Job Description

The Position
Research & Development Intern Location: Mississauga Campus - Hybrid modality Length: Six months and part time Job description The Delivery Chapter R&D within Global Procurement supports with a lot of commitment and is passionate about the research and development and production areas in the procurement of materials and services. In order to be able to fulfill our mission for patients, we support Roche through business and supplier partnerships with innovative solutions to patients quickly and efficiently.
As part of our group-wide transformation, we are more globally connected and our working methods have become even more agile, flexible and efficient. During your internship you can not only gain practical insights into the purchasing area, but also get to know work from our research department. If you are enthusiastic about improving patient lives, an internship with us is exactly the right thing for you.
Your team:

• Through our new agile organization, you will not only get to know our team on site, but also the colleagues from other locations. Set up as a global purchasing team.
• We are always looking ahead and shaping the future of Roche and for our patients.
• In addition to openness, trust and an appreciative culture, we do not miss out on having fun at work.
• As a team member, you will be welcomed by your fellow team members, and you can contribute your own ideas.

Your tasks:

• Would you like to put your theoretical knowledge directly into practice? Then support our strategic purchasing by doing market research independently and establish new partnerships with suppliers.
• Would you like to learn how new technologies improve purchasing processes? Then accompany the entire purchasing process during the preparation and follow-up of sourcing as well as negotiations up to the ordering of the materials as well as the supporting all subsequent processes.
• Do you know how to inspire? Then take part in internal projects and work closely with the research and development departments.
• Are you interested in promoting process improvements? Then stay alert and recommend suggestions as to how we can make our purchasing processes leaner, faster or simpler.

Who you are

• You must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate (bachelors) or graduate degree program (Master's). Preferably enrolled in majors as Supply Chain, Engineering or Business - alternatively Economics, IT, industrial engineering or related courses.
• Must be available to work part-time during 6 months (minimum).
• Ideally, you have initial practical experience in a pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical company within the healthcare industry.
• You are open to agile working methods and are actively involved, e.g. in squads.
• You also have a positive mindset and a "can-do" mentality.
• You have good analytical skills, an independent and structured way of working, very good communication skills and see yourself as a team player.

Advantages:

• Your development is important to us: That is why we attach great importance to the fact that you take part in diverse work on tasks and always learn something new.
• In our team, you will take on responsibility early on and actively support us in procurement processes.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
Who we are At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, weve become one of the worlds leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity. Roche Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche's truly innovative culture. As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.