Cepheid Fast Impact Team (FIT) R&D Intern Recruitment, Apply Online

About the Summer Internship Program:

• Our internship opportunities are the gateway for your entry into the exciting world of molecular diagnostics by enabling you to put your academic training and passion to work for a global company whose products impact health care every day.

As an intern, you’ll be part of a team developing rapid groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges.Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics – from ideation and innovation through development and delivery of life-changing advancements in healthcare-associated infections, sexual health, critical infectious disease, virology and oncology applications.It takes people willing to bring their whole selves to work, operating with imagination, with initiative and achieving more than they ever thought possible.

About the Department:

• This position is part of the Biotechnology R&D, Infectious Disease department and is located in Sunnyvale, CA. Our goal as a department, and as an overall organization is to understand the needs of our customers and to respond with accessible molecular diagnostic test systems as tools to improve the health and integrity of all communities. Our department is responsible for the active design of these systems with guidance from our leadership and multidisciplinary (i.e. interdepartmental) project core teams.

Job Summary:

• During this internship, you will have an opportunity to support end of life (EOL) or secondary vendor sourcing to verify new materials for use in new and existing product families. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to support new product development and participate in technical investigations to create actionable and innovative product improvements.

This Intern Will Work:

• On-site full-time

If On-site, the Cepheid office is located in:

• Sunnyvale, CA

Minimum Requirements:

• Majoring in the Biological Science field (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields of study).
• Required technical skills: experience working with BSL2 microorganisms involved in infectious diseases and/or handling clinical specimens, Real time PCR or RT-PCR.
• Preferred technical skills: familiarity with bioinformatic and/or data analysis tools (Python, R, Minitab, JMP, MATLAB, etc).