About the role
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features cooperative (co-op) education that last 4-6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.
The Biocatalysis group within the Small Molecule Process Research & Development Department at our company is seeking motivated candidates to contribute to the invention, development, and innovative implementation of biocatalysts to advance the company pipeline and impact on the scientific community. The candidates will work alongside company scientists in a laboratory environment to impact our drug discovery, development, and manufacture in the following key areas: biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, microfluidics, and fermentation. The role will involve the development of novel approaches, novel proteins, and enzyme-catalyzed reactions to enable access to biologically active compounds and chemical reactions relevant to the synthesis of drug-like molecules.
Day-to-day research for the co-op will focus on solving key challenges in: (a) biocatalysis, which is the development of novel enzymatic transformations and expansion of the biocatalytic toolbox to solve complex chemistry problems, (b) protein engineering, which is the design and engineering of proteins with novel functions, (c) microfluidics, screening and platform development including laboratory automation, data science, modeling and informatics, (d) fermentation, designing and executing improved methods to ensure robust enzyme production, and more! Candidates will leverage their chemistry, biology, engineering and/or analytical expertise to solve complex technical problems while working in both chemistry and biology laboratory spaces. The co-op will provide an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge on how the company's Research Labs develops and uses technologies to progress medicines and vaccines.