Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics - Intern

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 work with scientists to learn, implement and evaluate new technology platforms for biotherapeutic bioanalytical immunoassay methods.

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

• Evaluate bioanalytical methods on innovative technology platforms in support of biotherapeutic development in animals or humans following regulatory guidance and industry practices.
• Plan and conduct laboratory work and document technical data according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Process and report data and experimental results.
• Communicate own work effectively orally and in writing; Present results at group meetings.
• Contribute to writing assay protocols and procedures.
• Comply with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner.
• Maintain proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.

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:

• Relevant courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and some laboratory training in ligand binding assays.
• Experience with ELISA or MSD platforms is preferred.
• Ability to work in the laboratory independently, prepare reagents, pipet solutions quantitatively, and learn to operate computerized laboratory instrumentation is required.

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