Downstream Process Development Intern

Job Description:

Downstream Process Development – 6 months paid Internship in Biopole

Development of Purification Process

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Joining our R&D teams, you will discover an empowering culture and the opportunity to create and deliver innovative products that have the potential to change lives. Collaborating with colleagues inside and outside Ferring, we are focused on growing our capabilities with new therapeutics, life-cycle management and personalized solutions. Doing revolutionary work is in your hands.

Ferring+You

As part of the Ferring strategy to strengthen its Biologics portfolio, you will be part of the Downstream process development team within the Ferring Biologic Innovation Center (FBIC). This internship is about supporting development and innovation in protein purification. The mission is only based on practical activities in the laboratory and is not a mission suitable for a master’s thesis.

Your day at Ferring

• Support downstream development and innovation activities.

• Perform the lab activities as required.

• Report and present the outcomes to different audiences.

• Participate in the organization of the DSP lab in a lean, efficient, and smart way.

• Be accountable for your work and working environment.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

The typical candidate for this role is a master student (first year ideally) in Bioprocessing (Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, or any related field) who wants a practical experience not requiring a master’s thesis.

It will be beneficial for the candidate to demonstrate all or some of the skills, competences, and experiences below:

• Experience working with protein purification.

• Know-how in filtration and chromatographic technics.

• Theoretical understanding of the different mode of purification/separation.

• Willingness to learn and develop.

• Communicate orally and in writing fluently in English.

• Proactive and dynamic.

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love

• Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

This is a paid internship with a duration around 6 months. Internship will be in the Ferring Biologic Innovation center (FBIC) in the Biopole (Epalinges).

Starting date is anytime between June and September, ideally the 1st of July.

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