2026 Summer Intern - Public Affairs & Access: Issue Advocacy & Alliances (US External Affairs) jobs in United States
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Roche · 8 hours ago

2026 Summer Intern - Public Affairs & Access: Issue Advocacy & Alliances (US External Affairs)

positionWashington DC
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$21/hr - $28/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

Roche is a biotechnology company seeking a summer intern for their Public Affairs & Access department. The intern will support the Issue Advocacy & Alliances team in educating and engaging stakeholders while gaining experience in strategic advocacy plans and legislative priorities.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Attending external stakeholder events including but limited to: patient and provider policy summits, think tank briefings and trade association meetings
Engagement with external stakeholders to understand how key policies impact patients, their organizations and our business
Conduct research on external organization policy positions and support External Affairs team
Projects, events, and other activities as needed
Participate in team strategy sessions as we create advocacy plans on our key priorities

Qualification

US legislative processCouragePassionCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsInterpersonal skillsIntegrity

Required

Must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree
Must have attained a Bachelor's degree (recent graduates not currently enrolled in a grad program)
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Understanding of the US legislative process

Preferred

Political Science
Economics
Business Administration
Communications
Public Policy

Benefits

Paid holiday time off benefits

Company

Roche

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Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
dateFounded in 1896
location
Basel, Basel-Stadt, CHE
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.roche.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$7.79B
Key Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
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Christine Bakan
Global Head and VP of Software and Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing
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