2022 Exploratory Science Center Proteomics Co-Op, Cambridge, MA

Job Description

Subject to applicable law, all prospective hires will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or intend to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1, 2021, or qualify for a medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement. Hired candidates who are not vaccinated by November 1, 2021, and who have not been approved for a legally required medical or religious accommodation will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, in accordance with applicable law.

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research & Development Divison can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to isolate a compound that is effective against a disease target. Using innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities, and robust scientific methodology we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.

Our company's Exploratory Science Center (ESC) in Cambridge provides a unique experience to contribute to our company’s drug discovery efforts at one of the earliest stages of the process. To this end, we strive to create a fast-paced, nimble and flexible environment of mutual respect, creativity, invention, and teamwork. Co-op students will be part of a highly collaborative and innovative scientific culture with the ultimate goal of learning new biology that drives therapeutic development. Students will be exposed to Immunology, Microbiology, Chemical Biology, Target Discovery, Synthetic Chemistry, and Bioactive Discovery, both within our company's Exploratory Science Center and other sites across the country. With access to our company's proven global R&D organization, students will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding their careers.

We are looking for a special co-op who will help our single-cell and ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry profiling efforts at the ESC by developing convergent miniaturized sample prep and mass spectrometer (MS) instrument control methods for shotgun and targeted peptide acquisition, as well as developing novel stable isotope labeling and multiplexing techniques in this area. The co-op will also help develop workflows using the robotics and automated low-volume cell and liquid handlers that we have in the lab, with the outcome of accelerating and alleviating the manual-intensive aspects of our sample prep. The co-op will further apply these techniques and approaches to a biological system, such as characterizing heterogeneous immune cell responses to external stimuli, working closely with their mentor to execute the research project during the co-op experience. This co-op will be enabled to work on-site at the ESC but may also have the opportunity to work off-site in-lab at Northeastern University, so as to maximize efficient completion of this project.

Co-op position commitment: 6 months, Jan 2022 – June 2022

Required Education & Experience:

• Candidates must be a currently enrolled undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Biology or related field OR a currently enrolled graduate student pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biology, Bioengineering, or a closely related field.
• Candidates must have experience with cell culture and biochemistry laboratory techniques,
• Candidates must have experience with proteomic sample prep and mass spec instrument operation.
• Candidates must have completed or currently taking Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Systems Biology
• coursework
• Candidates must be comfortable using a PC computer and proficient in Windows-based MS Office software and common data-analytical packages
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the US.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Candidates should be highly motivated and driven. Willing to take initiative to learn new science and excited to engage in experiments at the bench. Self-starter.
• Candidates should have a 3.2 GPA or higher.
• Candidates should have the facility with coding in R, python and/or Matlab environment.
• Candidates should have optimism and eagerness that transcends the challenges of daily obstacles
• Candidates should be a strong team player
• Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, the USA in the United States and Canada, and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Requisition ID:R143479