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This position offers an hourly rate of $24.00 - $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 Global Non-clinical Safety Science (NCS) department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will be part of the Global Digital Pathology Implementation Laboratory and expand your knowledge and gain experience in our global digital pathology workflows, learn the associated technical and IT aspects, and be part of the data contribution process to a large-scale collaborative initiative between the European Union and the EFPIA (Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Bigpicture project). At the same time, you will be closely attached to the Global Histology Laboratory, allowing you to strengthen your skills in histotechnology processes and methods simultaneously.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the data submission process to the IMI BigPicture project (data management, scanning, anonymization)

• Contribute to the digitalization of histotechnology glass slides (operation of scanning systems)

• Ensure quality and data integrity of digitized slides and associated metadata

• Prepare a work instruction on quality control steps prior and after scanning

• Contribute to histotechnology processes (preparing, embedding, cutting, staining)

• Interdisciplinary work with Pathologists, IT and other teams

Requirements

+ Must be a current undergraduate, 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 preferably in Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Life Sciences

+ 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

• Awareness of histology

• Experience and/or interest in histotechnology and/or digital pathology

• High level of accuracy and attentiveness

• Good 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.