R&D Summer Intern

Wondering what’s within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look.

At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges. 

Summer Internship Program

The program is a 12-week paid internship immersive experience that provides functional learning working on robust and challenging project work, Executive and Senior leadership engagement, and exposure to Danaher Business System fundamentals. The program culminates with a report-out presentation to leaders from the organization. After successful completion of the program, interns will have the opportunity to return as a full-time associate upon graduation.

This position will be a part of the Immunoassay R&D Department located in Chaska, MN and will be fully on-site with hybrid flexibility. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Immunoassay Research and Development team and report to the Manager of Development Science responsible for development of new immunoassays and reagents for fully-automated clinical diagnostic systems. If you thrive in a collaborative and team oriented role and want to contribute to a world-class R&D organization—read on.

The R&D Summer Intern for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics will be responsible for participating in a team to perform general laboratory operations, supporting tasks such as material inventory and general laboratory maintenance. The R&D Summer Intern will work directly with a group of scientists doing a variety of tasks related to the development of fully-automated immunoassays on Beckman Coulter’s instruments and will have the opportunity to learn real world applications of the R&D design process by completing assignments requiring independent thinking and basic analysis; in addition to documentation of studies performed.  

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biological Sciences or related discipline
• 0-2+ years of laboratory experience (class experience acceptable)
• Candidates should have basic knowledge of good laboratory practices and scientific methods
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and design of experiments

The hourly range for this role is $30.00. This is the rate that we in good faith believe is the rate of compensation for this role at the time of this posting.

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When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

The EEO posters are available here.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

The EEO posters are available here.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.