Summer Intern, Research

Vaxcyte • San Carlos, CA

5h • $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.
WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:
RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.
Summary:
Vaxcyte’s Summer Internship program offers students with an opportunity to gain valuable work experience that complements their college curriculum with relevant hands-on work that can shape their future career pathing and interests.
As a Research Intern for Vaxcyte, you will work on a project as outlined below:
Focus on protein expression and purification to support development of alternate protein carriers.
Contribute to technical and analytical efforts to finalize processes.
Screen protein constructs and purification strategies using small-scale expression and purification experiments.
Generate and analyze data to identify promising constructs and optimize purification workflows.
The Intern will learn and practice:
Different AKTA FPLC chromatography methods, such as IMAC, SEC, and AEX, while obtaining meaningful exposure to industry relevant workflows.
Program Details:
The Internship will begin in June and will be around 10 weeks (8 hours per day) in duration at our San Carlos, California location.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Master’s Degree with a focus on Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong attention to detail and work quality.
• Demonstrates collaboration and teamwork.
• Enthusiastic-Shows curiosity and is eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Focus on protein expression and purification to support development of alternate protein carriers.
• Contribute to technical and analytical efforts to finalize processes.
• Screen protein constructs and purification strategies using small-scale expression and purification experiments.
• Generate and analyze data to identify promising constructs and optimize purification workflows.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern