Fall 2026 Co-Op - Parasitology Research
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.
Experience in Lab-based Parasitology Research is required for this opportunity.
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Co-Op to join our Parasitology Research department located at our Athens, GA facility. As an Intern, you will participate in development of new assays to benefit parasiticide discovery to address parasite control needs with impacts on animal and human health worldwide. You will join a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated scientists employing diverse approaches to discover and characterize novel parasiticides and elucidate compound mode of action.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Execute whole parasite phenotypic assays
- Contribute to development of image analysis models, including analysis of parasite morphology from phenotypic assays
- Maintain accurate record of experiments
- Contribute to innovative assay and workflow development
- Experience working with C. elegans and/or helminths
- Manipulation and analysis of large datasets
- Experimental design
- Familiarity with the Python programming language and/or Linux is advantageous
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; high value for collaboration
- Assay development
- Strong creative problem-solving skills
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 co-op.
- 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 co-op.
- 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.
Who We Are
At Boehringer Ingelheim we create value through innovation with one clear goal: to improve the lives of patients. We develop breakthrough therapies and innovative healthcare solutions in areas of unmet medical need for both humans and animals. As a family owned company we focus on long term performance. We are powered by 50,000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. Learning and development for all employees is key because your growth is our growth.
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Boehringer Ingelheim, including Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim USA, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Puerto Rico LLC and Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; physical or psychiatric disability; veteran or military status; domestic violence victim status; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.