IMM Discovery Intern - La Jolla
About The Position
The Johnson & Johnson Immunology Internship Program offers a full-time, immersive learning experience within Immunology Therapeutic Area Research and Development. Interns contribute to meaningful projects, engage with leaders and colleagues across functions, and build practical skills through structured learning, mentorship, and exposure to the drug development process. The program is designed to foster professional growth while giving interns an opportunity to support innovative immunology research and clinical development. Designed to cultivate the next generation of talent, the program helps interns develop scientific, technical, and professional capabilities while exploring career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. The internship spans approximately three months, from May 17 through August 6, 2027 or from June 14 through September 10th, 2027, based at the La Jolla, CA campus. As an Immunology Discovery Scientist Intern, you will join a multidisciplinary research and development team working to advance novel therapeutics for immune-mediated diseases. With guidance from an assigned mentor, you will complete a defined project aligned with an active discovery program and gain hands-on experience in experimental or computational research, data analysis, scientific interpretation, and communication. Depending on the project, you may investigate disease biology, identify or validate therapeutic targets, explore mechanisms of action, or apply technology platforms such as ELISA, PCR, DNA sequencing, flow cytometry, cell culture, cell-based functional assays, or single-cell RNA sequencing analysis. You will receive training in study planning, experimental execution, analytical methods, and troubleshooting while collaborating with colleagues across scientific disciplines and global matrixed teams. At the end of the internship, you will present your findings to the project team and communicate your work through an abstract or poster at an organization-wide research symposium.
Requirements
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
- Must be currently enrolled in an accredited University or College program throughout the duration of the internship. Must not be graduating before, during, or after the start or end of the internship program.
- Undergraduate students with a minimum of six semesters or the equivalent quarters at program start or graduate students are eligible
- Graduate students must be pursuing a master’s, PharmD, Physician Assistant or PhD or other clinical related degrees.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 which is reflective of all college coursework.
- Students in good standing, working towards the completion of an undergraduate or graduate degrees Currently enrolled in biology, cell/molecular biology, chemistry, pre-med, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, clinical pharmacology, clinical or translational research, computational biology, precision medicine, or similar areas of study.
- Availability to work full time (40 h/w) for the entire co-op or internship.
- Detailed oriented with good organizational skills.
- Possess strong leadership skills to participate and contribute to internship program initiatives and events.
- Great interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills.
- Ability to lead peers, project teams and present to project and senior leadership teams.
- Enthusiastic, collaborative, able to build relationships and work within global matrixed and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work on and balance multiple project deliverables
- Working knowledge and/or experience using Slack, Microsoft suite of business applications/tools including but not limited to Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Teams, and Word, etc.
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Nice To Haves
- Proven leadership/participation with campus programs and/or service programs is desired.
Responsibilities
- Experimental or computational analysis design and execution
- Participating in department and team meetings
- Participating in cross-functional team meetings
- Data collection and experimental record keeping
- Shadowing key functional roles for learning/development opportunities
- Assisting with interpretation, reporting, and preparation of oral and written results of product research, in concert with senior clinical personnel
- Review of literature and related new technologies
- Leadership opportunities on specific programs and or group projects
- Abstract/ poster preparation and presentation at organization-wide research symposium
- Other projects as assigned
Benefits
- Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.
- Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year.
- Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
