Intern - Characterization (In Office)

IQVIA • Santa Fe, NM

11d • $26,500 - $66,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Here, at IQVIA, we are building our internship program around smart, talented students that are excited about shaping the future of human health. As an IQVIA intern, you are able to create your own experience through insightful interaction with many different business units across the organization that will allow you to help us develop outside the box solutions to help solve some of the most important problems facing the healthcare industry. Every intern experience at IQVIA is unique and with our dedicated Early Talent Team here to take care of you, each intern will experience an inclusive intern community, fireside chats with executives, lunch & learns with various business units, access to our Employee Resource Groups, mentorship, skill shares, end of season presentations and much more! Join the IQVIA Intern Program today! If you have a passion for making a difference in healthcare, then consider joining the company that created the Human Data Science industry. Provides administrative and/or technical support to the characterization team in Antibody Discovery

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, or a related scientific field.
• Foundational understanding of laboratory techniques, basic chemistry, and safe bench practices.
• Evidence of effective problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Appropriate verbal and written communication skills to function within a professional R&D environment.
• Meticulous attention to detail and evidence of strong teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Benchmarking of Developability Assays (HPLC & AC-SINs) to enable standardization activities.
• Antigen Characterization & Quality Control: Perform critical gatekeeping steps utilizing Western blot, SDS-PAGE, and HPLC to verify the purity and identity of starting materials.
• Early Screening Execution: Conduct ELISA assays for lead identification, aiding the transition of discovery projects from the design phase to active laboratory testing.
• Data Management: Register antibody and antigen candidates into the electronic lab notebook, ensuring accurate, foundational documentation that bridges bench science with digital data management.
• Developability Assessment: Evaluate the physical stability and fitness of antibody candidates by running thermal melting (Tm) and aggregation temperature (Tagg) assays.
• Advanced Workflow Support: Assist with the precise preparation tasks required for surface plasmon resonance (SPR), including buffer formulation and plate layouts.
• Team Collaboration: Provide high-value support to the characterization team to effectively onboard and validate new discovery projects at Specifica.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern