Co-op - Protein Biochemistry, Spring & Summer 2020

Known for its scientific and operational excellence, Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron commercializes medicines for eye diseases, high LDL-cholesterol, atopic dermatitis and a rare inflammatory condition and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, pain, cancer and infectious diseases.

These positions are in Protein Biochemistry in Tarrytown, NY. There are 2 positions for Spring AND Summer (full time, about 7 months from January to August 2020). Each opening is described below.

Position 1:
The project focus will be the development and optimization of critical reagents and material inventory systems maintained in the Protein Biochemistry laboratory to facilitate and improve transfer of materials and supporting information that need to be captured by our inventory management system.

Protein Biochemistry receives samples from various other departments, external collaborators, as well as purified within the group with the associated critical attributes/information coming from various entities and systems. We also then distribute samples throughout the company to support various functions. This project will involve helping to transition our group into a biobank for automated high volume sample storage and distribution as well as focused laboratory tasks for a holistic view/experience of our inventory systems and general laboratory operations to evaluate and propose improvements to overall efficiency and reagent information gathering/dissemination.

Laboratory tasks include but are not limited to; 1) operating our automated liquid handler to aliquot bulk sample for distribution and testing throughout the company, 2) interfacing our sample workflow with the biobank to create a seamless flow of physical samples along with the critical information and 3) documentation from sample receipt through aliquot, storage, database entry, and distribution, 4) the management of reagent receipt through entering and barcoding reagents in our electronic reagent receipt log, and 5) organizing particular areas of the lab to facilitate workflow.

Student will be trained on our automated liquid handler, electronic laboratory notebook, protein LIMS database, and our sample workflow that produces high volumes of available samples for end users in an automated high-throughput manner, utilizing our electronic systems to track sample lineage and deliver all critical sample information direct to end user experiments with a single barcode scan.

Position 2:
This position will provide an opportunity to work in the Protein Biochemistry involved in extended characterization of protein therapeutics. This position will primarily focus on host cell proteins (HCPs). The individual will assist in developing methods such as 2D-DIGE, 2DIBE, ELISA, and CE-western to detect and quantitate HCPs from process samples. The co-op student will also work on titer determination using ELISA, purifying antibodies from serum using multiple column chromatography techniques and assist in developing robust process-specific total host cell protein assays.

Start building your skills at Regeneron.

• Must be a 3rd year or above

• Must be pursuing a degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology or related field

• Must have experience with SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, protein purification, 2D-gel electrophoresis

General Co-op Program Information:

• Must be enrolled in, or accepted to, an academic program pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, PhD or PharmD

• Program is full-time (~40 hrs/wk) and is paid

• Prefer demonstrated leadership in areas such as campus activities, clubs, sports or the community

• Minimum GPA of 3.0

• You will work with a specific manager on a project(s)

• Enjoy regular 1 hour Co-op Program events: learn about other areas of the company from employees, soft skills workshops, networking, volunteering, and more!

• Present to your team on your project(s)

Transportation and Housing:

• A free shuttle is offered from the North White Plains or Tarrytown train stations to the Tarrytown campus

• Get to know other incoming Interns on our closed LinkedIn page when you accept an offer

This is an opportunity to join our select team that is already leading the way in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry. Apply today and learn more about Regeneron's unwavering commitment to combining good science & good business.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Regeneron about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Regeneron via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Regeneron, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Regeneron for this position and a valid agreement with Regeneron is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the Regeneron agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.