2025 Summer Intern - Sequencing Workflows and Applications

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2025 Summer Intern - Sequencing Workflows and Applications

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Department Summary

Our long term goal is to revolutionize clinical diagnostics through innovation of advanced molecular diagnostic methods facilitating personalized, proactive treatments that lead to improved patient outcomes. This is accomplished first by identifying specific clinical/scientific needs followed by the application of novel molecular technologies to address them. We tackle critical 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 work at the forefront of Research and Early Development to incorporate the latest technology advancements into new sequencing assays and applications. Our high-performance team is looking for new group members who share our drive and have advanced skill sets relevant to NGS, genomics, and bioinformatics. If you would like to work on challenging problems in NGS with the opportunity to invent new diagnostic methods, then this is the place for you.

This internship position is located in Pleasanton, on-site.

The Opportunity

• Performcell-free nucleic acids extraction from clinical plasma specimens, whole blood, and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue.

• Design, execute and analyze methods optimizing methylation sequencing workflows.

• Analyze data, evaluate results, form conclusions, and determine future experiments.

• 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

Who You Are (Required)

Required Education: You meet one of the following criteria:

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

Required majors: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related fields.

Required skills

• Some knowledge of NGS library preparation and sequencing.

• Ability to work well in teams and across disciplines.

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

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and 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 ofCalifornia is $25.00-$33.00 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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