinical or analytical team within drug development programmes
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Location: Roche Innovation Center Basel, Switzerland
  • Therapeutic areas: Neuroscience and Rare Diseases here
  • Career benefits: immersed in a global pharmaceutical research environment you will experience and apply the Roche’s state-of-the-art scientific technologies and you can take advantage of in-house learning opportunities in order to build your scientific track record and use your experience as catalyzer for your career path.
  • Networking: Participate in the local community of Roche postdocs and other student interns and become part of the worldwide network of RiSE alumni.
  • Financial support: Monthly internship salary, travel expenses, accommodation support and reimbursed costs for Swiss work permit application
  • Mentoring: RiSE students will be closely mentored by a Roche scientist and, on occasion, by a postdoctoral fellow. Students participating in a collaborative project with an academic group will also have the opportunity to be co-mentored by the academic mentor.
  • Important note about the application/academic support: When submitting their job application, candidates must include a letter of support from their academic mentor confirming their relationship and describing how a RiSE internship may contribute to their academic training.
  • Other conditions: Non-EU/EFTA citizens are required to provide a certificate from their university stating that an industry internship is a mandatory part of the university curriculum.

How to apply?

Students can not apply to the RiSE program itself, but have to see if they fit one of the approved open positions to work on specific projects, which are published below twice a year.
Learn more about Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) here.