Roche · 10 hours ago
2026 Summer Intern - Human Factors Engineering
South San Francisco
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$26/hr - $40/hr
Start in 2026 SummerRoche is a leading company in the biotechnology industry, and they are seeking a Summer Intern for their Human Factors Engineering team. The intern will support ongoing activities related to medical devices, including planning usability studies, providing input for device design, and contributing to human factors reports.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Advocating for the user in the development process
Providing input on user and design requirements to develop product user interfaces
Developing instructions for use and training
Conducting human factors studies to gather early-stage data and assess/optimize product usability
Identifying and mitigating use-related risks
Conducting user studies
Providing input to the clinical team and launching device training
Authoring human factors reports and content for health authority submissions
Planning usability studies and collecting/analyzing data
Providing input and recommendations for device design
Contributing to human factors reports and documents (e.g., risk analyses)
Participating in human factors team continuous improvement activities (e.g., development of internal tools and templates)
Attending human factors team and individual device team meetings
Qualification
Required
Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program)
Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Master's Degree
Required majors: Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, or a closely related field
Understanding of human factors principles and user-centered design
Knowledge and experience with general human factors methods, which may include user testing, heuristic evaluation, use-related risk analysis
Experience with qualitative and quantitative research
Experience and/or interest in applying human factors to the healthcare or medical device industries
Strong technical writing skills
Preferred
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Knowledge of medical device and combination product regulations is helpful, but not required
Benefits
Paid holiday time off benefits
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
Founded in 1896
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and Group Vice President, Computational Science and Informatics R&D
Recent News
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