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Vertex Intern – Technical Operations Drug Substance
| Company | Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
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| Location | Boston, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $26 – $50 |
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| Type | Internship |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Internship |
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Requirements
- Currently enrolled as a graduate student, studying a relevant degree (chemistry or chemical engineering)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be highly-motivated and have an excellent work ethic
- Experience working in an organic chemistry lab
- Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future
- Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before May 2025
- Candidate must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May – August 2025
Responsibilities
- Develop project flow plan for the continuous improvement activity and execution
- Search relevant literature precedent; apply principles in the literature to the project
- Learn how to design an experiment to answer vital questions
- Learn to perform small and mid-scale process support reaction using a broad range of techniques and equipment
- Learn to perform screening type experiments in parallel
- Apply different analytical controls to support experimental results; such as HPLC, TLC, GC, NMR, etc
- Work cross-functionally with Technical Operation support teams to aid project completion
- Prepare poster/written presentations summarizing work
Preferred Qualifications
- HPLC instrumentation and research experience would be a bonus
