Research Intern - Screening Technologies & Analytics, Quantitative Biosciences

Job Description

At our Company, we are committed to be the premier, research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future. Our mission is to discover, develop and provide medicines and vaccines that save and improve lives around the world. We strive to transform breakthrough science into novel therapeutics and vaccines and our scientific curiosity drives us to invent solutions to some of the world's most challenging diseases. Many begin in our research laboratories, where we push the boundaries of science with the hope and expectation that the medicines and vaccines we invent will lead to better health for society for generations to come.

In Singapore, our research centre focuses on identifying and validating new drug targets, exploring innovative therapeutic modalities and leveraging clinical studies and patient–derived material to understand biomarkers of disease or therapeutic response to increase our understanding of human biology and to drive a therapeutic pipeline to address unmet medical needs. Our state-of-the-art laboratory supports discovery biology and translational medicine and is an integral part of our Company's world-class network for drug and vaccine discovery.

As an intern within our research laboratories, you will gain the opportunity to work with talented and dedicated scientists, learn from leading industry experts, gain exposure and professional experience working for a research-driven enterprise; and use your passion, creativity, knowledge and collaboration skills to find solutions to challenging problems in your day-to-day work

The department's mission is to identify and validate novel targets across various therapeutic areas with multiple discovery biology units.

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What You Will Do:

The Research Intern will work closely with an assigned scientific supervisor on a lab-based research project in biomedical research.

This position will involve collaborations in a multi-disciplinary way, specifically within the Screening Technologies & Analytics Group and across the Quantitative Biosciences network to support execution of ROP drug screening and data analysis workflows. The candidate would also be involved in optimization of cell-based assays by applying automation and testing new liquid handler technologies. The knowledge generated would support the progression of our drug discovery pipeline and advance key partnerships.

As an intern within our research laboratories, you will gain the opportunity to work with talented and dedicated scientists, learn from leading industry experts, gain exposure and professional experience working for a research-driven enterprise; and use your passion, creativity, knowledge and collaboration skills to find solutions to challenging problems in your day-to-day work.

At the end of the internship, the candidate would:

• Gain hands-on experience with cell culture, molecular biology, assay automation and liquid handlers
• Develop understanding of steps involved in assay development, high throughput automation and the drug discovery process.
• Learn and apply data analysis and foundations of in vitro pharmacology
• Develop scientific thinking and communication skills through scientific writing and presentations.

Job Description:

• Maintain in vitro 2D cell cultures and perform cell-based assays.
• Support execution of routine screening workflows and data analysis.
• Evaluate new assays and technologies to enable progression of different projects in the discovery space.
• Document relevant experiments and results in electronic notebooks with compliance.
• Participate, communicate, and present research results in internal scientific discussions between cross-functional teams

Qualification:

• Enrolment in an Undergraduate or Master’s program leading to a Degree in a Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences or Life Sciences-related discipline. Other programmes can be considered on individual merit.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Working knowledge of laboratory-based methodologies such as aseptic cell culture techniques, molecular biology, imaging
• Hands-on laboratory experience preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Who We Look For:

• Strong interest in working in a research-intensive environment.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Interpersonal skills necessary for working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional working environment.
• Have a positive, proactive, can-do attitude
• Passionate for learning and a good team player.
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Availability for at least 6 months in a full-time capacity preferred

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

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Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

11/29/2024

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Job Posting End Date:11/29/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R279985

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