2026 Summer Intern - Assay Development

Cellanome•Foster City, CA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Cellanome is a well-funded start-up focused on tackling some of the biggest challenges in biology by developing next-generation technologies to unravel biological complexities. The company is building a world-class team of engineers, scientists, team builders, and problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting start-up environment with capable, humble, and down-to-earth colleagues. As a Summer Intern, reporting to the Director of Assay Development, you will gain hands-on laboratory and computational experience. Your role will involve supporting multi-omic assay development and optimization, which includes assisting with cell and molecular biology experiments, operating R3200 instruments, and performing large-scale single-cell data analysis. This combined hands-on and computational role allows you to apply your expertise to build a uniquely differentiating platform.

Requirements

Currently enrolled Master’s or PhD student in a biology-related field
Able to commit to a 12-week program during Summer 2026
Previous hands-on experience in cell and molecular biology, including cell culture, library preparation, and sequencing
Experience with laboratory instrumentation
Proficiency in R for single-cell data analysis

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Seurat

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on laboratory experience
Gain computational experience
Support multi-omic assay development and optimization
Assist with cell and molecular biology experiments to support assay development activities
Assist with R3200 instrument operation to support assay development activities
Perform large-scale single-cell dataset analysis to evaluate assay performances and inform optimization activities