Summer BIFI Intern, Onsite, Fremont CA

Description

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Development Operations – Drug Substance department located at our Fremont, CA, facility. As an Intern, you will support downstream process development for biotherapeutics by exploring process improvements to existing chromatography unit operations.

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

This position offers a base salary typically between ($24.00) and ($33.00) hourly.  There is opportunity to consider higher compensation above this range based on business need, candidate experience and or skills.  The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Gain real world industrial experience in process development areas in cell culture, protein purification, and analytical sciences.
• Plan and execute chromatography unit operations at lab-scale.
• Execute various analytical methods for product quality assessment.
• Understand and apply basic scientific and mathematical principles with guidance.
• Effectively interpret, assess, and communicate data in the area assigned, while adhering to ALCOA data integrity principles
• Gain exposure to core techniques for successful independent research projects (including but not limited to literature research and presentation skills)
• Adhere to safety guidance while working in laboratory.

Requirements

• Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing.
• Student must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for the duration of the internship/co-op.
• 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/co-op.
• 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.

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.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

• Basic laboratory skills (e.g. pipetting, buffer prep, etc.); general biology/chemistry lab experience preferred
• Basic knowledge of chromatography unit operations; chromatography experience, including column packing and ÄKTA FPLC, preferred
• Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office