CareerPlan

2027 R&D Cancer Diagnostics Intern

United States - California - La JollaInternship2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Intern role supporting R&D projects in cancer diagnostics, focusing on product development, bioinformatics, and ML/AI applications to improve cancer detection and management.

Role type

R&D Intern (Cancer Diagnostics)

Builds

Diagnostic products, bioinformatics tools, and AI-driven research applications

Domain

Healthcare / Oncology Diagnostics / Biotechnology

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Lab-based experimentation, computational biology, machine learning model development, statistical modeling, data analysis, algorithm design, biological sample processing, PCR/qPCR, NGS workflows, automated liquid-handling systems

Preferred skills

Protein immunoassays (ELISA, bead/microparticle formats), clinical assay platforms (Hamilton, cobas, Alinity i), large-scale biological dataset analysis

Technologies

ELISA, PCR/qPCR, NGS, Hamilton, cobas, Alinity i, Python (implied by data science/ML context), R (implied by statistical modeling)

Responsibilities

Conduct lab-based experimentation and testing, develop machine learning models for predictive analytics, perform computational biology and data analysis, support product lifecycle and scientific problem-solving

Seniority

Intern