LHSI Intern: Clinical Research Tech

Program Summary:    

This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IU Indianapolis undergraduates per year with internships on campus with faculty and staff in a variety of health and science related campus areas/programs. All LHSI internships start in August 2026 and end in May 2027 and are paid $14/hour for up to 10 hours per week. Work-study is accepted but not required.  

Supervisor: Ms. Rebecca Buckner M(ASCP), CCRC(ACRP) 

Department/Office: Medicine; Pathology Department - Clinical Research 

Overview of the internship site: Clinical Research, where we bridge the gap between scientific discovery and patient care. This work will be in Clinical Research, where we bridge the gap between scientific discovery and patient care. Our role is to ensure that new treatments and therapies are safe, effective, and ethically tested before they reach the public. It’s a dynamic field that combines rigorous science with a deep commitment to improving lives. Every study we support contributes to advancing medicine and offering hope to patients worldwide 

Website for more information: https://medicine.iu.edu/pathology/research/specialties/industry-sponsored 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: We will be working with sponsors to collect and test samples.  The samples could be residual samples from the pathology lab or prospectively collected samples from patients.  In this position you will learn how to consent patients, collect and test samples as well as enter data into an electronic data capture system. 

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in a lab setting;an office setting with dress code: Business Casual or Scrubs as well as closed toe shoes. 

Project-specific qualifications: Good communication and teamwork skills are vital in this position.  This position will provide CITI training for Good Clinical Practice, Biological Substance training and IATA shipping training as well. 

Hours per week: flexible based on student needs (10 maximum); flexible within regular work hours 

By the end of the LHSI program, you will: 

Carefully consider, explore, and articulate your career goals, including an analysis of how you arrived at that path and what steps you need to take next. (Community Contributor, Communicator) 

Understand your role and strengths on a professional team and analyze who you would like to become as a professional. (Communicator) 

Gain and strengthen skills relevant to next steps after graduation, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, analysis/synthesis/evaluation, independence, confronting/challenging failure, problem-solving and perseverance, and constructive criticism. (Problem Solver, Communicator) 

Convey ideas and knowledge effectively through an ePortfolio and presentation of your internship work. (Problem Solver, Communicator) 

Set and meet your own additional learning goals identified with your supervisor. 

LHSI Qualifications    

must be graduating May 2028 or after (usually a current freshman or sophomore in Spring 2026)   

Current full time IU Indianapolis undergraduate in 2026-27 

minimum overall GPA of 2.0   

All majors welcome 

To apply: 

LHSI accepts 125 interns per year. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” Complete the application for LHSI at go.iu.edu/lhsi and list 3-4 internship sites on that application. You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.