About Human Pharmaceutical Business

With global presence, Boehringer Ingelheim has industry-leading expertise in medicine research and development. We are constantly developing the next generation of medical breakthroughs and successfully delivering innovations to meet the medical needs of the patients we serve in the following key areas of interest: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic diseases, immunology, oncology and central nervous system. In the future, the company will launch new medicines or indications in therapeutic areas including CV & metabolism, respiratory, oncology, immunology, CNS and retinal health to meet the demand of Chinese patients.

Job Summary

The Bioprocess Intern will work with us together on Bioprocess Development projects.

This role will have a great opportunity to get trained and participate in activities directly related to different aspects of process development and industrialization of cell culture based products such as therapeutic proteins.

On-Job Training Opportunities and Responsibilities

• Comply with lab safety requirements, environmental guidelines and SOPs for all work performed

• Prepare reagents/materials to support experiments: make solutions, media, plates, etc.

• Provide support to key technical activities，including but not limited to cell culture in various scales and types of bioreactors, purification, and analytical experiments

• Lead part of analytical experiments (ELISA, growth assay, in-process bioanalysis, etc.) and populate data.

• Assemble and disassemble cell culture/fermentation vessels and equipment

• Assemble and disassemble equipment for in-process sampling, harvesting operations, filtration, formulation, purification, filling, lyophilization, bulk freeze/thaw, etc.

• Calibrate and maintain a few key equipment

Qualifications

• Able to commit to this program for at least 6 months, 12 months is preferred, with at least 16-24 working hours per week

• Undergraduate or graduate students in Life Sciences or Engineering, or related fields

• Experience with following lab safety protocols and procedures

• Experience on making solutions, making media and plates is preferred

• Experience on equipment set up and changeover is a plus

• Background in sterile technique, cell culture/fermentation, purification, HPLC, ELISA, growth assay is strongly preferred

• Familiarity of computer-based systems.

• Problem solving skills.

• Good agility and accountability, able to work in a team environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.