Biotherapeutics Discovery Intern
Description
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Biotherapeutics Discovery department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As an Intern, you will be involved in development and validation of mathematical models that describe pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of antibody in preclinical animals and humans.
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 Ingelheim´s high regard for ouremployees.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Leverages software and computational program to facilitate development of mathematical models
- Devises novel computational approaches for in silico model development
- Ensures quality and transferability of computing of in silico models
- Works closely with scientists in the New Biological Entities – Pharmacokinetics group to execute research plans
- Prepares clear technical reports and oral presentations; Presents responsibly and defends own work
Requirements
- Must be a current undergraduate, 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:
- Proficiency in modeling and simulation programming software, such as Julia, Matlab, R or others.
- Experience in high performance computing is desirable.
- Basic knowledge of PK/PD or quantitative systems pharmacology is desirable.
- Good writing and oral communication skills
Compensation Data
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.
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