Share Email Opening Title BioAssay Intern  EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   About the Organization AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune, oncology, infection and neuroscience diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information please visit www.astrazeneca.com .   Description AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business focusing on the commercialization of biologic prescription medicines. This full-time paid internship opportunity is for the summer of 2019. We are seeking candidates who are working towards obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or an engineering discipline. Overview of the Assignment: The objective of this internship is to optimize methods for producing ‘ready-to-use’ cell lines for bioassay testing. The internship will focus on optimizing methods for cryopreservation of the cell lines and optimizing methods for thawing/cell line reconstitution. Responsibilities: This is a lab-based internship where the intern will conduct multifactorial experiments to allow cell lines to be cryopreserved and reconstituted under different conditions. The intern will ultimately conduct experiments to allow the different strategies to be evaluated against each other to identify an optimal cryopreservation formulation and a corresponding method to reconstitute the respective frozen cell lines. Requirements: The applicant should have experience passaging and maintaining cells in culture along with experience using analytical techniques to assess cell viability such as flow cytometry. The applicant should also have general laboratory experience and possess basic skills such as accurate pipetting and buffer preparation.   Position Requirements To participate in the AstraZeneca Intern Program, Students must meet the following eligibility criteria: • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. • Enrollment in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program, returning to the academic program following AstraZeneca assignment • Minimum grade point average of 3.0 preferred • At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date   Full-Time/Part-Time   Location Frederick, MD   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://AstraZenecaPharmaceuticalsInc.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category -- None found -- Other Jobs Within 60 Miles -- None found --

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