Microfluidic Consumables Research & Development Intern at Thermo Fisher Scientific in South San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)



Job Description




When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals. Our staff members are committed to making a difference in our organization, for our client partners and the patients we serve. We seek individuals with proven competencies and strong character to help lead our organization now and into the future.




Our interns receive professional mentorship and leadership development opportunities to support future career growth with us. Whether you're looking to come back as a repeat intern, transition into one of our Leadership Development Programs, or pursue a full-time position post-graduation, our team is here to support your next step!





How will you make an impact?




Our team is seeking a product design professional to make advances in our digital PCR plastic consumable product line. Join us if you're curious innovator who is motivated to deliver sound engineering solutions in a fast-paced environment!




What will you do?

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  Think creatively about microfluidic designs and demonstrate technical feasibility
  
  
  


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  Characterize microscale phenomena by employing computational and/or experimental approaches
  
  
  


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  Refine new design concepts in a multidisciplinary team with opportunities to generate IP along the way
  
  
  


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  Collaborate with broader team to define requirements and technical specifications, devise test methods to fully characterize product performance, systematically execute experiments, and ensure product manufacturability and reliability
  
  
  


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  Devise experimental strategies, rigorously document approaches and results, and share findings
  
  
  

Start Date: This internship is set to begin on either May 12th or June 16th, 2025 for a duration of 10-12 weeks - dependent upon student availability per academic calendars.





Compensation & Relocation: Our undergraduate Research & Development internships offer an hourly rate between $21.50 - $28.75 dependent upon the location you are supporting (aligned to respective cost-of-living guidelines). Additionally, a relocation stipend is offered in the amount of $5,000 if necessary. Student must be located 50+ miles away from the physical location of the internship to be eligible for the relocation stipend.





How will you get here?

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  Undergraduate student completing an Engineering or Life Sciences-related degree between December 2025 and June 2026.
  
  
  


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  0 years of work experience required; previous related internships preferred.
  
  
  


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  Experience designing sophisticated, high complexity devices for analytical life science or medical device platform projects
  
  
  


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  Strong proficiency in fluidic device design and development ; CAD design software and flow simulation experience required
  
  
  


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  Maintains a high level of professional expertise through keeping up to date with current engineering/scientific literature, competing technologies, and attendance of seminars and conferences
  
  
  


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  Working understanding of plastic material systems and injection molding among other manufacturing methods and processes preferred
  
  
  


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  Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  
  
  


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  Must have excellent experimental design, data analysis / visualization, and problem-solving skills
  
  
  


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  Has strong grasp of microscale fluidic transport fundamentals with biotechnology tools, workflows, and chemistry in digital PCR, qPCR, NGS
  
  
  


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  Technical writing and documentation generation with effective written and verbal communication
  
  
  


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  Excellent teammate who can work independently
  
  
  

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!





To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship (current or future) for employment visa status. Thermo Fisher does not offer employment in this position to holders of F-1, J-1, H-1, OPT, and CPT Visas for the purpose of obtaining practical experience.




Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $21.00-$24.00.


This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  
  


• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  
  


• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  
  


• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  
  


• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards Apply Now