. Purification/Downstream Process Development Summer Intern Your tasks and responsibilities Interns will evaluate chromatographic resins/membranes used to develop manufacturing process of biological therapeutics. They will formulate a hypothesis, design a set of experimental designs, collect materials needed for experiments, execute experiments with lab equipment (e.g. Avant, filters, Tecan) compile data and analyze and discuss experiments with manager . The primary responsibilities of this role, Purification/Downstream Process Development Summer Intern, are to: Intern position will work in our Biologics Development Isolation & Purification department and work as part of a team of scientists and engineers to design and perform experimental studies for process development, and optimization and/or scale-up for new protein therapeutics; Design and perform experiments to develop a scalable purification process; Leverage knowledge of protein chemistry, preparative chromatography and/or membrane separation techniques to develop manufacturing process of biologics; Perform protein purification using AKTA Explorer or Avant, Unicorn and ChemStation programming; Isolate and purify protein using dead-end filtration, chromatography, membrane and/or TFF; Organize, mine and analyze a large pool of development data; Perform statistical analysis of experimental data; Analyze process samples using analytical methods such as ELISA, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, CE; Maintain and stock lab consumables; participate in general lab activities as necessary. Who you are Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following: Required Qualifications: Currently enrolled in a 4-year Bachelor undergraduate program or in a 2-year Master's program with a preferred focus in protein chemistry area i.e.-Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences or related area; Strong verbal and written communication skills; Ability to deal professionally with internal customers of various organizational levels; Ability to work effectively within a departmental team and with members of the same or higher organizational levels; Good organization, documentation, prioritization and scheduling skills together with an overall desire to learn; Basic problem solving and project management abilities together with a professional image; Ability to work independently in a new field and multi-task; Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office with beginner level proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Demonstrated potential for technical proficiency, scientific creativity, and collaboration with others and independent thought; Intern may need to prepare a large volume of buffers weighing up to 50 kg.; No special gowning requirement. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge in protein chemistry, preparative chromatography and/or membrane separation techniques Experience in protein purification using KTA Explorer or Avant, Unicorn and Chem Station programming Experience in protein purification using dead-end filtration, chromatography, TFF Candidate with previous research/development experience. Your application Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and you have the "Passion to Innovate" and the "Power to Change", we encourage you to apply now. Job postings will remain open for a minimum of ten business days and are subject to immediate closure thereafter without additional notice. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes. Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below. Country: United States Location: CA-Berkeley