CHEMICAL, ENGINEER, BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEER, BIOCHEMISTRY, OR CELL BIOLOGY SUMMER INTERN

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a smart, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of $22 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

LOCATION/DIVISION SPECIFIC INFORMATION

St. Louis, MO

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

As part of the Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) and Process Engineering (PE) teams, you will work with a senior level process engineer to build a platform raw materials data base and template platform planning Bill of Materials to assist in streamlining Thermo Fisher’s supply chain for direct tech transfer projects. These accelerated programs include drugs that treat cancer, rare genetic disorders, and COVID therapies.

The candidate will review our existing supply chain programs to help develop a platform raw material list to be used in our St. Louis Biologic’s facility, a $250 million dollar revenue site. The candidate will also coordinate generation of a planning BOM that will streamline our supply chain introduction timeline to greatly overcome the raw material challenges under COVID.

The individual should have a background in chemical or biomedical engineering, or related field and be familiar with MS Office and data base software.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Train on Thermo Fisher Scientific practices and procedures for process engineering and biological drug production and raw materials
• Learn Upstream and Downstream process for biologics
• Learn about supply chain handling and practices at a large biopharmaceutical company
• Compile a raw material list from Thermo Fisher, small and large biopharmaceutical companies
• Data base construction
• Work with a senior level process engineer

HOW WILL YOU GET HERE?

This role will work directly with a pre-selected senior mentor within Thermo Fisher Scientific. This individual will act as liaison, mentor, guide, and coach through all aspects of training, project research, and the final report and SOP/template drafting.

Onsite (no remote work) 40+ hours a week is a requirement for this position.

EDUCATION

• Undergraduate in Chemical or Biomechanical Eng, Biology and Biomedical Sciences, or molecular biology sciences
• Undergraduate in a similar department or major
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Entry level or mid-level courses or experience in statistics is a plus

EXPERIENCE

• No industry experience is needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Enthusiasm and go-getter approach to problem solving
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver against challenging objectives
• Ability to contribute to a team effort and to learn from a liaison and technical advisor
• Ability to process data in Excel
• Excellent writing skills to present a technical summary report to drive global baseline studies
• Excellent self-management skills to make/meet project timelines and milestones for long term goals

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