Summer Intern Neuropsychiatry

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Job Title: Summer Intern Neuropsychiatry

Company Name:	Johnson & Johnson
Location:	San Diego, CA
Position Type:	Internship
Post Date:	01/14/2026
Expire Date:	02/20/2026
Job Categories:	Healthcare, Other, Nonprofit and Volunteer Services

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Summer Intern Neuropsychiatry
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.comJob Function: Career ProgramsJob Sub Function: Non-LDP Intern/Co-OpJob Category:Career ProgramAll Job Posting Locations:San Diego, California, United States of AmericaJob Description:<div>Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. </div><div>Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. </div><div>Learn more at <a href="https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine" target="_blank">https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine</a> </div>Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Summer Intern to join our Neuroscience Discovery group based in San Diego, CA, USA.J&J Innovative Medicine is recruiting a highly motivated undergraduate student to join us for 10-12 weeks during the Summer of 2026. The successful candidate will advance the characterization of in vitro human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) as well as rodent models of neuropsychiatric diseases at a cellular and molecular levels to support our neuropsychiatry portfolio. This is a lab-based position as summer intern will spend most of their time in the lab planning, conducting, interpreting, and reporting experiments while interacting with an interdisciplinary team of scientists.You will be responsible for:<ul><li>Conduct and interpret in vitro experiments to characterize rodent and human iPSC-derived models of neuropsychiatric diseases</li><li>Contribute to internal meetings and through presentation of results</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate reporting and documentation of results in accordance with company guideline.</li><li>Consistently adhere to all company current compliance guidelines and policies.</li></ul> Qualifications / Requirements<ul><li>Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited University or college pursuing a degree in psychology, neuroscience or related field at the time of internship</li><li>Candidate must be permanently authorized to work in the US, available in Summer of 2026 and able to work on-site full-time at assigned site location: La Jolla, CA for the whole duration of the internship.</li><li>Should be comfortable working individually (independently) as well as a part of a team.</li><li>Ability to think strategically and execute a plan effectively is strongly preferred.</li><li>Practical hands-on experience with cell culture and imaging techniques preferred.</li><li>Good analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills.</li><li>Candidates need to be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Power Point, and have strong oral and written communication skills.</li><li>A minimum G.P.A. of 2.8 is strongly preferred.</li></ul><div>The expected pay range for this position is between $26.50 per hour and $59.00 per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience. Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).  </div><div>For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits  </div><div>This job posting is anticipated to close on 01/21/2026.  The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications. </div><div> </div><div>Ineligibility for severance. </div><div> </div><div>Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. </div><div>Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. </div>Required Skills: Preferred Skills: The anticipated base pay range for this position is :$26.50 per hour - $59.00 per hourAdditional Description for Pay Transparency:The expected pay range for this position is between $26.50 per hour and $59.00 per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience. Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).  For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits  This job posting is anticipated to close on 01/21/2026.  The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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