Student Internship in Recruiting in the HR department (9 – 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. We are brave in both decision and action, we believe that good business means a better world.

Attracting, motivating and retaining talented people and helping them perform at consistently high levels are all vital to Roche’s continued success. We offer a great opportunity to learn and execute recruitment in praxis. You learn to source, assess and recruit talent while being exposed to proactive, tenacious and innovative ways to find the best fit. This is your opportunity for hands-on work experience and insight into attraction, sourcing and hiring of new employees in a highly communicative and challenging business environment.

This internship is within our Basel/Kaiseraugst Human Resources (HR) Recruiting Team which supports Roche Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT) area in selecting and assessing the right candidates. PT as a function is involved in producing every Roche medicine – from the development process through clinical trials and continuing to product maturity. During your internship your base will be Basel and Kaiseraugst.

• Gain firsthand experience in recruiting within a complex international environment
• Be part of a recruitment team and add to the further development of selection tools
• Be able to work on your own projects within the recruitment team
• Provide hands-on support for your colleagues in their recruiting areas
• Search for, select, and hire the best talents to meet immediate and future business needs
• Acquire knowledge of our HR tool Workday

We are keen to discover talents who are passionate about learning and show high curiosity in discovering new things. 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 teamwork and communication. 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.

You are a student in the advanced phase of your Bachelor or Master degree, preferably in Psychology with a focus on employee/leadership selection, assessment and development or/and Differential/Personality Psychology and Diagnostics. You ideally have first work experience in Human Resources and you are highly motivated to share your knowledge and chip in with new ideas.

You are fluent in German both written and spoken (fluent English would be a strong asset) and you convince us and our business stakeholders with the following skills and competencies:

• Dedicated people person with an interest in delivering high-quality service to stakeholders
• Outgoing, compassionate personality with a flair for networking and open communication
• Excellent organization, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills
• Self-starter with a passion for recruitment tasks willing to go a steep learning curve
• Interest to apply and transfer knowledge in personnel selection/assessment tools (e.g. Assessment Center) into practice
• Knowledge of common MS Office and Google products, ideally an understanding of social media platforms such as LinkedIn and XING

The start date of the internship is as soon as possible. However, please indicate your availability in your motivation letter. Applications need to include a CV and a motivation letter either in German or English.

Due to government regulations non-EU/EFTA citizens have to provide a certificate from their universities stating that an internship is a mandatory part of their degree course. Please enclose this certificate together with your application documents.

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