Oligo Chemistry Summer Intern

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dec 12, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Science
Engineering
San Francisco

Requirements

Education:
Student currently enrolled in classes leading to an accredited bachelor’s or master's degree in a related science, engineer, or life science field.
Preferred majors: chemistry, biology, chemical engineering, biotechnology or other related engineering/science major.
Strong desire and motivation to develop a career in research and development.
Experience:
The successful candidate will have some prior experience in chemistry or molecular biology laboratory.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Understanding of analytical/organic/oligos principles, theory, and operation of various analytical instruments and techniques (e.g., HPLC, UV/fluorescence spectrometer, and mass spec).
troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities using analytical tools.
good communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work and tackle issues independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

Our R&D summer interns typically work on a collaborative R&D project. The R&D inter is fully integrated members of our R&D group and participates in all activities such as research presentations and group meetings. They have their own office desk and bench space in the laboratory. They also have full access to the excellent resources that are available to employees of a large company like ThermoFisher such as online R&D library, corporate network and laboratory equipment. As typical for industrial R&D scientists, time on any typical day will be split between the creation of ideas and development of hypothesis, experimental planning, laboratory work, data analysis, lab notebook documentation, review of the results and summarizing the results in presentations.
At the beginning of the internship the intern will receive detailed guidance from their mentor on the background of the project, assays and technology that will be used, use of laboratory equipment and suggestions on how the question at hand might be addressed efficiently. Weekly one-on-one meetings with the project mentor offer opportunity to address general and project-related questions, review progress and plan next steps.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.