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The SPRINT internships will offer a wide variety of opportunities in both emerging and established companies across the life-science industry in Connecticut. Internships available will span across scientific, commercial, finance, and administrative functions and all applicants will be eligible to participate in skill workshops. 

Undergraduate and Graduate

 

Biotherapeutics Discovery Intern

 

Chemical Development Biocatalysis Intern

 

Clinical Data Sciences Intern

 

Financial Analytics Intern

 

Health Economics and Outcomes Research Intern

 

IT Systems Chromatography Intern

 

Material and Analytical Sciences Intern

 

New Biologic Entity Pharmacokinetics Intern

 

Graduate

 

Chemical Development Oligonucleotide Chemistry Intern

 

Clinical Data Sciences Intern

 

Digital Transformation Biotherapeutics Research Intern

 

Material and Analytical Sciences Intern

 

Preclinical Formulations, Non-clinical Drug Safety Intern

Undergraduate Student Postings

Undergraduate and Graduate Opportunities

Biotherapeutics Discovery Intern

Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT  (Hybrid)

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 our employees.

 

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. 

 

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 

Chemical Development Biocatalysis Intern

Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Chemical Development department located at our Ridgefield facility. As an Intern, you will work in the biocatalysis group in Process Research and gain hands-on experience developing and applying new technologies to process development. Research will focus on development of a process using biocatalysis in flow including enzyme immobilization, flow biocatalysis, enzyme kinetics, and reaction optimization.  You will have the opportunity to implement new technologies and gain a broad perspective on process development in a pharmaceutical industry setting.

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 our employees.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Perform scientific experiments in biocatalysis with a predefined goal
  • Complete tasks in a safe and compliant manner
  • Perform literature search as necessary
  • Maintain proper records of experiments in a notebook
  • Present research results in both oral and written formats

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:

  • An undergraduate student who has completed 2 semesters of organic chemistry, biochemistry is preferred
  • Hands-on research experience in organic chemistry or biocatalysis laboratory
  • Ability to think critically and use experimental results to design further experiments
  • Significant interest in learning about new technologies as applied to process chemistry
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent 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. 

 

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

Clinical Data Sciences Intern

Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT  (Remote)

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Biostatistics and Data Science department located at our Ridgefield facility. As an intern, you will work alongside a Clinical Data Scientist on projects such as clinical trial data analysis, designing data visualization tools, and/or big data processing utilizing statistical programming languages such as SAS/R.

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 our employees.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Develop, review, validate SAS or R programs to generate analysis datasets, tables, figures, and listings to support trial or project data analysis.
  • Follow Good Programming Practices with documentation when developing programs.
  • Understand and Follow company SOPs and How to Guides where applicable.
  • Support the review of analysis dataset specifications based on Case report form, Statistical analysis plan, and display template, in accordance with industry standards (CDISC).
  • Develop interactive web-based data driven applications deployed through the Rshiny.
  • Present your project/assignments work at the end of the program. 

Requirements

  • Must be an Undergraduate, Graduate, or Professional Student in good academic standing.
  • Must have completed 12 credit hours within a related major and/or other related coursework.
  • Overall, cumulative GPA (from last completed quarter) must be at least 3.000 (on 4.0 scale) or better (No rounding up).
  • Major must be related to the field of internship.

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
  • This position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious accommodation. Click here for more information on the vaccine mandate and COVID-19. 

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

  • Must be a Master of Science graduate student in fields related to Bio/statistics, Computer Science (software programming language focused), Data Science, or a related degree program.
  • Demonstrated proficiency using SAS, R and/or Python.
  • Good written and oral communications skills in the English language.

    Financial Analytics Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT  (Hybrid)

    Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Develop a financial model to assess and evaluate the optimal pricing strategy for Boehringer Ingelheim’s portfolio of products.
    • Work with early-asset pricing directors to improve financial valuation processes and tools for pipeline products.
    • Participate in annual gross-to-net long-term forecasting process.
    • Present recommendations to senior leadership for 2026 pricing strategy and early asset model improvements.

    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 Skills, Experience and Abilities

    • Strong analytical, presentation, and communication skills
    • Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and a willingness to ask questions
    • Highly motivated, collaborative, and self-driven.
    • Ability to manage projects and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

    Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Summer Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT  (Hybrid)

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Value Demonstration. As an Intern, you will be deeply involved with the HEOR team, playing a crucial role in understanding and shaping the value proposition of our cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic assets and pipelines. The intern will work cross-functionally, collaborating with medical, value and access, epidemiology, and real-world evidence teams to design and implement health economic models and outcomes research studies. Through direct experience and mentorship, the intern will gain profound insights into the essential role of HEOR in formulating a market access strategies. The internship will be remote.

    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 our employees.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Support Diverse HEOR Study Types: Assist in conducting a variety of HEOR study types, including retrospective claims analysis, electronic medical record database evaluations, cost-effectiveness and budget impact modeling, meta-analysis, and systematic literature reviews.
    • Contribute to Research Processes: Play an integral role in all aspects of research, from conceptualization and protocol development to statistical analysis, supplier management, and dissemination of findings.
    • Strategic Planning: Work closely with HEOR colleagues and cross-functional business partners to understand and develop strategic and tactical plans that align with the business objectives of each respective therapeutic area.
    • Assist with Material Creation: Collaborate with internal HEOR colleagues to create impactful slide decks and other materials tailored for both internal and external audiences.
    • Engage in Team Meetings: Actively participate in team, department, and cross-functional meetings to deepen your understanding of the role of HEOR within the pharmaceutical industry and at Boehringer Ingelheim.

    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:

    • Prior research experience with conducting literature reviews, economic modelling, and real-world evidence studies.
    • Relevant advanced coursework in areas such as, but not limited to, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and/or research methods.
    • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
    • Demonstrated track record of leading teams with multiple stakeholders.

    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

    IT Systems Chromatography Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT  (Hybrid)

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our IT O&L Chromatography Systems department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As an Intern, you will work closely with international colleagues to deploy and support global enterprise laboratory systems such as BIChrom (Waters Empower) and Akta/Unicorn.

     This role is an on-site position 2-3 days per week in our Ridgefield, CT office.

     Before applying ensure you can commit to the following:

    1. Expect to be on-site for at least 3 days per week and must be located in the local area for the Co-op.
    2. Candidates will need to be available to start in May – Mid June – dates to be announced as those are considered.
    3. Internships extend through August / September dependent upon business needs and availability.

    Compensation Data

    This position offers an hourly rate typically between $20/ hour and $33/ hour commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled.  Rate is dependent upon degree level.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • 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.

    In this Internship you will…

    • Train on working within the laboratory environment
    • Plan and organize small sized projects to automate and streamline system support activities
    • Work together with IT team colleagues and laboratory scientists to support BI chromatography systems
    • Perform research on digital initiatives, which may help to realize efficiencies and cost reduction in the laboratory environment

     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:

    • Undergraduate Studies in Information Technology (IT) and/or Life Sciences
    • Fluent in English and in German or Spanish with strong communications skills
    • Highly motivated individual with good team spirit
    • Previous Information Technology and/or scientific experience is a plus

    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

    Material and Analytical Sciences Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Material and Analytical Sciences department located at our Ridgefield facility. As an Intern, you will be working in a dynamic environment to develop a workflow on the identification of optimal critical quality attributes of tablets for desired drug product performance based on mechanistic modeling of processes.

    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 our employees.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • He/she will be involved in developing dissolution kinetics-based mechanistic model of tablet drug products. 
    • Establish correlations between material property and model tuning parameters. 
    • Develop new insights and summarize findings for department seminar.

    Requirements

    • Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing within Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics or relevant discipline.
    • 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:

    • Fluency in coding using Python or Matlab is required. 
    • Prior knowledge of image processing is preferred.
    • Experience in transport/kinetic/thermodynamic modeling is a plus.

    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. 

     

    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 

    New Biologic Entity Pharmacokinetics Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our New Biologic Entity Pharmacokinetics group in the Biotherapeutics Department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will work under the supervision of an experienced scientist and help design and implement custom bioanalytical assays to support exposure, target engagement, biomarker analysis and pharmacokinetic profiling for antibody-based therapeutics. The project scope includes but is not limited to developing and performing quantitative ligand binding assays (ELISA kits, MSD, Gyrolab, etc), analyzing and interpreting data. 

    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 our employees.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • With supervision, help design and execute custom quantitative ligand binding assays, e.g., ELISA, MSD, Quanterix and/or Gyros to measure antibodies, protein therapeutics and biomarkers in biological matrices
    • Troubleshoots effectively and solves scientific problems independently
    • Effectively communicates presents project results and conclusions to the NBE PK group and other stakeholders
    • Summarize project results and conclusions in internal report and/or external poster/publication
    • Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics 
    • Complies with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies

    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:

    • Proficient in running ligand binding assays, e.g., ELISA kits, MSD, Quanterix and/or Gyros to measure antibodies and proteins in various matrices, analyzing and interpreting data 
    • Ability to use data analysis and graphing software, perform unit conversions and proficient Excel user 
    • High technical proficiency/attention to detail, with strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to evolving technologies
    • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in an interdisciplinary environment
    • Degree in biology, biochemistry, immunology, physiology, chemistry, pharmacy or related field
    • Desirable: Familiarity with drug and biologic research and development process

    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.

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    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

    Graduate Student Postings

    Chemical Development, Oligonucleotide Chemistry Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Chemical Development department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will work in an organic synthesis laboratory and gain hands-on experience with solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis (SPOS). Research for the intern will focus on developing a process to access shorts oligonucleotides (blockmers) via SPOS and, if time, pursue novel methods to prepare oligos in batch. You will have the opportunity to gain a broad perspective on process development in an industrial setting.

    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 our employees.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Learn industry lab and spectroscopic techniques
    • Complete tasks in a safe and compliant manner
    • Perform literature search as necessary
    • Maintain proper records of experiments in a notebook
    • Present research results in both oral and written formats
    • Perform scientific experiments in organic chemistry and using solid-phase synthesizer 

    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:

    • A graduate student who has completed at least 2 years of studies in organic chemistry (3rd year graduate student or later)
    • Hands-on research experience in organic chemistry, oligonucleotide chemistry, and/or solid-phase synthesis
    • Ability to think critically about experimental results and use that information to conduct further experiments
    • Significant interest in learning about process chemistry
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

    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. 

    Clinical Data Sciences Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT (Remote)

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Biostatistics and Data department located at our Ridgefield facility. As an Intern, you will   work with a senior-level statistician on a research project related to the pharmaceutical industry and/or clinical trials. Potential topics may include survival analysis, Bayesian methods, dose-finding, data visualization etc. with applications to oncology, immunology, cardiology, respiratory, central nervous system disorders, or clinical research in general.

    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 our employees. 

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Work with a senior-level statistician on a research project related to the pharmaceutical industry and/or clinical trials.  
    • Present your research results at the end of the program.  
    • May have the opportunity to summarize your work in a peer-reviewed publication.   

     

    Requirements

    • Must be a PhD Student in good academic standing.
    • Must have completed 12 credit hours within a related major and/or other related coursework.
    • Overall, cumulative GPA (from last completed quarter) must be at least 3.000 (on 4.0 scale) or better (No rounding up).
    • Major must be related to the field of internship. 

     

    Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

    • Graduate student in fields related to statistics, biostatistics, data science, computer science, epidemiology, public health or mathematics Ph.D. candidate with at least 2 years of study.  
    • Good written and oral communications skills strongly preferred.  
    • Demonstrated proficiency conducting statistical analyses using SAS, R and/or Python.

    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.
    • This position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious accommodation. 

    Digital Transformation Biotherapeutics Research Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT (Hybrid)

    Are you passionate about applying digital technologies to transform the discovery and development of novel biotherapeutics? Do you want to work in a collaborative and innovative environment with a global leader in human and animal health? If so, you might be the ideal candidate for the Digital Transformation Summer Intern in biotherapeutics department at Boehringer Ingelheim.

    As a Digital Transformation Summer Intern, you will join the Biotherapeutics department at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility and work on a project that leverages digital tools and platforms to enhance the efficiency and quality of biotherapeutic research. You will have the opportunity to learn from experienced scientists and engineers, and contribute to the digital transformation strategy of the department. You will also gain exposure to the diverse and exciting portfolio of biotherapeutic modalities, such as antibodies, proteins, and gene therapies in support of new biological entities (NBEs) for BI’s worldwide development pipeline.

     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 our employees.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Work on a project that applies digital solutions to a specific challenge or opportunity in biotherapeutic research, such as data management, analysis, visualization, automation, or integration.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, and IT specialists to define the project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
    • Conduct literature review, market research, and benchmarking to identify and evaluate existing or emerging digital technologies and platforms.
    • Design, develop, test, and implement digital and automation solutions using appropriate tools and methodologies, such as programming languages, databases, cloud services, web frameworks, etc.
    • Document and communicate the project results, outcomes, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders and audiences.

    Requirements

    • Must be a current graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing with a focus on Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
    • 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:

    • Demonstrated interest and experience in applying digital technologies to life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical research, 
    • Proficient in one or more programming languages, such as Python, R, Java, C#, etc.
    • Familiar with data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles and practices.
    • Knowledgeable of common digital tools and platforms for data management, analysis, visualization, automation, or integration, such as SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Azure, Tableau, Power BI, KNIME, etc.
    • Working knowledge of Agile tools like JIRA
    • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
    • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
    • Curious, creative, and eager to learn and innovate.

    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. 

    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

    Materials and Analytical Sciences Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Material and Analytical Sciences department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will expand your scientific skills, gain experience using state-of-the-art equipment and gain insight on the drug development process.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Using modeling software and programing skills to simulate drug substance and drug product behaviors in dissolution experiments.
    • Establish an in-silico model to predict the in-vitro dissolution of injectable extended-release formulations, e.g. implants.
    • Validation of the model with internal datasets.
    • Plan to conduct laboratory work and document technical data with experimental results. 
    • Presentation of results to project teams and to the management

    Requirements

    • Must be a 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:

    • Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Material Sciences & Engineering, etc.
    • Familiar with polymer chemistry, formulation development.
    • Hands on experience of dissolution methods, like United States Pharmacopeia apparatus.
    • Working experience with modeling software and programing language (Python, MATLAB).
    • Written and oral communication skills with publication and presentation records.
    • Strong collaboration, organization, and project management 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.

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    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

     

    Preclinical Formulations, Non-clinical Drug Safety Intern

    Boehringer Ingelheim | Ridgefield, CT

    Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Preclinical Formulations, Non-clinical Drug Safety department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As an Intern, you will learn about the strategies used in early-stage formulation development and influence of formulation type on the outcome of a toxicological study. Development and delivery of robust preclinical formulations encompasses unique challenges. The internship will provide an opportunity to learn about the approaches to address these challenges in an industrial setting. 

    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 our employees.

     

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Review formulation strategies for toxicological studies. 
    • Provide support for formulation preparation in a regulated environment.
    • Perform database and/or literature search as necessary. 

    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:

    • Ph.D. or Master’s student in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry or equivalent   
    • Familiarity with formulation development  
    • Ability to think critically about experimental results and draw conclusions
    • Ability of work independently and as part of a team  

    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. 

    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

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