Material and Analytical Science Co-Op

Description

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Material and Analytical Sciences department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will expand your scientific skills, gain experience using state-of-the-art equipment and gain insight into the drug development process.

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, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees

Duties & Responsibilities

•    Investigate the degradation and erosion behavior of excipients used in injectable formulations.
•    Develop experimental protocols (SOPs) for in vitro conditions and analytical validation reports 
•    Evaluate how excipient grade, drug loading, and sterilization methods impact degradation and erosion behavior.
•    Conduct a comprehensive literature review and provide an annotated summary of mechanisms and regulatory considerations.
•    Plan to conduct laboratory work and document technical data with experimental results. 
•    Presentation of results to project teams and to the management

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: 
•    Searching for a candidate in Pharmaceutics, Polymer Science, Pharmacy, Chemistry, etc.
•    Hands on experience of polymer chemistry, formulation development.
•    Hands on experience of dissolution methods, like United States Pharmacopeia apparatus.
•    Written and oral communication skills with publication and presentation records.
•    Strong collaboration, organization, and project management skills.

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

Compensation Data

This position offers an hourly rate of $20 to $33 commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here