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About the Role
The Future Talent Program offers internships up to 12 weeks, including project work. These opportunities in Research and Development provide development and a chance to assess long-term career fit. Our Research Laboratories in South San Francisco, CA are seeking a summer intern to work in the High-Throughput Purification (HTP) laboratory. The intern will develop novel analytical, purification, and data science methodologies impacting the early pipeline, focusing on compound purification challenges, data insights, and AI/ML applications.
Responsibilities
- Purify and analyze small molecules, peptides, and bioconjugates with HPLC methods.
- Utilize machine learning tools and contribute to developing procedures and gaining insights from historical data to accelerate workflows.
- Accurately record experimental details.
- Analyze and interpret data for potential scientific publications.
- Present research results in oral and written formats.
- Participate in departmental and team meetings to gain a broad perspective on the drug development process.
Requirements
- Must be available to work full-time for 10-12 consecutive weeks beginning in May or June of 2027.
- Must have completed at least two years of study toward a bachelor's degree by June 2027.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with effective verbal and written communication.
- Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and collaborate effectively.
- Enthusiasm to learn new skills and techniques to tackle problems outside of current expertise.
Skills
- Analytical chemistry method development
- Data science
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- HPLC
- Compound purification
- Data analysis
- AI/ML applications
- Computer programming
- Computational linguistics
- Natural language processing
- Chemical handling
- Sample preparation
- Precision pipetting
- Use of analytical instrumentation
- Interpretation of data
- Adherence to environmental and safety standards
Location
- South San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
- Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- B.S. student
- M.S. student
- Ph.D. student
Salary/Compensations
- $39,108 - $111,111
Benefits
- Development opportunities
- Exposure to core instrumentation and software
- Exposure to fundamentals of analytical chemistry method development
- Exposure to various expert groups in screening, medicinal chemistry, mass spectrometry, separation techniques, and data analytics/machine learning
- Opportunity to present research results
About the Company
- Our company's Research Laboratories are committed to inclusion and innovation.
- We embrace the value of bringing together talented people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills, and backgrounds.
- We encourage colleagues to respectfully challenge one another and approach problems collectively.
- We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds.
- The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment.
- We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
- As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
- We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.