Job Detail

Within “Small Molecules Technical Development” our Process Analytical Technology (PAT) section is responsible for the implementation of PAT tools to support drug substance and drug product development, scale-up and clinical supply. Roche/Genentech PTD is currently implementing continuous drug substance and drug product manufacturing and Real-Time-Release-Testing, where online-analytical methods play a vital role for process monitoring and control.

 Good team working skills, a “can do” attitude, a strong customer focus and close collaboration with our internal partners (DS/DP development, clinical manufacturing, analytical development, quality and regulatory functions) is key to our success.

 As intern you will work in close collaboration to experienced PAT experts to develop and implement PAT solutions. Typically your tasks will include the planning, organization and performing of experiments, measure and evaluate  spectroscopic data and building  chemometric models.

Possible experimental work could include (tbd in detail when we are closer to the start of internship):

• The evaluation and implementation of PAT sensors in continuous DP manufacturing


• Feasibility study of the novel technologies for Tablet CU/assay prediction


• The assessment of PAT sensors to support Oligo development

Who you are:

You are preferably are a master student or advanced bachelor student in the subject of Analytical Chemistry, process chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and have an interest in technical and analytical challenges. As the ideal candidate, you will have the following skills and qualifications:

• High level of motivation and ability to implement pragmatic solutions


• Good team working skills and a “can do” attitude


• Good communication skills in English and /or German (ideally both)


• Interest and ideally basic expertise with spectroscopy (e.g. NIR, Raman) and analytical techniques for on-line process monitoring,


• Interest and ideally basic expertise with multivariate data analysis (especially PLS regression and PCA)


• Proficient in English, German is a plus

Your complete application includes the following documents:

• A Current CV and a Motivation Letter 


• A certificate of enrollment (if you are currently studying). If you want to use this opportunity to do a Master’s or Diploma thesis, please highlight this in your application


• For Non-EU/EFTA citizens: Due to regulations, you must provide a certificate issued by your university stating that an Internship is mandatory for your studies

Application Process:

Application deadline is 17.08.2021.

In case the first review of your application was successful, we are going to invite you to an Online Assessment around the end of August.

All successful final candidates will be invited to a virtual interview day which will take place 20.10.2021.

The Internship will start in 2022 for 6 month, please indicate your preferred start date.

More information about the Roche Internship program in Synthetic Molecules (RiSM) and other opportunities within this program you can findhere.

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Are you ready to apply? We are looking for someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche. When applying for this position, already project yourself in the future. Think about what could come next and how you would like to build your future.

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.

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