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.
The schedule is Mon - Fri, 8 AM- 4:30 PM. This is a 3 month summer internship.
Location: San Diego (Onsite)
Pay: $20/hr
The Laboratory Intern functions as a laboratory support team member. The main duties and responsibilities include the following, but not limited to:
- Under direct and constant supervision by a licensed, certified, or senior- level individual, as mandated by local regulations.
- Maintain flexibility, and work as a team player
- Assist in room and equipment maintenance in accordance with the laboratory’s policies and procedures
- Prepare labware and help with stocking of laboratory supplies and reagents
- Assist with sample intake.
- Archive samples by following the specimen storage and retention policies
- Create aliquots of reagents as needed using the appropriate lab equipment according to established protocols.
- Perform all duties according to guidelines outlined within the quality systems
- Compliant with company policies, procedures, safety requirements and regulations
- Take ownership and accountability of ensuring the highest quality of internal/external customer service
- Perform any other site/lab specific duties as assigned
Who You Are:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma required
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Exercise good judgment
- Excellent teamwork and collaborations skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Aptitude and interest in laboratory work and orderliness
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Repetitive movement of hands, arms, and legs
- Repetitive movement of fingers (typing and/or writing)
- Sitting, with occasional walking, standing, stooping, and moving about
- Exposure to general office and laboratory environment conditions
- Occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds
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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
- High school diploma required
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Aptitude and interest in laboratory work
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.
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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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