At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.
Our Values:
- We Seek A Better Way: We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward.
- We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way.
- We Are Stronger Together: We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team.
- We Care Deeply: We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another.
Veracyte is seeking an exceptional candidate for a summer internship in the Automation and Equipment Engineering teams. The Automation team is responsible for designing, programming, implementing, and maintaining complex automated liquid handling methods to support cancer patient diagnostics. Additionally, the Equipment Engineering team is responsible for the calibration, verification, validation, reliability, and repair of common and complex equipment within Veracyte’s laboratories. This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on, applied skills in the cutting-edge field of Laboratory Automation and Equipment Engineering, gaining experience with industry-leading equipment and tools. The role will be part time, 20-30 hours a week, for approximately 12 weeks from June-September at our labs in San Diego, California.
What You’ll do:
- Support process improvement and automation projects within the laboratory
- Explore development of lab automation scripts and integration with multiple devices using python
- Assist with inventory management of equipment spare parts
- Maintain a safe and organized lab environment, strictly adhering to all safety and quality protocols
- Present project progress, data, and technical insights to the team and department
You are curious, organized, and motivated to learn by doing. You enjoy solving practical problems, working with both software and physical systems, and contributing as part of a team. Candidates must be able to work from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in our San Diego, CA laboratory facilities.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, biology, or a related technical field minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Working knowledge of Python
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to follow written procedures and document work clearly
- Comfortable working in a laboratory or technical environment
- Previous lab experience in biotech or working in an academic lab is a plus
- Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate across teams
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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
What We Can Offer You
Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.
About Veracyte
Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, biology, or related technical field with minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Working knowledge of Python
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to follow written procedures and document work clearly
- Comfortable working in a laboratory or technical environment
- Previous lab experience in biotech or academic lab
- Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate across teams
- Ability to work on-site in San Diego, CA from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (part-time 20-30 hours/week) for ~12 weeks (June-September)
Veracyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veracyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Veracyte.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes PTO, sick leave, paid medical leave, and paid parental leave; PTO is characterized as better than average with accrual increasing over tenure.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with employer match, with indications the match has been enhanced recently.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is accessible through an ESPP and RSUs for certain roles, and added share authorization signals continued equity availability.
Veracyte Insights
What We Do
Veracyte is a global diagnostics company that empowers clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our growing menu of diagnostic tests answers important clinical questions to help patients avoid risky, costly procedures and interventions, and accelerate time to appropriate treatment
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