Internship | License to Operate Chapter (1 Year, Full-Time)

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The Position

Internship | License to Operate Chapter (1 Year, Full-Time)

Roche Diagnostics, Lisboa - Portugal

The Opportunity

We are looking for a dedicated and self-motivated talent to join Roche Diagnostics Portugal for a 1-year professional internship. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a proactive attitude, and an eagerness to learn and develop in a fast-paced environment.

This role offers high exposure to various dimensions of the healthcare and diagnostics industry, allowing you to gain broad experience and learn while collaborating with experienced business partners and stakeholders on meaningful operations that safeguard our business integrity, ensure high quality standards, and guarantee compliance across the sector.

As part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, during your internship you will have the unique opportunity to learn, engage and support in a transversal manner all core pillars of the License to Operate (LTO) Chapter in Roche Diagnostics in Portugal: Legal, Compliance, Risk, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Vigilance and Safety:

• Legal & Compliance: Supporting governance frameworks, and evaluating compliance procedures to ensure adherence to healthcare regulations and internal policies.
• Risk & Quality Management: Support risk assessments, contribute to quality management system audits, and collaborate on initiatives to maintain the highest quality standards for our products and processes.
• Regulatory Affairs & Vigilance: Help track regulatory submissions, monitor medical device vigilance reporting, and analyze regulatory shifts to ensure uninterrupted market access for innovative diagnostic solutions.
• Transversal & Cross-Functional Support: Engage with multidisciplinary teams, helping organize, review, and track legal, regulatory, and quality documentation to ensure smooth daily operations and workflows across the LTO Chapter.

Who You Are

With a background as a recent graduate or student in the final stages of a degree in Law (Licenciatura em Direito) or Pharmaceutical Sciences (Licenciatura em Ciências Farmacêuticas), you bring a keen interest in healthcare law, regulatory governance, compliance, and quality systems.

You excel in building successful working relationships with colleagues and external partners, and you demonstrate curiosity, eagerness to learn, analytical rigor, and enthusiasm for how quality and compliance enable better outcomes for patients:

• You are detail-oriented, proactive, flexible, and have a strong sense of responsibility.
• You enjoy collaborating with others, thriving in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment.
• You embrace complex challenges with a positive attitude and feel confident sharing your views and legal/regulatory insights.
• Your ability to communicate fluently in both Portuguese and English, combined with strong interpersonal skills, makes you an effective communicator.
• Your strong analytical skills allow you to translate complex legal and regulatory documentation into clear, actionable advice.
• You are a curious and enthusiastic individual, staying ahead of the curve by integrating Generative AI and emerging digital tools into your day-to-day work to work smarter. 

If you are excited to begin your journey at Roche, explore this opportunity to join our team as an intern! Application deadline: October 26, 2026.

What We Offer

Hybrid and flexible work practices, internship subsidy, meal allowance, health insurance, life and personal accident insurance, subsidised restaurant in the office and free access to the Roche gym, various wellbeing activities, among many other benefits, in a highly dynamic and innovative environment. Find out more about Roche Diagnostics and how you can contribute to transforming the way diseases can be prevented, diagnosed, and monitored!

A presente oferta de emprego é suscetível de ser preenchida por via da contratação de candidatos que reúnam os requisitos necessários para preencher os postos de trabalho respeitantes ao cumprimento da Lei nr. 4/2019, de 10 de janeiro.

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.