Summer Medicinal Chemistry Intern - Mentored, Hands-on

Sanofi; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Cambridge, MA invites a Summer Intern to join the US-IDD Medicinal Chemistry team for 10-12 weeks. You will work under mentoring leaders, contribute to drug discovery projects, and gain hands-on experience in synthetic organic chemistry and analyses.

Candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Organic Chemistry or related field, with lab coursework completed, and must be eligible to work in the U.S. for the full duration and relocate as needed.

Qualifications

• En route to Bachelor's degree with Organic Chemistry Course completed.
• Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university during the duration of the internship.
• Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40hrs/week, Mon-Fri for the full duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Use reaction and reagent databases and synthesize small molecule targets for drug discovery programs.
• Apply purification and characterization techniques to purify and characterize target compounds and intermediates to meet project timelines.
• Develop/apply analytical techniques for structural characterization and interpretation (NMR and LCMS).
• Learn to register compounds in corporate database
• Maintain electronic laboratory notebooks according to SOP, provide detailed experimental procedures of laboratory work.
• Utilize internal databases and tools to understand SAR around project data
• Collaborate with other team members to design/synthesize target compounds which address project challenges.
• Continue to learn from literature, meetings and personnel to solve chemistry and medicinal chemistry challenges.
• Communicate and interact with other staff/team members in a professional and courteous manner.
• Operate to HSE guidelines and adhere to all mandatory company compliance requirements.

Skills

Synthesis of small molecules

Analytical skills

Laboratory teamwork

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Organic Chemistry or related field

Tools

NMR

LCMS

Job description

Sanofi in Cambridge, MA invites a Summer Intern to join the US-IDD Medicinal Chemistry team for 10-12 weeks. You will work under mentoring leaders, contribute to drug discovery projects, and gain hands-on experience in synthetic organic chemistry and analyses.

Candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Organic Chemistry or related field, with lab coursework completed, and must be eligible to work in the U.S. for the full duration and relocate as needed.