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Grad Intern - Pathology Lab

Amgen

South San Francisco, CAFull-time$35.34–41.2/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$35.34–41.2/hr
Location
South San Francisco, CA
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The graduate intern will work with Amgen’s Pathology group in South San Francisco to help develop and implement specialized tissue-based assays supporting questions about target expression and preclinical model development. The program includes laboratory work, data management, image analysis, and presenting findings. Applicants must meet the stated graduate-program enrollment and eligibility criteria; experience with tissue-based assays and strong communication are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Immunohistochemistry, nice to haveIn Situ Hybridization, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveIndependent Work, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to have

Qualifications

Must Be 18+, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredMBA or Master's or PharmD or PhD Program Enrollment, requiredFirst-Year Program Completion, requiredLife Sciences or Biology or Related Field, nice to haveContinued College Enrollment, requiredU.S. Location During Internship, requiredU.S. Work Authorization, required

Full job description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Grad Intern - Pathology Lab

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. During this program, you will work with the Pathology group in South San Francisco, CA to help develop and implement specialized tissue-based assays to support specific questions on target expression and preclinical model development.

The key responsibilities

  • Maintain accurate laboratory records and follow all laboratory safety and compliance guidelines.

  • Working with a mentor to perform immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining and contribute to assay optimization and validation.

  • Manage databases and input information, data, and records.

  • Utilize image analysis software to generate quantitative data.

  • Present internship findings at the conclusion of the program.

Program Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be available to work a full-time schedule.

  • Expected continued enrollment in an accredited college or university following the internship program / co-op

  • Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship program

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The innovative individual we seek is a highly motivated team player with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

  • 18 years or older

  • Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a PharmD program for a PharmD internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree concentration(s): Life Sciences, Biology or related field

  • Strong communication, both written and verbal

  • Hands-on experience with tissue-based assays, such as immunohistochemistry (IHC), or in situ hybridization (ISH).

  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.

What You Can Expect of Us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $35.34 - $41.20

  • Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.

  • Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.

  • Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of this program. Sponsorship for future FTE roles is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen 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, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 675 open Laboratory jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35.34–41.2/hr
  • California median$59–76/hr34 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–30/hr267 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $38.27/hr, is 44% below the California median midpoint ($68/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 56 open Laboratory jobs in California and 675 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Laboratory postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (304 postings).
Education
180 of the 675 open Laboratory jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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