Job Description

This application is for a 6-month student role from January - June 2025. Resume review begins in October 2024.

Biogen is seeking a creative co-op to join the Bioassays and High-Throughput Screens (BHTS) group within the Biotherapeutics and Medicinal Sciences (BTMS) department in Cambridge, MA.

Qualifications

As a co-op student, you will:

• Learn and apply cutting-edge technologies in early drug discovery to develop cell based or biochemical assays to identify and characterize molecules that modulate disease causing mechanisms or pathways
• Use a variety of detection methods, including mass spectrometry, radiometry, luminescence, fluorescence, etc.  
• Gain experience in high throughput, in vitro and ex vivo techniques, including but not limited to, bioassay automation, cell culture, cell membrane extraction, ELISAs, and mass spectrometry-based assays.
• Work with BHTS colleagues to develop microplate-based kinetics assay to characterize drug molecule interaction with therapeutic targets of interest
• Involve in and learn the data analysis and visualization techniques for bioassay data formatting and pipelining.

Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

• Basic laboratory experience
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Efficiently manage time to enable pursuit of multiple objectives in parallel

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in mammalian cell culture or transfection
• Experience in working with membrane proteins
• Experience in testing small molecules in cell-based or biochemical assays in 96- or 384-well plates and working knowledge of semi-automated liquid handling
• Experience in ligand binding assay, such as MSD, and ELISA.
• Experience performing data analysis and visualization using appropriate software

To participate in the Biogen Internship Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
• Be currently enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university

Education

• PhD, Masters, or Undergraduate Junior/Senior students.
• Majoring in: Biology, Biochemistry, Biological/Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.