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Summer Intern

Quest Diagnostics
Lenexa, KS Intern
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026
Job Description

Summer Lab Internship - Lenexa, KS, Monday - Friday 10pm - 6:30am with rotating weekends

  • This is a temporary summer internship

Pay range: $18.00 per hour; employee may be eligible to receive shift differential of 10% for some or all hours worked on second shift and 15% for some or all hours worked on third shift. Additional details on shift differential will be provided if an offer is extended.

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

The Summer Lab Internship Program at Quest Diagnostics offers students the opportunity to gain experience in the clinical and toxicology laboratory environments while working at the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, services, and information that patients and doctors rely on to make better healthcare decisions. Summer Lab Interns work with whole laboratory specimens to perform a wide range of tests ranging from simple to complex, applying a combination of manual lab procedures/ technique

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

  • Data entry of test orders, presort, pickup and delivery of processed specimens to the laboratory, centrifugation and aliquoting
  • Process specimens to be sent out to additional facilities
  • Prepare laboratory specimens for various analysis and testing
  • Identifies problems and in some cases, may resolve issues with specimen types such as missing information etc.
  • Understands the relationship between tests ordered and specimen received

Qualifications

Program Eligibility & Qualifications:

Qualifications

To be eligible to participate in the Summer Lab Internship Program, students must meet the following qualifications by the start date of the program:

Completed Sophomore or Junior year in a four-year baccalaureate program in medical laboratory science, chemistry, human biology, microbiology, molecular biology, molecular genetics or another human biomedical science-related field

A minimum of a 3.0 or better overall from an accredited institution

Completed Course Work In The Following

Biology

Chemistry

Math

Required Documentation To Upload When Applying

Resume

Cover Letter, including the reason for applying and what the candidate is expecting to learn from the internship

Transcripts from Registrar's office

A Reference Letter from a college professor may be requested

About The Team

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

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