Share Email Opening Title Formulation Sciences 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 Location: Gaithersburg, MD We are currently seeking a Rising Junior, Senior, or Master/PhD level student majoring in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering or other related discipline for a 10-12 week internship during the summer of 2023.   Objectives/Goals of the Position: The ultimate goal for this position is to contribute toward an improved understanding of formulation parameters on the development of spray dried solid dosage form for biological therapeutics. Spray drying of proteins into dry powder imposes different stresses such as shear, thermal and adsorption at air liquid interface, all of which could compromise protein stability. The inclusion of various excipients in the spray dried formulations offers protection to the protein and potentially preserves its stability post drying. Therefore, the main objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of various excipients on protein stability (salts, sugars, amino acids, etc) in solution as well as their impact on spray drying performance. Additional focuses include evaluating the impact of various protein biophysical properties, such as molecular weight, charge, and hydrophobicity, on overall stability during spray drying. Perform all spray drying activities. Prepare, screen and optimize formulations with different excipients to achieve improved protein stability (SEC, MFI, visual inspection, etc.) and desirable dried powder properties (ssFTIR, residual water content, yield). Use different analytical tools to understand the solution properties of formulations and the solid properties of spray-dried powders. Data collection, recording, interpretation and presentation. Deliver a final poster and presentation at the end of the internship.   Position Requirements   Rising Junior, Senior, or Master/PhD level student majoring in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering or other related discipline. Prior experience working in laboratory setting. Prior experience in buffer/solution preparation.   Prior knowledge about protein formulations and/or protein biophysical characterization (desirable). Prior knowledge/understanding of spray drying (desirable). Minimum grade point average of 3.0   Full-Time/Part-Time Seasonal   Location Gaithersburg, 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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