What are the responsibilities and job description for the LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY - PROTEIN ANALYSIS - INTERN position at Boehringer Ingelheim?
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Drug Metabolism / Pharmacokinetics department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As an Intern, you will work with scientists to learn and assist in developing state of art techniques for protein bioanalysis using LC / MS systems. Your projects will involve primarily with immunocapture-LC / MS protein analysis.
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, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheims high regard for ouremployees.
- Duties & Responsibilities
- Operate state-of-the art LC / MS and HRMS systems.
- Optimize sample preparation workflow for LC / MS quantitation.
- Develop Immunocapture-LC / MS method for analysis of proteins.
- Develop method and enrich and isolate protein from biological fluids.
- Process and report data and experimental results.
- Requirements
- Must be a current graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing
- Student must be enrolled at a 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
- 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
- Desired Experience, Skills and Abilities :
- Preferred degree level : Ph.D. student
- Preferred major : Chemistry / Biochemistry
- Relevant courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and good laboratory training in analytical chemistry and protein analysis.
- Experience with LC and LC / MS for quantitative and qualitative work is a must; HDX experience is desirable but not required.
- Ability to work in the laboratory independently, prepare reagents, pipet solutions quantitatively, and learn to operate computerized laboratory instrumentation is required.
- Compensation Data
- Eligibility Requirements
This position offers an hourly rate of $20.00 - $33.00 USD / hr. 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) .
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
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a persons 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.
Salary : $20 - $33
