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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 a Spring Co-Op, you will be working in a dynamic environment to develop novel critical material attributes to improve product performance through material characterization and mechanistic modeling platform.

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 ouremployees.

Duties & Responsibilities

• He/She will be involved in mathematical development of unit operation process workflow based on large experimental database.

• Characterize various physical properties of drug substance and drug products.

• Collect high quality data and summarize findings for department seminar.

Requirements

+ Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing from Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Material Engineering background.

+ Student must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for the duration of the **co-op** .

+ 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 **co-op** .

+ 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.

**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.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

• Fluency in Python/Matlab programming is required.

• Good understanding of material science and formulation development of small molecules including relevant characterization techniques is preferred.

• Experience in transport phenomena/thermodynamic modeling is a plus.

• Knowledge of design of experiments (DOE) methodology and statistical analysis capabilities is a plus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.