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The Position

The Position

At Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) we transform cuttingedge science into lifechanging therapies for patients. Genomic AI holds the promise of revolutionizing precision oncology by accurately decoding the transcriptional and mutational profiles of cancer patients. This enables critical applications such as treatment outcome prediction personalized therapy clinical trial optimization and resistance mechanism discovery.

We are developing novel interpretable AI models and transfer learning approaches leveraging Roches vast molecular and clinical datasets. This internship in our Data & Analytics department offers the chance to work within an interdisciplinary team at the forefront of computational biology and AI innovation.

Your mission:

• Analyze and integrate multiomic data from large clinical cohorts including proprietary clinicogenomic datasets and public repositories.

• Design train and finetune AI foundation models (e.g. transformers) for cancer genomics.

• Benchmark novel approaches against traditional methods (e.g. gene signature analysis) to drive innovation.

• Contribute to realworld therapeutic research with potential for publication.

Impact and main responsibilities:

As an intern youll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of computational biologists AI experts and biomarker scientists receiving mentorship while driving independent creative solutions. Your core responsibilities will span data curation integration model development and rigorous results analysis. Your contributions will directly support Roches research initiatives with realworld impactpotentially leading to conference or journal publications.

Your Profile:

• Enrolled in a Bachelors/Masters/PhD program (or recently graduated) in computational biology computer science statistics or related field.

• Strong Python skills and experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow)

• Background in AI/ML (deep learning transformers) and/or computational biology (genomics transcriptomics singlecell technologies).

• Researchdriven mindsetprior publications in AI/ML or computational biology are a plus.

• Independent analytical and collaborative with a passion for translating data into patient impact.

• Proficient in English (written and verbal)

Start:June 2025 or upon availability for a period of 6 months. Please indicate your ideal starting date on your application.

Your Location: Basel Switzerland.

Your application:

Please upload your CV with at least two references and a cover letter. Both documents are mandatory. Optionally you can include in your CV links to relevant software repositories (e.g. GitHub GitLab) showcasing your work.

Due to regulations NonEU/nonEFTA citizens are required to submit a certificate of enrollment along with an official letter from their university confirming that the internship is a mandatory component of their studies. The letter also must specify the duration of the required internship.

We look forward to your application!

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 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 lifechanging healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Lets build a healthier future together.

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Besides extensive development and training opportunities we offer flexible working options 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as childcare facilities medical services restaurants and cafeterias as well as various employee events.