Biologics Engineering - Cell Therapy & Engineering Intern

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

1d • $42 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for Master's and PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Immunology or a related discipline for a 12-week internship role in Gaithersburg, MD from May 18th to August 7th.
Position Duties:
Use literature to recommend candidate protein targets to test in CAR-T therapy form.
Generate reagents required to make CAR-T therapy including lentivirus and immune cell culture.
Run assays culturing their candidate CAR-T therapies with target cells and using flow cytometry to determine therapy efficacy.
Make recommendations based on their data on the feasibility of the candidate therapy designs they tested.

Requirements

• Master's and PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Immunology or a related discipline. Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026.
• Wet lab skills such as pipetting and aseptic technique for cell culture are required.
• Ability to report onsite to Gaithersburg, MD 5 days per week; this position may require occasional onsite weekend hours.
• US Work Authorization is required at time of application.
• This role will not be providing OPT support.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with flow cytometry is preferred.
• Literature search and data analysis using Excel and basic stats (e.g. Prism) are a plus.
• Experience with immune cell culture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use literature to recommend candidate protein targets to test in CAR-T therapy form.
• Generate reagents required to make CAR-T therapy including lentivirus and immune cell culture.
• Run assays culturing their candidate CAR-T therapies with target cells and using flow cytometry to determine therapy efficacy.
• Make recommendations based on their data on the feasibility of the candidate therapy designs they tested.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees