If you’re a young Nigerian looking to break into the global health or science space, this is one of those opportunities that can shape your career path early.
Roche has opened applications for its 2026 Graduate Internship Program in Nigeria, designed to give students hands-on experience working on real health innovation and sustainability projects.
What This Internship Is About
This is not a typical office internship.
It is a practical program where selected participants work on real health challenges across digital health, behavioral science, laboratory systems, and public health innovation.
Interns will be part of global teams across more than 20 countries, working on projects that directly affect healthcare delivery and access.
Track 1: Innovation, Digital Health and Public Health
This track is for students or graduates in fields like public health, digital health, behavioral science, health communication, international development, and social sciences.
You will support a project aimed at improving breast health awareness and screening in Nigeria by helping women move from awareness to actual clinic visits.
Your work may include designing behavior change strategies, creating user-friendly health communication tools, developing digital health journey maps, supporting UX and UI design for health platforms, collecting and analyzing feedback from communities, and helping measure impact and user engagement.
In simple terms, you will be helping design systems that make it easier for women to detect and respond to breast health issues early.
Track 2: Laboratory Science and Health Systems
This track is for students in medical laboratory science, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacy, and biological sciences.
You will contribute to a pilot project focused on improving cervical cancer prevention in Nigeria by integrating HPV testing into existing HIV laboratory systems.
Your responsibilities may include supporting sample collection and handling processes, monitoring laboratory workflows and test processes, tracking equipment, reagents, and supplies, helping ensure timely delivery of test results, documenting operational challenges and improvements, and supporting coordination between clinics and laboratories.
In simple terms, you will help strengthen how health tests are processed and delivered so patients can get faster and more reliable results.
Who Can Apply
This opportunity is open to final year students or recent graduates within the last 12 months in relevant fields depending on the track, and individuals available for at least 3 months.
They are looking for people who are curious, willing to learn, comfortable working in structured environments, good with communication and teamwork, and interested in health systems, innovation, or lab science.
Even if you do not meet all requirements, you are still encouraged to apply.
Why This Matters
This is not just internship experience.
It is exposure to global health systems, real-world healthcare innovation, data, research, clinical workflows, and international collaboration.
For many young professionals, this is the kind of experience that opens doors to global careers in health, research, and development.
Program Timeline
The internship is expected to begin between 1 and 16 July 2026 and will run for at least 3 months.
Apply Here
https://careers.roche.com/global/en/ip2tis-program
Bottom Line
If you are serious about building a career in health, science, or global development, this is one of those opportunities that gives you real experience, not just certificate work.
It is practical, global, and career-shaping.
