Intern, Technical Development Operations

The Role

This is a 10-14 week, 7am-3pm internship at the new Moderna Technology Center campus in Norwood, MA. Applicants must be available for the entire duration of the internship. Start dates will be TBD.

The Technical Development Operations organization at Moderna is looking for top talent in science and engineering to deliver on its mission to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines. Interns will have an opportunity to be part of high-performing operations teams dedicated to providing research-grade product and analytical data for pre-clinical and early/ late phase clinical development. You will apply your educational background and learn new technical skills in the synthesis of mRNA, formulation of drug products, and associated analytical techniques. You will develop a deep understanding of DNA, mRNA, and/or LNP drug product manufacturing processes that consistently deliver mRNA medicines of the highest quality.

Heres What Youll Do

• Work with a team of highly skilled experts to come up to speed quickly on technology and techniques.

• Use laboratory, technical and communication skills to generate preclinical material, perform analytical testing, and documentation in a GLP laboratory setting.

• Support day to day operations at the bench to meet deliverables and customer requirements.

• Participate in planning, execution, and troubleshooting

• Characterize mRNA and lipid nanoparticles through collaboration with the analytical team

Heres What Youll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• A high school diploma (or equivalent) currently working towards Biotechnology Certification

• Strong fundamental scientific techniques and understanding for the daily execution of operations

• Laboratory skills applicable to bioprocess development and analytical methods

Heres What Youll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Interpersonal skills that support collaboration in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Attention to detail and good laboratory practices

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as the ability to contribute to high performing teams

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Moderna is pleased to provide you with an innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Free premium access to meditation and mindfulness classes
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Generous paid time off, including:
  Vacation, sick time and holidays
  Volunteer time to participate within your community
  Discretionary year-end shutdown
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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