2026 Summer Intern - Cell Biology

We’re a well-funded start-up. You’ll get a chance to wear many hats, be a part of a growing team, and have the potential for exciting financial and career growth.

Here’s what sets us apart. We’ve set our sights on some of the biggest challenges facing biology today. We’re amassing a world class team of engineers, scientists, team builders and problem solvers to tackle these challenges heads-on. We’re passionate about developing the next generation technologies that will unravel the complexities of biology.

This is a unique opportunity to build, be part of an exciting start-up and be surrounded by good humans who are super capable, humble and down-to- earth.

As a Summer Intern reporting to the Staff Scientist, you will gain hands-on experience working across multiple cell types on the Cellanome Platform and contribute to projects advancing our core cell biology capabilities.

 Position overview:  

• You will take on one or more projects spanning areas such as cell onboarding (human primary cells and mammalian cell lines), cell state transitions (proliferation, differentiation, senescence) across diverse cell types including human preadipocytes, and CRISPR screening. You’ll contribute to experimental design, execution, and data analysis alongside scientists and engineers in a fast-moving environment where your curiosity and creative thinking directly shape how we advance the platform.

What makes you a good fit: 

• Currently enrolled PhD student in a biology-related field.
• Able to commit to a 9-12 week program during Summer 2026.
• Hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture and aseptic technique; familiarity with viral transduction, CRISPR-based experiments, primary cell differentiation, flow cytometry, or microscopy is a plus.
• Self-motivated and curious, comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
• Comfortable organizing, analyzing, and interpreting complex experimental datasets; scripting experience (e.g., Python or R) and exposure to sequencing- or image-based readouts are a plus.

The pay rate for this position is $45/hour. 

What you can expect from us:

You’ll feel the energy when you walk in our door – we work hard, we have fun and we have ambitious plans to grow. Cellanome offers a comprehensive employment package that includes a competitive salary, generous stock options, great individual, and family health plans, a 401(k) and flexibility to balance work and life.

We embrace and celebrate the diversity of our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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