Purification Process Sciences Summer Intern

Job Description:

We are seeking sophomore and junior students majoring in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related field for two 12-Week Student Intern roles to be working in Gaithersburg, MD for a May 19th - August 8th contract period.

Position Duties:

This role has two separate headcount for the descriptions listed below.

Overcome Process Development Challenges for Novel Molecules:
* Evaluate and onboard emerging technologies to tackle the purification challenges brought by these novel formats.
* Gain in-depth understandings on how the processing parameters affect the purification challenges of these novel molecules.
* Develop toolbox or generic solutions for the top 5 common challenges.
* Pack columns and prepare buffers.
* Present study progress to the group and/or a wider audience.

Evaluation of Novel Host Cell Protein Removal Resins for Biopharmaceutical Purification Processes:
* Gain knowledge and experience in column chromatography, protein purification, and the clearance of impurities.
* Perform chromatography runs to evaluate the impurity removal capability of novel chromatography resins.
* Apply automated liquid handling tools to perform high throughput screening experiments to determine impurity removal capability of novel chromatography resins.
* Perform data analysis to interpret experimental results and documentation of workflow.

Position Requirements:
* Undergraduate sophomore and junior students majoring in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related field.
* Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2025.
* Good documentation, writing, and communication skills required.
* Basic understanding of separation principles for chromatographic purification required.
* Microsoft Office experience such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
* Wet lab skills such as pipetting and knowledge of buffer preparation required.
* Enthusiasm for collaboration, cross-functional projects, public speaking, and presentation design.
* US Work Authorization is required at time of application.
* This role will not be providing CPT/OPT support.
* Ability to report onsite to Gaithersburg, MD for 3-5 days a week. This role will not provide relocation assistance.
* Minimum grade point average of 3.0

Date Posted04-Nov-2024

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