Chemical Development, Oligonucleotide Chemistry Intern

Description

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Chemical Development department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will work in an organic synthesis laboratory and gain hands-on experience with solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis (SPOS). Research for the intern will focus on developing a process to access shorts oligonucleotides (blockmers) via SPOS and, if time, pursue novel methods to prepare oligos in batch. You will have the opportunity to gain a broad perspective on process development in an industrial setting.

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 industry lab and spectroscopic techniques

• Complete tasks in a safe and compliant manner

• Perform literature search as necessary

• Maintain proper records of experiments in a notebook

• Present research results in both oral and written formats

• Perform scientific experiments in organic chemistry and using solid-phase synthesizer

Requirements

• Must be a current 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:

• A graduate student who has completed at least 2 years of studies in organic chemistry (3rd year graduate student or later)

• Hands-on research experience in organic chemistry, oligonucleotide chemistry, and/or solid-phase synthesis

• Ability to think critically about experimental results and use that information to conduct further experiments

• Significant interest in learning about process chemistry

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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 (~~~) .

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.