Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation - Ridgefield, United States - BI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

BI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Ridgefield, United States

4 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Co-Op to join our Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility.

As a Co-Op, you will work on a cutting edge project at the forefront of innovation where you will utilize super-plex imaging platforms to study how tertiary lymphoid tissues form in preclinical cancer models and study how the spatial organization of immune cells promotes anti-tumor responses.


As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers.

Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies ́ success.

We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people.

We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance.

Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim ́s high regard for our employees.


Duties & Responsibilities:


  • Process and prepare tissue samples for histological assays
  • Test and validate antibodies to establish comprehensive panels for immune and nonimmune cell subsetting
  • Run superplex proteomic assays and acquire images to study cellular dynamics in tumors and tertiary lymphoid structures
  • Characterize unique features of cellular organization in tertiary lymphoid structures and tumor microenvironments

Requirements:


  • Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing.
  • Student must be enrolled at a college or university for the duration of the internship.
  • Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred.
  • Major or minor in related field of internship
  • Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university.
  • Graduate and advanced degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university.

Desired Experience, Skills and Abilities:


  • Previous experience with histological techniques (FFPE and cryopreserved tissue)
  • Attention to detail and organized
  • Previous experience using fluorescencebased microscopy
  • Previous experience using Python, machine learning, and/or image analysis tools

Eligibility Requirements:


  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
  • Must be willing to take a drug test and postoffer physical (if required)
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
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