Summer Intern - Companion Diagnostics Antibodies

Job description

  Job facts

The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization. Leveraging the education you received already, we hope to give you an opportunity to grow and develop with us!

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The intern will participate in studies and experiments to develop and characterize immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining reagents and assays on automated tissue staining platforms. The intern will be part of the project team and may engage in studies for feasibility or verification work. When possible, the intern will have the opportunity to complete an individual research project related to the design and performance of an IHC assay. Such an intern project encompasses planning, designing, and performing the experiment, analyzing the resulting data and presenting the results to an interdisciplinary audience. The intern will be assigned a mentor from the Reagent and Assay Development team.

Additionally, the selected intern will be asked to participate in various intern activities, which may include workshops with leaders in the organization, our mentor program, and our Poster Symposium among other activities.

·  Who we are

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 digitalpathology 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.

Desired profile

Who you are

You're someone who wants to influence your own development. You're looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Qualifications

For this internship, the candidate should have experience working in laboratories, e.g., through prior internships or laboratory based course work. Students with areas of study such as biochemistry, molecular biology, biology, chemistry, or chemical engineering will be considered.

Program Requirements
·  Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university during program calendar year 2017.
·  Completed at least 2 years of college/university to be eligible for the program.
·  Must have a ≥3.0 GPA
·  Minimum availability of 12 weeks
·  Previous experience in the job duties listed, either through course work or industry/academia
·  Participation in student organizations and/or other leadership experience
What You Will Learn

The intern will learn about working in teams, owning a project from start to finish, and communicating their work to a broad audience (e.g. project teams, CDx or RTD management, etc.).

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