Internship - Finance Business Consulting Partner

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The Opportunity

Pharma Technical (PT) Operations delivers the pipeline while efficiently transforming scientific ideas into products and supplies medicines to patients. While PT is responsible for manufacturing of all commercial products, Pharma Technical Development (PTD, part of PT) develops innovative technical solutions to supply quality products to patients within Research & Development (R&D). As an intern in the PT Finance Enterprise Partner team, you will support projects to increase efficiency, transparency and enable decision making for PT Business. 

Your main tasks will include: 

• Supporting PT Finance Enterprise Partners and interact closely with PT Business and Enterprise Center of Excellence which will allow you to get exposure to various activities (e.g. ad-hoc analysis of functional and project spend, month-end closing, reporting, financial planning cycles, development of business cases).

• Participation in various projects (e.g. implementation and improvement of planning systems; new ERP implementation).

• Supporting financial alignment across a highly matrixed network, influencing colleagues in Procurement, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing Science & Technology to deliver on shared targets like Cost of Sales (CoS) reduction and inventory optimization.

• Partnering with Procurement to support teams with relevant financial insights for monitoring of performance and improvement of supply agreements with biggest external manufactures.

Who You Are

We offer you a multicultural workplace in a modern environment, which at the same time requires you to be forward-thinking 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 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. 

What you’ll need to join us:

• You are currently enrolled in a Master’s program or have graduated within 12 months of the internship start date; preferred fields of study include Finance, Economics, or Business Administration.

• You are able to work under pressure, passionate about challenges, willing to learn by doing and results oriented. 

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint/gSlides, and AI tools (such as Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude) is essential.

• A solid foundation in basic accounting is a must; familiarity with SAP is a plus.

• You possess the analytical mindset to translate complex data into practical business solutions while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Fluent in English with the ability to communicate insights clearly and effectively across the organization.

Additional Information

• This is a 12-month, full-time, on-site internship in Basel, Switzerland.  The preferred start date is June 1.

• Applications need to include both a CV and a motivation letter; please clearly indicate your earliest availability and preferred duration of internship in your motivation letter.

• Non-EU/EFTA citizens must provide a certificate from the university stating that an internship is mandatory as part of the application documents.

Ready to take the next step? We'd love to hear from you. Apply now to explore this exciting opportunity!

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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.