2026 Summer Intern - System Development

Roche • Santa Clara, CA • 5h ago

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

Department Summary

Roche Sequencing Solutions (Santa Clara) is a group at Roche developing nanopore based sequencing dedicated to making clinical genetic testing easy and affordable. We are developing a revolutionary, single-molecule DNA sequencer that will improve the lives of people in a wide variety of ways including timely screening for diseases and diagnosis of various cancers. Roche is looking for a motivated and team-oriented individual who is passionate about revolutionary sequencing technology. The System Integration Data Scientist Intern will learn the operation, theory, and data analysis of the Roche Nanopore Sequencing platform. Following Roche product development processes, they will help develop advanced analytics while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to accomplish this aim.

This internship position is located in Santa Clara, on-site.

The Opportunity

Experimental Design: Design and implement experiments on Roche sequencers to test the boundaries of our microfluidic devices and reagents

Advanced Analytics: Develop and apply advanced statistical models to analyze spatial and temporal variability, system robustness, and signal-to-noise ratios

System Diagnostics: Help monitor and diagnose complex interfaces between instrument hardware and biological reagents

Collaborative Insight: Work across diverse functional teams (Sensors, Reagents, and Instrumentation) to translate raw data into actionable engineering improvements

Present Findings: Visualize and communicate complex data exploration results to stakeholders, delivering what patients need next.

Program Highlights

Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

Program start dates are in May/June (Summer)

A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are

Required Education:

You meet one of the following criteria:

Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).

Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program).

Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student).

Must have attained a Master's Degree.

Required Mayors:

Biochemistry, chemistry, materials discipline, computer science, electrical engineering, biomolecular engineering, chemical engineering, statistics, or a related discipline with a background in molecular biology or biochemistry.

Required Skills:

Ability to perform statistical analysis of data with programs such as JMP, Matlab, R. and are familiar with computer programming in languages such as or Python

Familiarity with NGS space

Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills, along with experimental design experience

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

Prefer understanding of or experience of causal inference, DOEs, and statistical modeling

Prefer understanding of or experience with microfluidics, sequencing methodologies, or other wet laboratory instrumentation

Prefer understanding of or experience with high-performance computing environments

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

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $45.00-$50.00 hour. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100'000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let's build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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