Internship in Investigative and Immunosafety (from March 2023; for 9-12 months ) Urgent hiring
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 fearless in both making decisions and taking 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.
Within Roche Pharma Research & Early Development (pRED) Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Investigative and Immuno Safety department is a well-established and respected group of 80 people. The group is responsible for the conduct of in vitro work to determine the preclinical safety of new Roche medicines.
For our Investigative and Immuno Safety Department in Basel we are currently looking for a highly motivated graduate or student. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of scientists and work together on several projects focusing on lung biology for immuno-oncology drug safety evaluation.
Key Responsibilities
- Under supervised training and mentoring, you will gradually assume responsibility for agreed tasks such as processing of fresh human lung tissue and consequent cell and organoid culture
- You will support the establishment of novel, autologous in vitro models from these isolated cells
- You will apply flow cytometry, cytokine measurement, imaging as well as the data analysis and interpretation
- You will be working closely together with a team on a daily basis in and outside of the lab
Who you are
- You are currently pursuing your MSc degree in biology, biomedicine, toxicology, immunology or similar fields of life sciences, or you have finished your MSc studies within the last 12 months
- You have significant experience working with cell culturing techniques
- Experience with human primary cells in a BSL2 environment, flow cytometry, and/or confocal imaging will be an advantage
- You are proactive, well organized and a motivated team player, who enjoys collaborating on a daily basis
- Are fluent in English
To be considered, please send us your complete application merged into one PDF including:
- CV
- Motivation Letter (including desired start date & duration)
- A certificate of enrollment (if you are currently studying)
- For non-EU/EFTA citizens: Certificate from the university stating that an internship is mandatory (required due to regulations)
Start date: March 2023 or upon availability
Duration: 9-12 months
Workload: 100% - 40 hours a week. Please consider that working part time is not an option at this position.
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.