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We are seeking a summer intern for the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area based in San Diego, CA. The summer intern will advance ongoing in vitro human iPSC-derived neural modeling efforts to discover cellular disease phenotypes associated with neuropsychiatric disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. They will be responsible for planning, conducting, interpreting, and reporting experimental results while interacting with an interdisciplinary team of scientists.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, conduct, and interpret in vitro experiments using human iPSC-derived neural cell types (neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, etc) to investigate cellular development and neural circuit formation.

Use various experimental approaches, including qRT-PCR, immunocytochemistry, and MEA electrophysiology to generate expression and functional data. Provide project updates and experimental findings in oral and written communication.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited college pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Neuroscience, Biology, or a related field with a minimum G.P.A of 3.0. Students entering their final year of studies (graduation in 2026) are preferred.
• Candidates must be available in summer of 2025 and able to work full-time in-person during the duration of the internship.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H1-B status) now or in the future.
• Preferred candidates will have at least one academic year of undergraduate research experience or a full-time, lab-based summer internship using molecular biology, imaging, and/or cell culture techniques.
• Preferred candidates should feel comfortable working independently as well as on a team.
• Preferred candidates should be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Additional technical proficiencies in GraphPad Prism or other statistical software and experience with PubMed or other literature databases is a plus.
• Preferred candidates will have excellent organization, communication, presentation skills and scientific/technical writing skills.
• The anticipated base pay for this position is Sophomore $28.50/hr, Junior $30.00/hr, Senior $32.00/hr, Master’s degree $38.00/hr.

Ineligibility for severance.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 2/24/2025. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Primary Location NA-US-California-San Diego

Organization Janssen Research & Development, LLC (6084)

Job Function Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

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