2026 Summer Intern - Process Improvement Intern

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.

2026 Summer Intern - Process Improvement Intern

The Summer at Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization. Leveraging the education you received already, we hope to give you an opportunity to grow and develop with us!

About Roche

Roche Diabetes Care has been pioneering innovative diabetes technologies and services for more than 40 years. More than 5,500 employees in over 100 markets worldwide work every day to support people with diabetes and those at risk to achieve more time in their target ranges and experience true relief from the daily therapy routines.

Being a global leader in integrated Personalized Diabetes Management (iPDM), Roche Diabetes Care collaborates with thought leaders around the globe, including people with diabetes, caregivers, healthcare providers and payers. Roche Diabetes Care aims to transform and advance care provision and foster sustainable care structures. Under the brands RocheDiabetes, Accu-Chek and mySugr, comprising glucose monitoring, insulin delivery systems and digital solutions, Roche Diabetes Care unites with its partners to create patient-centered value. By building and collaborating in an open ecosystem, connecting devices and digital solutions as well as contextualize relevant data points, Roche Diabetes Care enables deeper insights and a better understanding of the disease, leading to personalized and effective therapy adjustments. For better outcomes and true relief.

This internship position is located in Indianapolis, on site.

About Lean Manufacturing Performance within Indianapolis NPC Operations

The Lean Team optimizes manufacturing by launching and refining operations through process robustness and quality improvements. They monitor production output, escalate bottlenecks, and lead efficiency-driven projects like facility space planning. By providing Lean training and managing high-impact initiatives-such as the Operations Readiness for new equipment and Value Stream Assessments-the team ensures we are ultimately driving higher output and streamlined workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• May actively provide project support for process or product improvement initiatives.

• May lead or support projects of significant scale, complexity or priority

• Regularly communicate and work with cross-functional teams to assist in the development, review, and/or evaluation of information and findings related to Lean Manufacturing Performance.

• Complete smaller tasks or assignments, as needed

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-weeks full time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June (Summer).

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Your Department Projects:

As the Product Performance Intern, you will be fully embedded into the Global Operations & Quality team, interacting with various teams in a matrix environment.

• You will attend, support and/or plan team meetings and workshops to build and maintain an understanding of ongoing activities and projects

• You will investigate and drive further automation and simplification of current processes

• You will support teams to manage complex system structures and interfaces

• You will prepare a summary of learnings and point out improvement areas you discover

• You will work both autonomously and with others on engineering projects with the goal of achieving process and/or safety improvements, as well as cost savings.

Who you are:

Required Education:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).

Required Majors:

• Engineering (preferably Industrial, but would also accept other engineering disciplines) or Engineering Technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and/or previous experience with the application of lean manufacturing methodologies preferred. Knowledge and experience with process characterization, root cause analysis and process capability tools (i.e. DOE, FMEA, Fishbone Diagrams, SPC).

• Ability to analyze complex issues and formulate effective solutions

• Intermediate skills working with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint etc.) and Google Tools

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work with a diverse and multi-disciplinary team.

• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indiana is $23.00 - $28.00 per hour.Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

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. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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