Summer Intern Scientist, Polymer Characterization & Formulation

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At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our success for:

• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications
• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies
• transforming ocular drug delivery

We See You.

Your wellbeing

Your professional worth

Your future at EyePoint

EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.

The Summer Intern will report directly to the Senior Scientist II, Research and Scientific Innovation, and will be responsible for assisting with Polymer & API Characterization and Formulation.

This position is located at our Watertown, MA site and will begin on Monday, June 3rd and end on Friday, August 9th.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities and projects to be completed include the following:

• Polymer characterization, chemical compatibility of various bio-erodible polymers, and physicochemical testing of polymers alone and formulated products  
• Understand and/or able to quickly learn characterization techniques including techniques such as mechanical strength (Instron), Karl Fisher (KF), TGA, DSC, PXRD, Electron and Optical microscopy, and HPLC
• Carry out formulation development activities, as required
• Scientifically interpret complicated data sets and provide scientifically based recommendations toward successful product and formulation development.
• Summarize data, write reports, and present in front of other team members.

Qualifications

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Passionate about drug delivery, biomaterials or biotechnology with problem solving capability
• Comfortable working in formulation/wet lab environment
• Have completed research or coursework in chemistry, materials science, polymers
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Basic understanding of safe working practices in a laboratory.

Level of Education Required:

• Must be a student in a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college/university
• Undergraduate student with a minimum of Rising <Sophomore/Junior/Senior>

Preferred Field(s) of Study: Majoring in Material Science, Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Envision Your Future

With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.

The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

• Success begins with our People
• Patients First
• Integrity
• Results-Driven
• Innovation
• Team Focus
• Diversity & Inclusion

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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