Research & Development Laboratory Intern

Veracyte • San Diego, CA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Veracyte utilizes Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and microarray technologies in combination with proprietary analysis pipelines to examine molecular signatures that ultimately assist physicians in managing patient care across a variety of cancer types. We are seeking a 6 month part-time intern for recent graduates (< 1 year) to join us and have hands-on learning opportunity in the development of Veracyte’s Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) pipeline. Your contribution will enable effective research and development in our lab, supporting scientists and creating an environment conducive to optimal work. Your responsibilities will involve helping the team to execute experiments across projects that are prioritized for the Development team during your internship period. You will collaborate with a highly engaged team of scientists and work closely with other groups across Veracyte. Additionally, you will have opportunities for ongoing training and sharing ideas to continuously improve lab processes.

Requirements

• Recent graduates (< 1 year)
• Hands-on learning opportunity in the development of Veracyte’s Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) pipeline.
• Ability to support scientists and create an environment conducive to optimal work.
• Willingness to help the team execute experiments across projects prioritized for the Development team.
• Ability to collaborate with a highly engaged team of scientists and work closely with other groups across Veracyte.
• Openness to ongoing training and sharing ideas to continuously improve lab processes.

Responsibilities

• Handling biological/clinical specimens
• Processing these specimens for NGS, including nucleic acid extraction and library preparation through sequencing data generation.
• Participating in experimental design, execution, and analysis discussion.
• Conducting general lab maintenance management
• Performing all laboratory activities in accordance with the Quality Assurance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed