Co-op: Antibody Discovery & Biotherapeutics Engineer

Biogen; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Employee Resource Groups participation

80 hours of sick time per calendarYear

Job summary

Biogen's Biodesign division seeks a six‑month co‑op for January–June 2027 in the Antibody Discovery group. You will contribute to characterizing antibody drug candidates from primary and optimization campaigns supporting neurodegenerative disease programs, joining a cross-functional team and performing experiments to advance drug discovery milestones.

The role emphasizes hands-on biology, from cell culture and molecular biology to biophysical characterization and data analysis, with optional

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD or Master’s in a related field.
• Majoring in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Biomedical Engineering or related field.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S. while pursuing studies.
• Currently enrolled in an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Perform in vitro experiments to biophysically characterize antibody candidates.
• Nominating lead biologic candidates from discovery and optimization campaigns.
• Validate clinical targets for cell-specific drug delivery in neurodegenerative indications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet drug discovery milestones.

Skills

Cell culture

Molecular cloning

PCR / qRT-PCR

Protein binding assays

Flow cytometry

Python ML libraries

Education

PhD or Master’s

Computational Biology

Bioinformatics

Biochemistry

Immunology

Biomedical Engineering

Job description

Biogen's Biodesign division seeks a six‑month co‑op for January–June 2027 in the Antibody Discovery group. You will contribute to characterizing antibody drug candidates from primary and optimization campaigns supporting neurodegenerative disease programs, joining a cross-functional team and performing experiments to advance drug discovery milestones.

The role emphasizes hands-on biology, from cell culture and molecular biology to biophysical characterization and data analysis, with optional