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Sanofi · 7 hours ago

Summer-Fall 2026 Co-op-Intern - Medicinal Chemistry, Integrated Drug Discovery

Cambridge, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company focused on improving lives through science. They are seeking an undergraduate chemistry major for a Summer-Fall 2026 Co-op-Intern position in Medicinal Chemistry, where the candidate will execute computer-aided drug design studies and further develop data science and molecular modeling skills.

Health CareLife SciencePharmaceuticalTherapeutics

No H1B

Responsibilities

Benchmark at the software development stage, a CADD tool aimed at assisting Medicinal Chemists in the design, optimization and profiling of small molecule targets for drug discovery programs

Beta test the software product as it is being developed

Learn to retrieve compounds along with their associated biological and DMPK data from a corporate chemicals registration database

Utilize internal databases and tools to understand SAR around project data

Collaborate with other team members to design and prioritize target compounds which address project challenges

Continue to learn from literature, meetings and personnel to solve chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and molecular modelling challenges

Communicate and interact with other staff/team members in a professional and courteous manner

Operate in the lab in a safe and efficient manner according to HSE guidelines and adhere to all mandatory company compliance requirements

Qualification

Computer-aided drug designMolecular modeling techniquesData science skillsOrganic Chemistry knowledgeCheminformatics toolsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Currently enrolled and pursuing a bachelor's degree with Chemistry, biochemistry, or related field at an accredited college or university with the expectation that you will complete your current degree by the Spring of 2027

Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship/co-op with Sanofi

Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40hrs/week, Monday-Friday, for the full duration of the co-op/internship

Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship

Preferred

Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Courses completed, and with some computer programming or data analytics skills

Experience with data retrieval, integration, manipulation and visualization techniques and with at least one of the commercial molecular modeling software products such as Maestro, Discovery Studio, MOE and OpenEye/Cadence Molecular Sciences tools

Experience in the use of at least one cheminformatics tool (e.g., Pipeline Pilot, Knime, Orion) to develop scientific workflows, analyze and visualize molecular properties and biological data as well