Job ID 323171BR Position Title Recent Graduate Apply to Job
Job Description
6500! That’s the number of associates in the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). This division is the innovation engine of Novartis, focusing on powerful new technologies that have the potential to help produce therapeutic breakthroughs for patients.
Applicants are invited for a 6 months internship position in a laboratory that carries out cutting-edge oncology drug discovery pharmacology research. We seek a talented, motivated and ambitious intern wishing to put all of their skills to maximum use and grow further in their scientific career in a fast-paced drug discovery environment. You will work on global projects using a wide range of in vivo and in vitro techniques while closely interacting with your lab head and colleagues. You will actively contribute to develop novel cancer therapeutics and bring innovative targets into our world leading Oncology portfolio. The position is based at the Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research (www.nibr.com) in Basel, Switzerland.
Your responsibilities:
• Perform, evaluate and interpret experiments under the leadership of your team colleagues and Lab Head to characterize novel therapeutic concepts for oncology projects in various in vivo and ex vivo assays
• Develop and characterize novel in vivo oncology models
• Independently search for information in scientific and technical literature
• Present and discuss your data within the team
Start: September-October
Duration: 6 months
Minimum requirements
• Education: Recent graduate (Master degree) in a relevant life science discipline (e.g. cellular biology, molecular biology, human biology, genetics, pharmacology)
• Languages: The position requires excellent communication skills in English and/or German
• Experience/Professional requirement
- Experience in performing in vivo studies in rodents (e.g. animal handling, drug application, blood/tissue sampling, animal welfare regulations)
- Good knowledge of standard molecular and cell biology techniques (e.g. cell culture, quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, ELISA, cell engineering)
- Strong interest in working in a creative environment where you demonstrate pro-activeness, a flexible attitude and scientific curiosity
Why consider Novartis?
799 million. That’s how many lives our products touched. And while we’re proud of that, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are empowered to ask new questions, make bolder decisions and take smarter risks.
We are Novartis. Join us and help reimagine medicine. Division NIBR Business Unit Oncology NIBR Location Switzerland Site Basel Company/Legal Entity Novartis Pharma AG Functional Area Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll Job Type Full Time Employment Type Internship Shift Work No
