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The PositionJob Purpose

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

This role is based in Business Strategy & Operations (BSO) which serves as the strategic backbone and operational enabler for Product Development Data Sciences (PDD). The function ensures organizational excellence through robust quality frameworks, optimized resourcing, and aligned strategic execution. BSO brings together cross-functional capabilities across quality and compliance, workforce planning, and strategic operations to empower leaders and teams to deliver with focus, transparency, and accountability. By connecting enterprise priorities with operational realities, BSO drives consistency, clarity, and coordinated progress across PDD and the broader development organization.

The role is a paid, full-time internship of three months’ duration, based in Welwyn Garden City.

The Opportunity

As a Quality & Compliance Intern, you will support day-to-day quality and compliance activities within PDD. You will contribute to maintaining quality standards, supporting documentation and reporting activities, and assisting with cross-functional coordination efforts that enable compliant and efficient operations across PDD.

Key responsibilities include:

Develop a foundational understanding of PDD strategy, operations, and reporting processes, to enable strategic recommendations and decision-making around how we operate across PDD

Support review and refinement of Quality & Compliance metrics in partnership with the metrics team and Q&C stakeholders

Assist in building and enhancing a metrics dashboard that captures relevant Q&C indicators, aligned with leadership input and the Quality Management System

Support iterative updates and refinements for the planned MVP dashboard rollout in Q3 

Support exploration of AI and automation opportunities within Q&C processes, including assessing the overall AI/automation landscape as well as the feasibility of AI/automation solutions within PDD

Support planning and coordination activities for the Quality & Compliance Forum, including preparation of materials and logistics

Contribute to preparation of presentations, communications, and materials for functional updates, governance forums, senior leadership reviews, and evolving 

Why a Product Development Quality Internship at Roche?

Program Highlights

Intensive 12-weeks full-time (37.5 hours per week) paid internship in Welwyn City Garden

Program start date: 1st June 2026

A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are

Essential Skills & Experience

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, life sciences, public health, data sciences, engineering, or a related field

Strong interest in quality, compliance, digital health, or data governance within a regulated environment

Experience or knowledge within automation / AI, metrics, dashboards, and performance frameworks (e.g., OKRs, KPIs)

Comfortable with a continuous improvement mindset and challenging the “why”

Comfortable working with ambiguity and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Collaborative, curious, and proactive, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks

Nice to have:

Exposure to project management, consulting, operations, or strategy coursework or internships

Experience creating presentations or working with data in gSlides, gSheets, gDocs, or similar tools

Strong interest in healthcare, pharmaceutical development, data-driven organizations, or strategy & operations

Application Process

Application submission by candidates: deadline Sunday 22nd February 2026

Phase I: CV and Cover Letter Review (Your cover letter should not exceed one page.)

As part of your cover letter, Roche is keen to understand your motivation in applying for this position.

Why Roche : What is your key motivation for applying for this role?

Why you: What personal qualities, skills and experience will you bring in relation to what the role will require?

Phase II.: Video interview: Following your application, you will be informed if you are successful and moved to the next stage of the process which will involve video questions / answers to support your application.

Phase III.: This final stage is an in-person interview with a panel of technical and people leaders, where we look forward to meeting you and learning more about you.

Please note:  Unfortunately, relocation benefits and visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates must already hold valid authorisation to work in the UK.

 

 

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.