Intern, Chemical Process Development
About Biogen:
At Biogen, our mission is clear - we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Together, our employees create, commercialize, and manufacture transformative therapies for our patient population.
We at Biogen are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve. We are focused on strengthening our foundation to advance our overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and, most importantly, ensure all our employees feel included.
As an intern or co-op at Biogen, you can expect to be placed on a real project, under the guidance of experienced professionals and subject matter experts who are invested in your career and academic growth. We also ensure that you have plenty of opportunities to build your network, learn more about our organization through weekly lunch and learns led by leaders from across the company, and join us for several fun events.
Summary
This application is for a 12-week internship role from June - August 2024. Resume review begins in January 2024.
Work within one of several departments in Biogen’s Product and Technology Development (PTD) organization engaged in laboratory activities supporting the development and characterization of therapeutic products, manufacturing processes or new technologies.
Position Description
The intern position provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience and exposure to the manufacturing process R&D activities by working closely with the Chemical Process Development group. The intern will assess Biogen small molecule manufacturing processes against a green chemistry assessment tool and research solutions to green chemistry challenges. The intern will also conduct laboratory work in areas that may include crystallization and reaction engineering. Reactions and crystallizations will be performed at micro-scale, or at intermediate scale 10-1000mL in batch and/or continuous modes.
Key responsibilities:
Reading laboratory procedures and manufacturing batch records. Extract relevant information to assess manufacturing process performance, use software tools including but not limited to green chemistry metrics applications.
Preparing, operating, troubleshooting equipment, running experiments, collecting, and interpreting analytical data, design next steps for experimentation.
Maintaining an up-to-date electronic laboratory notebook.
Present data, results and conclusions, complete a final presentation and/or poster for an internal meeting.
Qualifications:
Include the knowledge, skills, and abilities you may be seeking.
Ability to work independently using all available information and scientific intuition to identify opportunities.
Have experience working in a scientific laboratory.
Comfortable working with new software and analyzing data to draw conclusions.
To participate in the Biogen Internship Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
Be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
Education
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. students majoring in Chemical Engineering or related field.
Location
Cambridge, MA