Job Description

To enable Guardant Health to fight cancer through data, the minimal residual disease (MRD) detection team is seeking a highly motivated Summer Intern – Assay Development to join our highly enthusiastic team to support the development of new NGS modules targeting novel sample analytes.

At Guardant, we leverage the most advanced technologies and work with leaders in many different fields to create the most impactful and meaningful technologies for cancer management.  At Guardant Health, you will be working with the highly motivated diverse team of biologists, bioinformaticians, and software engineers to be involved in the development of innovative technologies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development of NGS modules targeting novel sample analytes
• Be able to present the results updates in the Tech Dev team meetings.
• Ability to document the results properly and write SOPs for the new assays developed within the team.
• Perform experiments both independently and under the supervision of Senior team members
• Maintain appropriate inventory of lab supplies

Qualifications

• Experience in molecular biology and nucleic acid chemistry. 
• Familiarity in laboratory techniques including sample preparation for NGS
• Experience in ELISA , Western blot and protein assays is a plus. 
• Ability to perform experiments with the minimum supervision in the fast-paced environment 
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Experience with data analysis in R, and python is a plus

EDUCATION: 

Students close to or recently completing BS, MS in biology, chemistry, or related disciplines

Additional Information

Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant’s COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws.  An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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