2027 Future Talent Program – Biocatalysis Co-op

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features cooperative (co-op) education that last 4-6 months and will include one or more opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

The Biocatalysis group within the Small Molecule Process Research & Development Department at our company is seeking motivated candidates to contribute to the invention development and innovative implementation of biocatalysts to advance the company pipeline and impact on the scientific community. The candidates will work alongside company scientists in a laboratory environment to impact our drug discovery development and manufacture in the following key areas: biocatalysis enzyme engineering microfluidics and fermentation. The role will involve the development of novel approaches novel proteins and enzyme-catalyzed reactions to enable access to biologically active compounds and chemical reactions relevant to the synthesis of drug-like molecules.

Day-to-day research for the co-op will focus on solving key challenges in: (a) biocatalysis which is the development of novel enzymatic transformations and expansion of the biocatalytic toolbox to solve complex chemistry problems (b) protein engineering which is the design and engineering of proteins with novel functions (c) microfluidics screening and platform development including laboratory automation data science modeling and informatics (d) fermentation designing and executing improved methods to ensure robust enzyme production and more! Candidates will leverage their chemistry biology engineering and/or analytical expertise to solve complex technical problems while working in both chemistry and biology laboratory spaces. The co-op will provide an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge on how the companys Research Labs develops and uses technologies to progress medicines and vaccines.

Co-ops will participate in departmental and project team meetings to provide a broad perspective on the drug discovery or development process in the pharmaceutical -ops will also gain skillsets via exposure to practical aspects and day-to-day problems of pharmaceutical -ops will be responsible for and trained in methods for accurate electronic notebook recording and safe laboratory addition they will have an opportunity to present their research results in both oral and written formats.

**Please note when applying for this positionif the candidateis selected for an interview the applicant must be prepared to submit letters of recommendation and a brief research statement and a copy of transcripts.

Required Education & Experience:

• Candidates must be a currently enrolled sophomore junior or senior students pursuing a Bachelors degree in Chemistry Biochemistry Biological Sciences Chemical Engineering Bioengineering or Material Science;OR a currently enrolled graduate student pursuing a Masters or Ph. D. in Chemistry Biochemistry Biological Sciences Chemical Engineering Bioengineering or Material Science.

• Candidates must have completed at least two years of study toward a bachelors degree by June 2027.

• Candidatesmust be available to work full-time for approximately 4-6 months beginning in May 2027.

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship from the company is not available for this role.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Candidates should have a significant interest in organic chemistry enzymology protein design directed evolution chemical engineering or bioengineering and/or high throughput screening. Molecular biology synthetic biology and materials science and engineering are also relevant disciplines.

• Candidates should have basic laboratory skills and research experiences such as the use of lab notebook recording and safe lab practices.

• Candidates should have experience and/or exposure to chemistry laboratory set-up techniques for multiple unit operations including but not limited to reactions workups (including liquid-liquid extraction) use of vacuum evaporation devices and multiple purification techniques such as thin-layer chromatography flash chromatography crystallization and precipitation.

• Candidates should have experience and/or exposure to the use of analytical techniques and data interpretation such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy mass spectrometry (MS) and spectrophotometric techniques.

• Candidates should have experience and/or exposure to fermentation process development including both upstream and downstream unit operations.

• Candidates should have experience and/or exposure to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques biochemical assays and data analysis.

• Candidates should have experience and/or exposure to programming languages including Python or MATLAB and (structural) data visualization tools.

• Candidates should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (preferred).

To learn more about the PRD team click: Join Our Process Research & Development Team

Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer at the discretion of the company.

Salary range:
The salary range for this role is $39908 - $111111

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