Cardiometabolic - Intern
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative student intern to join our Cardiometabolic Disease Research department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. As a student intern, you will use super-resolution microscopy and cellular micropatterning to study novel biology relevant to our therapeutic concepts. You will be responsible for developing this department’s super-resolution microscopy and micropatterning toolbox and applying that toolbox to generate novel hypotheses about disease pathomechanisms.
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
Complete a research project focused on developing super-resolution microscopy and cellular micropatterning techniques for studying cell-cell and protein-protein interactions, subcellular localization, and live-cell phenotypes of our molecular targets and cell types. To perform this duty you will need to:
- Forecast and adhere to realistic timelines and goals.
- Understand how your studies support departmental goals.
- Plan and execute experiments and analyze the resulting data.
- Maintain detailed lab notebooks.
- Produce working protocols for others to continue using after your intern period concludes.
- Integrate within the cardiometabolic disease research department and identify collaborators who will benefit from your new techniques. Begin collaborations wherein you generate data useful to their projects.
- Communicate your work in lab, group, and departmental presentations.
Requirements
- Must be a current 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:
- Cell and molecular biology
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Basic knowledge of data analysis
- Experience in conducting small research projects
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