What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Intern, Proteomics & Oncology Biology (Summer 2025) position at Vividion Therapeutics, Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Description : Company Overview :
Vividion is a next generation biotechnology company based in San Diego that is leveraging its proprietary chemical proteomics platform to conduct proteome-wide footprinting of drug-protein interactions with unprecedented breadth and precision. Our technology allows us to screen, identify and optimize novel drugs that selectively bind virtually any protein, including proteins previously considered “undruggable”. Our pipeline and emerging programs reflect a matured and productive platform capable of delivering first in class drugs utilizing novel mechanisms of action (allosteric inhibitors, protein-protein interaction inhibitors, functional activators, degraders etc.) against undruggable targets in the oncology and immunology space.
We prize scientific excellence, creativity, team players and we are committed to continued innovation. We have worked hard to create a collaborative and dynamic work culture where your ideas and discoveries are valued and will have an impact. We are growing and there are opportunities for mentorship and career progression.
Vividion has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Job Summary :
The Proteomics and Oncology Biology Research Internship provides an excellent opportunity to work at the interface of chemistry and biology. An intern in this position will learn how Vividion’s unique chemical proteomics platform is able to discover and characterize drug candidates and how to further assess them in functional or cellular assays. All interns will give an end-of-summer presentation on their experience, learnings, and findings in front of peers and select Vividion scientists.
Requirements : Responsibilities :
- Culture, treat, and characterize human cancer cell lines in a tissue culture setting
- Assist in biochemical and cell biological assays measuring function related to a novel cancer target and the signaling pathways it is involved in regulating
- Learn how to prepare peptide samples from a variety of biological materials for proteomic analysis
- Learn how to analyze mass spectrometry data to both measure protein expression profiles of cells or tissues and quantify interactions between drug candidates and protein targets
- Attend and participate in lab meetings
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Further Information :
Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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Salary : $22 - $24
