Internship in Organoid Culture & Automation

Location: Basel, Basel-city, Switzerland

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The Position

In Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development Organization (pRED) we believe the rapid advances in science, technology, digital and big data are our greatest opportunity to rethink how we tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet health care needs and to have an even more profound impact on patients and society.

At pRED we are united by our mission to transform science into medicines. Together we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility where our amazing people are empowered and inspired to bring forward amazing innovation at speed. Within pRED, the goal of the Institute of Human Biology (IHB) is to disrupt the traditional drug discovery process through innovative, big and bold ideas focused on advancing our ability to use more predictive human model systems.

Job mission:

You will be working in a cross-functional team that aims to establish organoid culture automation with the goal to use them for high-throughput screening. Your role as a biologist is to work closely together with our specialists to establish these automation workflows, as well as developing assays to characterize the organoids.

Your impact:

• Cell culture of organoids, assume responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of organoid culture activities.
• Develop and implement SOPs for automated culture of organoids in collaboration with scientists at IHB
• Operate robotic liquid handling platforms for cell culture and assay execution.
• Communicate with relevant stakeholders and supervisors about the status of the projects and of critical problem areas.
• Present your results to scientists at IHB and pRED Ophthalmology.
• Document and report all relevant laboratory processes

Your profile:

• You are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program or pursued your Master’s degree not longer than 6-12 months prior to the start date in life sciences or a related field
• Strong laboratory skills, BSL2 cell culture experience is essential – iPSC culturing experience of great advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to details with very structured way of working and documenting experimental work  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with microscopy of strong advantage
• Experience with image analysis of advantage
• Basic knowledge of Python of advantage

Start: Ideally as soon as possible or upon your availability for a period of 12 months. Please indicate your ideal starting date on your application.

Your location:

The internship (100%) will be located in the Roche Pharma Research Center in Basel.

Your application:

Applications need to include a CV and a motivation letter, both merged in one document. If you are currently studying, please include a valid certificate of enrollment as well.

Due to regulations, non-EU/non-EFTA citizens without either a B permit with work permit or a C permit need to provide a certificate of enrollment, as well as a certificate from the university stating that an internship is mandatory and stating the length.

We are excited to see your application!

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche’s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.