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AskBio Inc. · 12 hours ago

Intern- Downstream Process Development

Durham, NC

Internship

Onsite

Intern

AskBio Inc. is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines. The Downstream Process Development Intern will assist in implementing analytical tools for AAV characterization and support the downstream process development team in various experiments and data analysis.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalMedical Device

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support the downstream process development team in the execution of experiments and purification of recombinant AAV

Learn about various downstream unit operations and analytical assays used for product characterization

Participate in an individual project to implement in-house analytical tools

Communicate findings with other lab members

Develop tools to streamline input and analysis of data

Present results in a final formal presentation to the process development group

Qualification

Downstream purification techniquesAnalytical methods for AAVData analysisInterpretationBiomanufacturing experienceExcel/VBA scriptingMS Office SuiteProactive mindsetOrganizational skills

Required

Pursuing at least a BS degree in scientific or engineering related field

Must be at least a Junior in university at the time of your application

Basic understanding of downstream purification techniques (e.g. lysis, chromatography, filtration, fill/finish)

Basic understanding of analytical methods used to characterize AAV (SEC-HPLC, ELISA, qPCR, DLS etc.)

Proficient with MS Office Suite and ability to learn new platforms quickly (JMP statistical software)

Strong sense of accountability and ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Proactive and solution-driven mindset

Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the downstream PD team

Available to work full-time at the office during the summer months (May-August) at an AskBio office

Preferred

Students pursuing a Master's degree in a scientific or engineering field are encouraged to apply

Experience analyzing and interpreting data from assays characterizing biopharmaceutical products

Prior internship, work, or volunteer/extracurricular experience in the biopharma industry

Prior experience working in a lab environment

Prior hands-on experience in biomanufacturing

Advanced experience with Excel/VBA scripting

Company

AskBio Inc.

AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives.

Founded in 2001

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.askbio.com/

H1B Sponsorship

AskBio Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2024 (1)

2023 (4)

2022 (8)

2021 (3)

2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$241.76M

Key Investors

Scottish Enterprise

2020-10-26Acquired

2020-09-02Grant· $2.66M

2019-04-11Private Equity· $235M

Leadership Team

Samuel Hopkins

Sr. Vice President, Therapeutics

Mansuo L Shannon

Board Member

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