Complete an internship project at SOPHiA GENETICS whose mission is to drive forward the future of liquid biopsy testing by joining the Data Science team as a Junior NGS Scientist (Intern).
Your mission:
Contributing to liquid biopsy product development and collaborative research projects, you will work alongside with technical product managers, NGS scientists and data analysts to expand the power of the SOPHiA GENETICS liquid biopsy assay portfolio. You will be placed at the nexus of wide-ranging product development activities and support the design and execution of R&D activities to explore the benefit of including additional disease markers and investigate the utility of liquid biopsy testing.
Location: Rolle, VD
Start: June 2024
Contract type: Career Explorer
Duration: 6 months
Schedule: Full time (40 hours/week)
You will be involved in:

• Support subject matter experts with the gathering of scientific and technical information during the planning phase and gain knowledge of state-of-the art genomic analysis and diagnostic protocols.
• Communicate both internally and externally with research collaborators to share research goals, coordinate activities and track progress.
• Use issue & project tracking software to plan and report R&D activities and obtain an overview of project management.
• Familiarize yourself with design control procedures in an industry setting to gain insights into product development within a world-leading biotechnology company.

Requirements
The experience you bring

• A qualification in a biology-related subject and thorough experience with standard molecular biology techniques (e.g., centrifugation, PCR, electrophoresis, etc.)
• Eagerness to familiarize yourself with new technologies, ability to acknowledge knowledge gaps and curiosity enabling you to overcome these.
• While hands-on experience of NGS library preparation, sequencing procedures would be beneficial.
• Excellent command of written English, ability to summarize information and present your insights and results to an audience in a concise manner.
• Good communicator, you demonstrate sociability and enjoy interacting with different people.

Benefits
Application process
Apply now with your CV and any supporting information.
Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader, alongside key colleagues, and stakeholders from across the business.
All resumes should be in English for a successful review!
SOPHiA GENETICS:
We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our AI SaaS Platform enables that. You will have direct input into our mission to radically improve the outcomes for Cancer & Rare Disease patients globally. Enable our customers to push industry boundaries, as we pioneer into newly discovered fields and combine complex, multi-modal data for the first time!
For more information, visit our website: https://www.sophiagenetics.com.