Internship in the Cancer Research Pharmacology department in Penzberg in München bei Roche Diaostics GmbH

Internship in the Cancer Research Pharmacology department (m/f/d) in Penzberg in München bei Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Internship in the Cancer Research Pharmacology department (m/f/d)

The Position

Who we are

Roche has more than 94,000 employees performing pioneering work for the health care system in more than 100 countries. This teamwork has helped form Roche into a leading Pharma company concentrating on R&D. Our success comes from our innovation, scientific curiosity and diversity and that we see our differences as an advantage. We want to continue to learn and grow so that we can continue to use innovation to make advances in Healthcare, that’s why we are looking for people who share our passion and goals.

Your Internship

As part of your internship, you will be working with anti-cancer treatments such as monoclonal antibodies and small molecules. The mode of action and the efficacy of these treatments is of primary importance to us.
After an intensive training phase, where you will learn the basic techniques used in pharmacological research in oncology, you will be given your own research project, which you will plan and perform independently.

During your Internship, you will:

be fully integrated into a highly dynamic team, specializing in ex vivo pharmacological analyses for 6 months.
Your main role will be to support the ex vivo ImmunoPD group with their daily work and by doing so also assisting our preclinical research in the field of cancer immunotherapy.
Your main focus will be performing Flow Cytometry experiments. Working closely with the ImmunoPD team, you will help establish and validate Flow Cytometry assays.
In addition, you will support the team in performing Flow Cytometry experiments in preclinical studies by, for example, processing tissue samples or staining Flow Cytometry samples.
You will document your results and present them in the group meetings.

Who you are

You are currently studying for your masters in Biotechnology, Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine, Medicine or a comparable subject
You are highly motivated with better than average grades and already have a good knowledge of immunology.
Advanced experience in Flow Cytometry (>8 colors) is essential
It would be an advantage when you have already processed blood and tissue samples
You have already used the software FlowJo as well as having experience with Microsoft Office.
Experience with Tibco Spotfire or Graphpad Prism would be an advantage.
You are interested in cancer research and drug development.
You have a good grasp of both spoken and written English.
You are self-motivated, have good communication skills and enjoying working as part of a team.

What we offer

We will do our upmost to make your internship as worthwhile as possible. You will be welcomed into the team and will receive interesting insights into different groups. Our goal is to guarantee that you can constantly learn new things and for you to be able to contribute with your own ideas.

We offer:

Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week)
Fair payment above the legal requirements for all compulsory and voluntary internships
Reduced prices (-50 %) in our canteen
Fitness Centre on the Roche Campus
Training opportunities and exciting guest lectures
Networking with other interns
Possibility of accommodation in the Roche Boarding House
Well organized transport connections to Munich with our Roche Shuttle Bus

Your Application

Please upload your curriculum vitae specific to this position. Keep in mind that this internship is only directed at people who are currently enrolled at university or are in their gap year.

Start

Starting March 1st 2024 for 6 months. This is an internship, a continuation at Roche as a part of masters or diploma degree is not possible. You have to be registered as a student for the duration of this internship. Ideally for 4-6 months in Penzberg. This position is suitable for students looking for a full time internship.

We are excited to see your application!