Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation Co-Op

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Co-Op to join our Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As a Co-Op, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our innovative science.

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

• Executes experiments using standard laboratory techniques to achieve defined objectives with minimal supervision during execution.
• Organizes own tasks to complete in timely fashion with regular check-in with manager.
• Learns how to develop, optimize and apply new methods/assays. Interprets results and identifies technical problems.
• Learns to troubleshoot and identify causes and, working with supervisor, begins to suggest solutions.
• Communicates and defends own experimental results in lab or small group meetings. Contributes methods and results sections to scientific documents.
• Independently reads literature and technical information to support individual research goals and to build understanding of the underlying scientific principles of supported projects and the methods used.

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:

• Must understand scientific principles and research practices in the field of Cell biology and Immunology
• Have general research experience using a variety of standard laboratory techniques
• Previous experience in 3D cell culture and confocal microscopy is highly preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency with computers and experience with data analysis software
• Ability to work effectively in highly collaborative research environment

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. For an overview of our benefits please click here.

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