2026 Summer Intern Software Development

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.

The Position

The Opportunity :

The Summer at Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience. Interns enjoy opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees throughout our organization. Additionally we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization.

As a Bioinformatics Software Engineering intern you will be part of a team of forward-thinking scientists engineers and researchers building production-grade bioinformatics software to extract meaningful insights from genomic data using cutting-edge bioinformatics algorithms.

This interdisciplinary internship provides a unique chance to leverage your expertise in both bioinformatics and computer science and bridge the gap between academic research and industry application. You will directly contribute to the development of high-performance and scalable software solutions that will significantly impact life science fields including next-generation sequencing diagnostics and precision medicine.

Who You Are :

Must be currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Computer Science Mathematics Statistics Bioengineering or related fields.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Familiarity with Unix / Linux based environments and command-line tools.

Basic knowledge of genome bioinformatics and DNA sequencing.

Experience with popular programming languages used in bioinformatics such as Python and C / C.

Experience with version control systems like Git.

Preferred :

Experience with parallel programming systems programming and performance optimization. C experience is preferred.

Experience with bioinformatics tools and libraries used in next-generation-sequencing (NGS) data analysis.

Experience building or running bioinformatics algorithms or pipelines.

Additional information :

Location : Hybrid Based in Mississauga (majority of days in the office)

Duration : This position is a 4 -month work term full-time (35 hours per week) expected to start in May 2026.

Hours : Full-time (35 hours per week).

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

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The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga isandof hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors as determined by the company.

We use artificial intelligence to screen assess or select applicants for this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

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 life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Public Relations,Google Docs,Data Collection,MailChimp,Microsoft Word,Dermal Fillers,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Microsoft Excel,Adobe Photoshop,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1