Intern, Structural Biology

Revolution Medicines • Redwood City, CA

3d • $67,000 - $81,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a summer intern to join the Structural Biology team and support multiple oncology therapeutic programs. Working from the bench, they will hone their skills in protein purification, production and harvesting of protein-small molecule co-crystals, and

Requirements

• Undergraduate biochemistry lab experience, either coursework or research under the supervision of graduate student/professor.
• Completion of organic chemistry and familiarity with small molecule representations and functional groups.
• Experience with protein handling, characterization, and storage (FPLC or HPLC techniques like SEC and affinity chromatography. PAGE, quantitation via Bradford and nanodrop etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiasm to work hard and learn this summer!

Nice To Haves

• Experience with growing and harvesting protein crystals highly desirable.
• Prior use of crystallographic software suites (CCP4, Phenix) and visualization software (PyMOL, Chimera) also highly desirable.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed