Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Internship

Zoetis; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis in Kalamazoo, MI offers an Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Internship within the Medicinal Chemistry group. The lab-based role focuses on analogue development, synthetic methodology, and supporting scale-up of promising drug candidates.

You will design, execute, and interpret complex organic experiments, document results, and present findings to colleagues. Enrolled in a Master's or PhD with strong organic chemistry background and lab experience, you mainly run bench syntheses and analyze

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program.
• Strong foundation of organic chemistry knowledge with experience in an organic research laboratory (graduate research work).
• A desire to spend most of the time at the bench running synthetic experiments.
• Understand modern analytical methods such as HPLC/LCMS/NMR.
• Creativity, autonomy, can-do attitude, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and interpret complex organic chemistry experiments in a laboratory-based medicinal chemistry environment.
• Document and communicate experimental results through written reports, data summaries, presentations, and discussions with colleagues

Skills

Organic synthesis

Analytical skills

Lab bench work

Communication skills

Creativity

Autonomy

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's or PhD program

Tools

HPLC

LCMS

NMR

Job description

Kalamazoo - Downtown Portage Street Role Description: ORGANIC AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY INTERNSHIP Kalamazoo, MI

Internship Summary: The intern will join a team of bench chemists within the Medicinal Chemistry group, contributing to the synthesis of novel drug analogs, troubleshooting synthetic challenges, and supporting the scale-up of promising drug candidates. This laboratory-based role will focus on analogue development and synthetic methodology, providing hands-on experience with industry-relevant medicinal chemistry practices and drug discovery workflows.

Internship Job Duties

• Design, execute, and interpret complex organic chemistry experiments in a laboratory-based medicinal chemistry environment.
• Document and communicate experimental results through written reports, data summaries, presentations, and discussions with colleagues

Internship Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program.
• Strong foundation of organic chemistry knowledge with experience in an organic research laboratory (graduate research work).
• A desire to spend most of the time at the bench running synthetic experiments.
• Understand modern analytical methods such as HPLC/LCMS/NMR.
• Creativity, autonomy, can-do attitude, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):

Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour

Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour

Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour

Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

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