Alkermes is seeking a summer intern for the Pharmaceutical Chemistry group in Waltham, MA. The candidate will support our drug development pipeline by conducting dissolution experiments in the laboratory. The role involves performing experiments, processing data, and documenting operating procedures. During this internship, the candidate will gain insights into the drug development process, enhance their laboratory skills, and develop expertise in data collection and presentation.
Responsibilities
The major responsibilities of the internship are:
- Conduct experiments and maintain a comprehensive electronic notebook
- Process collected data and provide weekly updates to manager
- Develop standard operating procedures for various types of experiments
- Create a final presentation to present to the department at the end of the internship
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in chemistry or a related field, with a strong interest in the drug development process
- Hands-on experience in a chemistry lab required
- Proficient in data presentation using Microsoft Office software
- Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving abilities, coupled with an eagerness to learn.
- Detail oriented and organized
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in UV/VIS and HPLC experimental techniques
- Organic chemistry knowledge
About Us
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.
Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023).
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.