Process Scientist, Material and Analytical Sciences Co-Op

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Individual to join our Material and Analytical Sciences department located at our Ridgefield facility. As a Spring Co-Op, you will be working in a dynamic environment to develop novel critical material attributes to improve product performance through material characterization and mechanistic modeling platform.

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 company’s 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

• Candidate will be involved in batch preparation of pharmaceutical granulation processes.
• Characterize various physical properties of drug substance, intermediates and drug products.
• Collect high quality data and summarize findings for department seminar.

Requirements

• Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing from Mechanical / Chemical / Material Engineering or pharmaceutical sciences background.
• 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:

• Good understanding of material science and formulation development of small molecules including relevant characterization techniques is required.
• Knowledge of design of experiments (DOE) methodology and statistical analysis capabilities is essential.
• Fluency in Python/Matlab programming is preferred.

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

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