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This position offers an hourly rate of $20.00 - $33.00 USD / hour commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/careers/benefits-rewards) .

Description

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 several 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.

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. The metabolite identification (MetID) group conducts studies to identify metabolites of investigational small molecule therapeutics. As a summer intern within the MetID group, you will investigate various technologies to improve our current MetID workflow and evaluate innovative technologies within the drug metabolism field. You will learn the fundamentals of MetID and high-resolution mass spectrometry while collaborating with experienced scientists.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Evaluate new in vitro tools to biosynthesize and purify human metabolites for structure elucidation.

• Utilize state-of-the-art equipment to purify and characterize biosynthetically generated metabolites.

• Efficiently design and conduct experiments, interpret the data generated, and present your findings to members of the DMPK group.

• Comply with applicable regulations and perform all work in a safe and responsible manner.

• Maintain proper records in accordance with corporate policies.

Requirements

+ Must be a current graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing.

+ Student must be enrolled at an accredited 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 **.**

+ 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

• Completion of relevant organic and analytical chemistry courses at the graduate level.

• Must possess the ability to work in the laboratory independently.

• Laboratory experience should include familiarity with the handling of biological materials.

• Experience with the use of LC-MS instruments and knowledge of high-resolution mass spectrometers is preferred.

• Familiarity with general principles of small molecule biotransformation is considered beneficial.

• Effective written, communication, and interpersonal skills.

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.