Environment, Health, & Safety Intern

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $17 - $23

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $16.80 - $23.10 All internship positions are designed to give college students an opportunity to apply techniques learned in an academic setting while obtaining new skills. This is a paid internship offering full-time hours during the summer months. All interns are required to conclude the program by giving a formal presentation on their work. Please note that no relocation assistance or sponsorship is provided for the internship program at this time. Pay Rate: $24 per hour Position Summary: The EHS Intern will support the Environment, Health & Safety team in advancing laboratory safety, compliance, Environmental and sustainability initiatives across the site. This role provides hands‑on experience in a life sciences environment, including exposure to biosafety, chemical safety, risk assessments, environmental programs, and data management. The intern will assist with key projects, contribute to safety culture improvements, and deliver a final presentation summarizing their project findings and recommendations to site leadership.

Requirements

• Must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a graduate-level degree in a field relevant to the internship
• Must be able to work full-time during the duration of the internship program

Responsibilities

• Support laboratory safety initiatives, including chemical inventory updates, SDS management, and routine lab safety checks.
• Develop checklists for routine assessments
• Assist with environmental programs such as waste minimization, recycling initiatives, and data collection.
• Conduct observations, basic risk assessments, and assist with developing or updating Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
• Help evaluate compliance with biosafety, chemical hygiene, PPE, and emergency preparedness requirements.
• Develop tools, templates, or visual aids to improve safety communication and employee engagement.
• Organize and analyze data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with scientists, lab personnel, and cross‑functional partners to gather information and support project tasks.
• Prepare and deliver an end‑of‑summer presentation summarizing the chosen EHS/ESG project, key findings, and recommended improvements.

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees