2024 Summer/Fall Intern, Pathology Lab Research and Early Development (PLRED)

Job description

The Position

PLRED is a cross functional, interdisciplinary team whose projects focus on technology maturation into early development. Our customers range from early research to development within the product development pipeline.  The two internships will support projects in the Oncology Assay Design and Novel Assay Technology teams: Oncology Assay Design - characterizes new assay technologies for future products Novel Assay Technology - Identifies, qualifies, and characterizes new technologies for future products.

This internship position is located in Tucson, On- site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support a PLRED research project through conducting of supervised research

• Report findings to team members and select stakeholders

• Maintain documentation of research project work  

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 have attained a Bachelor's Degree

- Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)

Required Majors:

Any biological, chemistry, physics or biomedical engineering discipline 

Required Skills:

Familiarity with general laboratory safety, word processing software, and excellent written and verbal communication skills

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.

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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.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

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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