2027 Future Talent Program – Biocatalysis Intern

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and include working on one or more specially designed projects. These opportunities in our Research & Development Division provide meaningful professional development and an opportunity to explore whether our company is the right fit for your long-term career goals. The Biocatalysis group within the Small Molecule Process Research & Development Department at our company is seeking motivated candidates to contribute to the invention, development, and innovative implementation of biocatalysts to advance the company's pipeline and impact on the scientific community. The candidates will work alongside company scientists in a laboratory environment to impact our drug discovery, development, and manufacture in the following key areas: biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, microfluidics, and fermentation. The role will involve the development of novel approaches, novel proteins, and enzyme-catalyzed reactions to enable access to biologically active compounds and chemical reactions relevant to the synthesis of drug-like molecules. Day-to-day research for the intern will focus on solving key challenges in: (a) biocatalysis, which is the development of novel enzymatic transformations and expansion of biocatalytic toolbox to solve complex chemistry problems, (b) enzyme engineering, which is the design and engineering of proteins with novel functions, (c) microfluidics, screening and platform development including laboratory automation, data science, modeling and informatics, (d) fermentation, designing and executing improved methods to ensure robust enzyme production, and more! Candidates will leverage their chemistry, biology, engineering and/or analytical expertise to solve complex technical problems while working in both chemistry and biology laboratory spaces. The internship will provide an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge on how our Research Labs develops and uses technologies to pr