2027 Future Talent Program - Vaccines Process Research & Development Downstream - Co-Op

About the role

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts 4-6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to isolate a compound that is effective against a disease target. Using innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities, and robust scientific methodology we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough. Applications are sought for a scientific co-op opportunity in our company's Vaccines and Advanced Biotechnologies Process Research & Development division.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a project mentor, conduct laboratory benchwork to execute, optimize, and troubleshoot downstream process unit operations and basic analytical techniques.
• Contribute to the development of new principles, concepts, and methods to enable process development, scale-up of processes to pilot scale, and technology transfer to manufacturing scale.
• Design, execute, and analyze process development experiments to maximize understanding of purification bioprocesses to make vaccine products and subsequently analyze, summarize, and present experimental results in a collaborative team environment.
• May work on pilot-scale campaigns for the GMP manufacture of bulk clinical material, encompassing aspects of campaign preparation, execution, and closeout of a GMP campaign.
• Demonstrate the ability to convey the results of their work in both verbal and written formats.
• Keep careful notes, comply with all required training, and maintain focused attention on laboratory safety for themselves and their team.

Requirements

Candidates must be enrolled in a minimum of a BS/BA in: Chemical/Biomedical/Biological Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or closely related field.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies.
• Proven ability to work in hands-on laboratory setting.
• Effective organization, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

• Scientific understanding of downstream bioprocess purification processes.
• Scientific understanding of purification operations of large complex molecules.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111.

Schedule

• Must be available to work full-time for 4-6 months in 2027 (June - November or March - August).
• Hybrid shift (1st - Day).
• No relocation.
• No visa sponsorship.
• No travel required.