Workforce Optimization / Strategies Intern (m/f/d)

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 Workforce Optimization Intern (Data Science) 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 part of the Integrated Workforce Strategies Chapter within the People & Culture organization. Our purpose is to enable the business to achieve its ambitious goals while anticipating and adapting to a rapidly changing environment. We elevate the way leaders shape our future workforce by providing data-driven, skills-based workforce planning solutions to the business, such as Strategic Workforce Planning. We are also developing Roche-wide innovative frameworks to support closing our gaps (e.g. expanding our internal skills by leveraging external partners). Shaping new planning solutions, creating insights and automating processes as well as working with cross-functional partners offers you great learning opportunities. The Opportunity: As an intern in the Workforce Optimization team for a 6-month period, your main focus will be learning about External Workforce and Strategic Workforce Planning at Roche as well as how data & technology can enable strategic decision making for our workforce. You will support various initiatives in our team, analyze data and prepare reports, and contribute to the further evolution of our frameworks. You closely collaborate with the experts in the field in an agile working environment characterized by empowerment, open communication and willingness to test new ideas. Who You Are: – You are in your Bachelor or Master studies in the field of economics, business administration, HR Management, STEM subjects or similar – You have a passion for data science and technology – Ideally, you have first (internship) experience in HR, and/or analytics fields – You can address complex problems and develop effective solutions – You have expertise in Office or Google Suite, esp. Excel or GoogleSheets, for data analysis and in programming languages like R (or Python) and familiarity with packages like shinyApp, CRAN and dplyr. Experience with SQL would be a plus. – You are motivated to work independently in a collaborative and dynamic environment and can adapt to different needs – You have a can-do attitude, a growth mindset and are willing to learn new competencies – You are characterized by a high level of social competence and are able to efficiently communicate in English General Information: – Start date: September 2025 – Possible work locations: Mannheim (first location), St Cugat, Penzberg, Basel, Rotkreuz – Workload: Full-time – Duration: 6 months Skills Needed: – Excel or Google Sheet (required) – PowerPoint or Google Slide (required) – R or Python (required) – Being able to leverage packages like shinyApp, CRAN and dplyr (required) – English language (required) – SQL (nice to have) – Data Analysis – Data interpretation – Agile – Creative Thinking Your Application: Applications need to include a CV and a cover letter, please mention the preferred duration of the internship, the preferred location and the preferred working hours. Applications in Germany: Please remember that this internship is aimed at students (m/f/d) who are currently enrolled for the entire period of the internship (Bachelor's or Master's, NOT PhD) or, alternatively, at people in a gap year of a maximum of one year (between Bachelor's and Master's studies), where it can be proven in writing at which university/college and exactly when (month/year) within a year the studies will be continued. Applications in Switzerland: You are currently enrolled at a university, or you have recently finished your studies within 12 months. Please note that due to regulations non-EU/EFTA citizens have to provide a certificate from the university stating that an industry internship is mandatory as part of the university training. Applications in Spain: You are a recent graduate who completed your studies within the last three yrs and hold a valid work permit for Spain. Please make sure to upload your "Vida Laboral" document along with your CV when submitting your application. We are looking forward to your application! Your contact to us! With people. For people. Do you need further support? Please have a look at our FAQs, you will find them via https://careers.roche.com/global/en/faq. 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.