Internship in Innovation & Sustainability - Tuberculosis Diagnostics Access

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The Position

Our Global Internship Programme in Innovation & Sustainability (#IP2TIS) offers a unique opportunity for passionate individuals to gain hands-on experience in the pharmaceutical industry while making a positive impact on the world.

Are you ready to join a global network spanning 20+ countries, where bright minds collaborate to tackle real-world challenges in Innovation & Sustainability? Do you want to work on impactful projects, shape the future, and drive change from within?

As an intern, you will contribute to a project focused on improving access to tuberculosis diagnostics in high-burden health systems. The project aims to identify access gaps and technical challenges affecting the use of diagnostic tools, while generating evidence to support better healthcare decision-making.

During your internship, you will contribute to key project outputs, including a structured analysis of access barriers and opportunities, stakeholder mapping and engagement planning, a technical evidence dossier, and materials to support discussions with relevant stakeholders.

Your work will contribute to strengthening healthcare systems and improving patient outcomes by supporting more informed use of diagnostic solutions.

The Opportunity

• Analyze current diagnostic practices for tuberculosis and identify gaps in access to testing for active and latent tuberculosis

• Identify technical and system-level challenges affecting the use of diagnostic tools in high-burden healthcare settings

• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize clinical and scientific evidence related to tuberculosis diagnostics

• Support the development of technical documentation and evidence-based materials to inform healthcare decision-making

• Map key stakeholders involved in healthcare decision-making processes, especially within social security systems

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities to improve access to tuberculosis diagnostic approaches

• Prepare presentations and materials to support internal discussions and stakeholder engagement

• Contribute to the development of an opportunity assessment for latent tuberculosis diagnostics, including potential use cases and adoption pathways

Who You Are

You are currently enrolled in Bachelor’s studies at a university, preferably in the field of Medical Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, or Public Health within the last 12 months and are interested in applying your knowledge in a modern working environment as part of an internship of at least 3 months.

Furthermore you are

• Able to review and interpret scientific and clinical literature

• Interested in laboratory diagnostics and infectious diseases, ideally with a basic understanding of tuberculosis

• Analytical and comfortable structuring and synthesizing complex information

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

• A proactive, organized, and detail-oriented team player who is fluent in Spanish and comfortable working in English

If you meet most but not all qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

Additional information

The internship is expected to start between 1 and 16 July 2026 and will last at least 3 months.

For more information about IP2TIS and to explore other opportunities within the programme, please visit go.roche.com/ip2tis_26.

* Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

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.