2024 Summer Intern - Sequencing workflows and applications

The Position

Department Summary

Our long term goal is to revolutionize clinical diagnostics through the creation of advanced molecular diagnostics that facilitate personalized, proactive treatments and lead to improved outcomes for patients. This will be accomplished through the identification of clinical/scientific needs and the application of novel molecular technologies to meet these clinical needs. We work on the critical, important problems standing in the way of the routine clinical use of next generation sequencing (NGS) diagnostics in oncology, genetics, women’s health, immunology, and infectious disease worldwide. We are looking for new group members who share our vision and have advanced skill sets relevant to NGS, genomics, and bioinformatics. We work at the forefront of Research and Early Development to incorporate the latest technology advances into new sequencing assays and applications. If you would like to work on extremely challenging problems in NGS while inventing new diagnostics as a key member of a high-performance team—this is the opportunity for you. 

This internship position is located in Pleasanton, on site.  

Key Responsibilities

• Design, perform & analyze methods optimizing methylation sequencing workflows.

• Collaborate closely with molecular biology and bioinformatics groups to evaluate and identify potential parameters that may impact methylation sequencing performance

Program Highlights

• Intensive 12-weeks, full time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June (Summer)

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship. 

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Required Education: 

- Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student)

Required majors: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related fields

Required skills: 

• Good understanding of NGS library preparation, targeted enrichment, and sequencing

• Ability to work well in teams and across disciplines with complex systems.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• The candidate should be passionate and self-motivated with a strong desire to acquire on-the-job training 

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

 The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location for this position in California is $21.00 - $55.00 per hour.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.  

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Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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