2026 Summer Intern - Sequencing Workflows and Applications
About The Position
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position 2026 Summer Intern - Sequencing Workflows and Applications We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love. 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 diseases 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, CA, on-site.
Requirements
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).
- Required majors: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related fields.
- Good understanding of NGS library preparation, targeted enrichment, and sequencing.
- Ability to work well in teams and across disciplines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- The candidate should be passionate and self-motivated with a strong desire to acquire on-the-job training.
Nice To Haves
- Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.
- Lab Experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute and analyze methods optimizing methylation sequencing workflows
- Analyze data, evaluate results, form conclusions, and determine future experiments
- Perform cell-free nucleic acids extraction from clinical plasma specimens, whole blood, and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue
- Collaborate closely with molecular biology and bioinformatics groups to evaluate and identify potential parameters that may impact sequencing performance
- Keep detailed records of all experiments and project-related information
Benefits
- 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
- paid holiday time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
