Ridgefield, CT, 06879, USA
55 days ago
Protein Conjugation - Intern
**Description** Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As an Intern, you will learn experimental bioconjugation chemistry for the highly precise conjugation of proteins (e.g., monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)), including conjugation, purification, and characterization techniques to support bioanalytical assays. As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies´ success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim´s high regard for our employees. **Duties & Responsibilities** + Learn experimental bioconjugation chemistry for the highly precise conjugation of proteins, including conjugation, purification, and characterization techniques to support bioanalytical assays. + Perform literature research to support current methods and protocols and to explore new ideas. + Summarize project results and conclusions in internal reports and/or external posters/publications. + Present project results and conclusions to the team and other DMPK groups. **Requirements** + Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing + Student must be enrolled at a college or university for the duration of the internship + Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred + Major or minor in related field of internship + Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university + Graduate and Advanced Degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university **Desired Experience, Skills and Abilities:** + Experience with UV-VIS is required. + Previous experience in protein expression, purification, and characterization is preferred. + Experience with SEC, HIC, cIEF, and LC-MS is preferred. + Data analysis experience is preferred. + Previous experience in protein conjugation/labeling is highly preferred. **Compensation Data** This position offers an hourly rate of $20.00 - $33.00 USD / hr. commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/careers/benefits-rewards) . **Eligibility Requirements** Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required) Must be 18 years of age or older All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.
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