Internship for Students of User Experience Design And Design Management, Service Design (starting in September 2024) - RAIR

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 Immerse yourself in the fascinating everyday working life at Roche Diagnostics surrounded by beautiful mountains, not far from the scenic Lake Zug and yet close to the cities of Zug, Zurich and Lucerne. Here, where we have been rooted for over 50 years, we develop and produce diagnostic solutions and help to find answers to health questions. 

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Embark on a transformative learning experience with Roche Diagnostics through our Aligned Internship Program in Rotkreuz. Designed to nurture emerging talent, this program offers a dynamic and immersive opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of diagnostics, fostering personal and professional growth.

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The Customer Experience and Solution Design Department has the mission to drive customer experience at scale in Roche Diagnostics by partnering with customer areas, global functions, and affiliates through enabling and designing end2end experiences across customers’ lifecycle with a focus on targeted users and their needs. It is a diverse  team that brings together different expertise in the design field and represents a center of excellence for CX and Design Research in the healthcare industry.

This internship position is located in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, hybrid.  

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with user research  and design activities related to CX/UX project development

• Collaboratively translating user research into powerful insights that impact design and business decisions

• Communicating powerful insights to business stakeholders through written, visual and prototype form

• Creating service blueprints, customer journeys, and mock-ups

Who You Are

You are enrolled or have completed your Bachelor’s  studies at a university, preferably in the field of Product Design, Service Design or Design Management  within the last 12 months and are interested in applying your knowledge in a modern working environment as part of an internship.

Furthermore you are

• Able to plan a user research study in collaboration with a product team

• Detail Preparation of user research activities

• Execution of qualitative research study, data collection

• Document of research results

• Able to create a customer journey or a service blueprint

Technical details:

The preferred start date for the internship is September 2024. Please state your preferred start date and the desired duration of the internship in your application.

Part-time employment is possible 

If required, it is possible to write a thesis during the internship.

The application deadline is April 30th.

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Roche Diagnostics International in Rotkreuz is a leading provider of diagnostic systems solutions, and the largest manufacturer of fully automated in vitro diagnostic systems in Switzerland. We are more than 2’700 passionate colleagues from over 65 nationalities. Find out more about our site in Central Switzerland, here.

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 benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.

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