Research Intern

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Infectious Disease Sciences program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is seeking an Undergraduate Research Intern to learn and work on a laboratory-based research project.

This full-time summer internship will work under the direction of an Infectious Disease Sciences Program faculty member. This student will assist with ongoing laboratory studies and will help members of the research team with computational biology tasks related to quality control and interpretation of metagenomic sequencing data.

Responsibilities

• Learn laboratory techniques, including standard molecular biology and microbiology techniques (nucleic acid isolation/manipulation/PCR/cloning/recombineering transformation, protein isolation/purification).
• Perform lab experiments under the guidance of the mentor or delegated staff.
• Perform data analysis (microbial genomic and epigenomic).
• Writing and review of manuscripts.
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have high-school degree or GED.
• Must be currently enrolled as undergraduate student in university or community college institution.
• Applicants must have excellent computer skills, including the ability to use MS Office suite, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an excellent work ethic.
• Applicant must be flexible and able to work independently without supervision.

The hourly pay range for this position is from $21.30 to $30.13 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked), and prorated paid holidays (up to 11 days per year).