Intern, DMPK - University at Buffalo Career Experience Program

Career Experience Program - Intern, DMPK in Buffalo, NY

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

The intern would gain hands-on LC-MS/MS methods development and analysis experience. Their scope of work would include sample and solution preparation, compound tuning, development of basic LC-MS/MS methods, evaluation of instrument performance, data processing, and troubleshooting common analytical issues.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers' therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients' lives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare solvents, buffers, and stock solutions of compounds and substrates under the supervision of other scientists
• Aiding scientists with keeping lab inventory up to date and Oracle ordering of supplies for the group
• Assist mentor(s) with various DMPK studies such as solubility, metabolic clearance, stability, etc. and with LC-MS method development
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of commonly used spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques
• Maintain the laboratory and laboratory instruments and equipment in a clean, organized, and orderly manner as directed by the scientific staff
• Conduct laboratory operations in a safe manner. Maintain familiarity with the Chemical Hygiene Plan. Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices, complete safety inspection per DMPK safety criteria. Follow requirements regarding chemical and biological disposal. Maintain compliance with all regulations at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as all appropriate SOP's

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related field
• Must be a University of Buffalo student of FT status and not working another UB-supported job for more than 8 hours per week for domestic students or more than 13 hours per week for international students
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, communication, and presentation skills
• Highly motivated and a self-starter with minimal need for direct supervision of daily tasks

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Pay Range: $20/hr.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.