Student Internship in Lab Automation; Pharma Research & Early Development

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In Roche’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (pRED), we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. 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 talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

The primary mission of the 360 Labs Chapter within SPO is to provide greater access and support for the use of cutting-edge biomedical research technologies by scientists across our discovery portfolio. 360 Labs delivers core scientific technologies, expertise and enabling activities, as well as facilitating knowledge sharing in close collaboration with our therapeutic areas and functions. Our ambition is to bring to life a thriving workplace environment, where your collaborative mindset is as valued as your professional expertise.

Our goal is to act as a highly integrated ecosystem, supporting research and development, working collaboratively, and focused on fostering excellence and sustainability. Together, these efforts will serve to increase the speed, enhance the robustness and improve the sustainability of our exploratory research and early discovery activities.

With the help of two experienced lab automation scientists, you will gain deep insights into automating sample preparation workflows for various applications in genomics, proteomics and flow cytometry. Your work will include programming & validation of the user interface, the robotic pipetting workflow and the automated generation of reports. To enable successful automation in an open-access facility, you will focus on developing solutions which are user-friendly and robust.

You will understand lab automation platform architecture, design and programming as well as the importance of providing an intuitive user experience. Depending on your interest & ability you will be able to contribute to the automation platform design & engineering (CAD, 3D printing) if required.

• Develop and implement quality control assays for our various liquid handlers to ensure accuracy and overall performance
• Plan, perform and document experiments to validate and benchmark automated workflows.
• Present and discuss your work with stakeholders. Train and support users

• You are currently enrolled in bachelor or master studies in biology/biotechnology or related discipline, or finished a master degree within 12 months prior to the start date of the internship
• You have prior programming experience (Python, Matlab, R or similar) which you are motivated to extend in the field of automation
• You have an affinity to work with & understand technical equipment and are excited by cutting edge technologies like automated liquid handlers

In addition to your scientific expertise and critical technical skills we are looking for candidates who are:

• Customer-focused with a drive for growth and a questioning mindset. Skilled in creative problem-solving, organization, and implementing innovative ideas efficiently in a fast-paced research context;
• Excellent…