Research And Development Intern

About Trace Health

Trace Health is an early-stage medtech startup building devices for the toilet that passively measure biomarkers from urine using biosensors.

About the Role

We’re looking for a hands-on student researcher to help stand up our own wet lab in Bangalore and drive optimization of our assay. You’ll be one of the first people in the lab, working directly with the co-founders. This is a build-it-from-scratch role, not a “join an established bench” role.

What You’ll Do

• Help set up the wet lab: select, install, and validate core equipment, write SOPs, and get the space running safely and reproducibly
• Run electrochemical characterization techniques and learn to read the data critically
• Optimize the assay by iterating on sensor fabrication protocols
• Support assay product development by characterizing in real-world conditions
• Document rigorously: keep detailed lab notebooks and datasets
• Iterate fast: this is a startup. You'll be expected to troubleshoot, propose experiments, and adapt protocols as we learn

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing (or recently completed) a Master’s or higher in Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry/Electrochemistry, or a related field. Bachelor’s students will be considered with strong hands-on experience.
• Comfortable in a wet lab: pipetting, buffer prep, basic assay technique, with genuine hands-on bench experience
• Coursework or project experience with electrochemistry and/or biosensors; potentiostat experience is a strong plus
• Detail-oriented, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited to build lab infrastructure from the ground up
• Able to work in person at C-CAMP, Bangalore (next to NCBS/GKVK) starting December 1, 2026

Strong Plus

• Prior work on aptamer based or other electrochemical biosensors
• Experience with assay validation or analytical method development
• Experience in a startup or resource-constrained lab