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Intern, Lunar Tech Dev

Guardant Health

Intern, Lunar Tech Dev

Redwood City, CA
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    To enable Guardant Health to lead the disruption of cancer treatments through non-invasive cancer screening, the Technology Development Team is seeking a highly motivated Summer Intern to help develop, test, and improve NGS-based liquid biopsy technologies. 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.

    As a Summer Intern in the Tech Dev department,, you will work with members within the team and interface with multiple teams including process engineering, clinical operations, research operations, and bioinformatics. You will be hands on in the lab and learn to design, implement, and validate new technologies related to liquid biopsy sequencing assays for the early detection, treatment, and monitoring of all cancer types.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Perform basic lab practices such as micropipetting, simple chemical calculations, and performing established assay protocols.
    • Adhere to basic lab and bloodborne pathogen safety practices.
    • Maintain experimental records in written or electronic lab notebook formats.
    • Work under supervision of research associates and tech dev scientists.
    • Bring a can-do attitude to solve new and challenging problems in a fast paced environment.
    • Be able to present updates orally, write reports and SOPs, and participate in technical discussions.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Completed Coursework in molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, or oncology is preferred.
    • Previous experience handling biological samples (i.e. tissue, biofluid, etc) is preferred.
    • Professional hands-on experience in industrial setting in genomics field is a plus.
    • Hands-on experience in running sequencing platforms and assays is a plus.
    • Experience with process automation for nucleic acid extraction and sample preparation is a plus.
    • Local candidates in San Francisco Bay area are preferred.

    Education:

    Students pursuing or recently completing B.S. /B.A. in Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry or related field.

    Additional Information

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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