2027 Future Talent Program - Discovery Oncology – Co-op (South San Francisco, CA)
About The Position
The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research and Development Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Our Company's Discovery Oncology team is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled student majoring in the biological or pharmaceutical sciences for a co-op opportunity. The applicant should have a strong interest in cancer research and learning about oncology drug discovery. Successful candidates will be able to work independently and will be expected to proactively collaborate with colleagues. The co-op will work with a scientific mentor to develop and carry out biochemical, and/or cell-based assays to characterize new therapeutics targets and potential therapeutic molecules. Techniques used will include cancer cell line culture, proliferation assays, genomic perturbation techniques and flow cytometry.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a minimum of a BS/BA degree in biological sciences or a related discipline.
- Available to work full-time for up to (6) consecutive months beginning in early to mid-2027.
- Enrolled in a co-op program through their college or university
- Strong desire to develop knowledge of oncology drug discovery.
- Experience with basic lab procedures: pipetting, solution preparation, plate assays.
- Experience with basic mammalian cell culture.
- Demonstrated ability to perform accurate data analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in bioinformatics data analysis and extraction, integration, and interpretation of data from biological databases
Nice To Haves
- Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Sciences, with experience combining wet-lab and computational approaches to solve biological research questions.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparation of lab reports and presentations.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Prior research experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, execution, interpretation, and reporting of in vitro experiments.
- Assist in developing, executing, and troubleshooting new cell based assays.
- Communicate data clearly and concisely to teams and stakeholders.
- Monitor, review, and critically interpret published work to guide your own research.
- Collaborate with members from other functional areas, including medicinal chemistry, in vivo and in vitro pharmacology and genetics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
