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Roche · 18 hours ago

2026 Summer Intern - Discovery Immunology and Ophthalmology

South San Francisco

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$40/hr - $46/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Roche is offering an outstanding opportunity for an intern to contribute to accelerating the drug discovery process. The internship will focus on developing novel human in vitro models to investigate the molecular mechanisms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) while collaborating with researchers across departments.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Contribute to a highly innovative project and collaborate productively with researchers across departments at Genentech

Design and perform cell culture experiments to contribute to new model development and characterization using molecular biology techniques, imaging, and bioengineering

Analyze and interpret experimental data to delineate the mechanisms underlying AMD biology

Present findings at group meetings and contribute to scientific discussions

Qualification

Human cell cultureMolecular biologyImmunohistochemistryFluorescence microscopyBioengineeringImage analysis softwareIndependent workCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Must have attained a Master's Degree

Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student)

Required Majors: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, or related fields

Experience with human cell culture, iPSC, or organoids

Skills in molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, and state-of-the-art imaging methods, including fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, and image analysis software's

Ability to work independently, troubleshoot, and design experiments to address key project questions

Driven, passionate, and proactive with demonstrated ability to be highly motivated and work independently

Preferred

Experience in bioengineering or omics technologies

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills

Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion

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.

Founded in 1896

Basel, Basel-Stadt, CHE

10001+ employees

http://www.roche.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (12)

2024 (9)

2023 (6)

2022 (2)

2021 (2)

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

Alan Hippe

Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO

Christine Bakan

Global Head and VP of Software and Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing

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