Biology Intern - 2 positions

Arcus Biosciences•Hayward, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Biology Department at Arcus Biosciences is seeking curious and self-motivated individuals who wish to learn about the drug discovery process in a biotechnology company. Interns will work side-by-side with a research mentor in a highly embedded and collaborative model with colleagues across the organization. The selected candidates will work towards becoming acquainted with laboratory techniques/assay and how to apply them in a drug discovery-oriented setting.

Requirements

Completing second year of university or higher.
Major in Biological Sciences or closely related field.
Practical or conceptual familiarity with common laboratory techniques (pipetting, cell culture, plate-based assays) is a plus
Familiarity with and comfort using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)
Ability to rapidly employ new bench techniques and learn data acquisition and analysis software
Demonstrated track record of success in relevant scientific coursework to date
Organized and detail-oriented
Experience in a basic wet-laboratory environment is a plus
All applicants must be actively enrolled in an accredited academic program for Fall 2026.

Nice To Haves

Practical or conceptual familiarity with common laboratory techniques (pipetting, cell culture, plate-based assays)
Experience in a basic wet-laboratory environment

Responsibilities

Cell culture of human and murine primary cells, tissues, or cell lines
Basic multi-color flow cytometry
Assaying for soluble proteins using ELISA or Cytokine Bead Arrays or MSD
Basic cell-based functional assays (e.g. – Western blot and RT-PCR)
Graphing data and performing basic statistical analysis
Compose a PowerPoint presentation to communicate study findings and demonstrate learnings over the course of the internship.

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