Student Internship in Systems Biology (6-12 months) in Basel

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 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 rigour, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

The Immunology, Infectious diseases and Ophtalmology (I2O) Disease Therapeutic Area (DTA) of Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development (pRED) strives to discover and develop new drugs for autoimmune, inflammatory, infectious and eye diseases of current unmet medical need.

The I2O Systems Biology group, located in Basel, is an integral component of the I2O drug discovery and early development pipeline, supporting data and knowledge management generated across the DTA and proposing new drug targets and biomarkers based on integrated data mining.

This internship program offers the most talented students the opportunity to gain valuable experience working with us on the curation, analysis and integration of molecular and clinical data that might lead to ground-breaking new therapies for patients in need.

Internship projects will include one or more of the following:

• Cataloguing, curating, normalizing and integrating internal and public datasets generated from patients with diseases of interest using high-throughput omics approaches
• Developing reproducible pipelines to mine such integrated datasets
• Developing graphical user interfaces to facilitate browsing, interrogation and analysis of such datasets by non-informatics experts
• Comprehensive documentation of developed datasets, software and interfaces

We are keen to discover talents who are passionate about learning and show great curiosity in discovering new concepts and methods, and who are able to work flexibly across disciplines.

At the Roche Headquarter site in Basel/Kaiseraugst, employees from over 90 countries are doing now what our patients need next. 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 contrast your results with others and acknowledge the benefit of collaboration and communications. As an intern you will be a member of the Roche Interns Network that offers you chances to connect, have fun and get to know Basel, in the heart of Europe.

Who you are:

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you receive the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Working in a multi-cultural environment motivates you. As fast learner you actively drive the quality of the requirements.

What do you need in your toolbox?

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Medicine, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Science, Computer Science, (Bio)Physics or Bioinformatics
• You have a great understanding of biology and/or medicine, ideally in immunology or infectious diseases
• You have a good understanding of quantitative sciences, especially mathematics, physics, statistics or engineering
• You have at least moderate experience in bioinformatics, such as database searches and sequence alignments
• You have at least some programming experience, preferably in R
• You are enthusiastic about learning new technologies and you easily show engagement with your peers and supervisors
• You are fluent in English -- German is a plus

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 work in a passionate team, make your mark and improve lives, apply now.

The preferred start date of the internship is between July and December 2019, and will last for 6 to 12 months. Please clearly indicate your preferred starting date and duration of the internship on your motivation letter. Applications need to include a CV and a motivation letter both merged in one document.

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.

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