- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Hybrid
- Internship · Intern
- $23–$32 per hour
The Vertex Material Science Intern is an 11-week experiential training program for students focused on understanding core engineering science issues surrounding drug substance and drug product scale-up, including material structures, powder properties, formulation design, and associated manufacturing processes.
Compensation
Full-time, paid internship $23.00 - $32.00 USD/hour
Responsibilities
- Perform polymorph screening to evaluate different methods for solids isolation using image and pattern analysis
- Use automated solids and liquids dispenser to prepare slurries of API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) in organic solvents
- Evaluate manual method for preparing XRD plates and analyze resulting XRD patterns
- Develop an analysis method for validating images collected from experiment
- Translate manual workflow into our high-throughput automation platform using robotics and programming
Requirements
- BS/MS/PhD in Materials Science
- BS/MS/PhD in Chemical Engineering
- BS/MS/PhD in Biomedical Engineering
- BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering
- Nice to have: XRD (X-ray diffraction)