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Roche · 8 hours ago

2026 Summer Intern - Molecular Point-of-Care Diagnostics

positionSan Diego
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$23/hr - $28/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Roche is a global healthcare company dedicated to advancing science and ensuring access to healthcare. They are seeking a Summer Intern in Molecular Point-of-Care Diagnostics to practice molecular biology workflows and develop diagnostic assays for infectious disease detection.

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Responsibilities

Practice molecular biology workflows involving nucleic acid extraction and quantitative measurement from biological samples
Develop and optimize molecular diagnostic assays for infectious disease detection in POC settings
Develop automation strategies for sample handling and reaction mix preparation using laboratory instrumentation
Optimization of sample processing methods for complex biological specimens

Qualification

Molecular biology workflowsNucleic acid extractionMolecular diagnostic assaysLaboratory instrumentationData processing with PythonLaboratory safety awarenessStandard operating proceduresBSL-2 environment experienceJMP software experienceCommunicationCollaboration skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student)
Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program)
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Bioengineering or Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences (or related disciplines)

Preferred

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
Awareness of laboratory safety standards and quality practices
Ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and experimental protocols
Prior experience of molecular biology concepts and nucleic acid manipulation techniques such as the extraction, amplification and quantification
Prior experience with common molecular biology laboratory equipment and instrumentation
Prior experience working in a BSL-2 environment
Prior experience using JMP and Python for data processing/analysis is highly preferred

Benefits

Paid holiday time off benefits

Company

Roche

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Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
dateFounded in 1896
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Basel, Basel-Stadt, CHE
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.roche.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (12)
2024 (9)
2023 (6)
2022 (2)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$7.79B
Key Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
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Christine Bakan
Global Head and Group Vice President, Computational Science and Informatics R&D
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