Translational Medicine Biomarkers Intern

Position Summary

This Translational Medicine Biomarkers intern will be responsible for supporting ongoing assay development work for our pre/clinical programs in the wet lab setting. The intern will leverage flow cytometry and other ligand-binding assay platforms to support and develop methods in early-stage biomarker discovery.

Beyond wet lab activities, interns are expected to research and present a proposal for the use of a surrogate biomarker in the accelerated clinical approval of a gene therapy drug product. This research activity will culminate with a final presentation of the proposal and strategy for biomarker assessment in a theoretical pre/clinical program.

Applicants are expected to have a cursory level of wet lab competency prior to this internship, which can be satisfied by previous academic research and/or course lab work. Overall, the role is intended to train and prepare undergraduates who aspire to continue their academic careers in graduate/professional school at research universities or aim to enter the industrial research setting postgrad.

The Intern-Biomarkers, Translational Medicine is based in RTP, NC and will report to the Principal Scientist, Flow Cytometry & Biomarker Data Analysis.

Job Responsibilities

• Support ongoing method development work for pre/clinical programs
• Research the FDA Accelerated Approval Program/Pathway
• Review and verify data packages from historical experiments
• Partner with other Translational Medicine functions to meet deadlines
• Observe trained scientists to learn established experimental methods
• Review documents related to regulatory submissions
• Participate in Translational Medicine team meetings and routine activities
• Assist team members with ongoing program-related projects
• Maintain lab compliance through routine cleaning and maintenance procedures
• Communicate research findings in a formal oral/poster presentation setting
• Present summary of accelerated approval biomarker discovery pathway proposal as a terminal activity

Minimum Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a biology/chemistry/biochemistry adjacent field
• Previous wet lab experience via academic labs or prior research experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Strong sense of accountability and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Able to analyze and present scientific concepts to peers
• Proactive and solution-driven mindset
• Strong sense of accountability and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the Translational Medicine team
• Available to work full-time at the office during the summer months (May-August) at an AskBio office

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Prior internship, work, or volunteer/extracurricular experience

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