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Internship & Co-op Finder: a separate stream from full-time jobs

careersMay 2026
By BioPath Team

Curated summer programs, year-long co-ops, and structured placements at Genentech, Roche, NIH, Sanger, Moderna, Illumina, and more — filterable by field and duration.

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Internships deserve their own search

The biggest mistake students make on a general job board: filtering for "biology" + "entry level" and getting drowned in full-time roles that won't sponsor a visa, won't accept a current student, and don't have a structured onboarding for someone who hasn't graduated yet.

Internships are a different product. They have:

  • Fixed cohort start dates (June for summer programs, January for many co-ops)
  • Application deadlines 6–12 months ahead — Genentech's summer internship closes in late January for a June start
  • Dedicated recruiting teams separate from full-time hiring
  • Stipends, not salaries (~$6,500–$9,500/month at top US biotechs; €1,200–€2,500 in EU/UK)
  • Structured mentor pairing and final presentations — they're an interview for a full-time conversion offer
The new Internship Finder at /internships curates the high-signal programs and lets you filter by field (wet lab, bioinformatics, clinical, regulatory, industry R&D), duration (summer, co-op, year-long), and location/remote.

What's in the launch list

Genentech, Roche, NIH SIP, EMBL Predoctoral Programme, Novartis, Pfizer, 23andMe, Wellcome Sanger Summer Programme, Moderna, Illumina — with stipend ranges, deadlines, and direct application links.

The deadlines you can't miss

| Program | Typical Deadline |
|---|---|
| 23andMe Computational Biology | January 10 |
| Illumina Software Engineering | January 20 |
| Genentech Summer Internship | January 31 |
| Pfizer Regulatory Affairs | February 1 |
| NIH Summer Internship (SIP) | February 15 |
| Wellcome Sanger Summer | February 28 |
| EMBL Predoctoral Programme | March 1 |

Set calendar reminders 4 weeks before each — that's when your recommendation letters need to be in motion.

Browse the live list at [/internships](/internships).

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