Manufacturing Intern Protein
About The Position
Zymo Research is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Manufacturing Team as a Manufacturing Intern! The intern will gain hands-on experience in enzyme production, purification, quality evaluation, and process scale-up in a collaborative R&D and manufacturing environment. In this role, you will work closely with scientists and manufacturing team members to assist with upstream and downstream workflows, process documentation, data analysis, and routine laboratory operations. The ideal candidate should be a hard worker and self-motivated learner, an effective team player, and possess a strong interest in learning about protein production and process development. The successful candidate should also be detail-oriented and have basic knowledge in microbial fermentation and protein biochemistry. If you are passionate about directly contributing to scientific advancement alongside industry veterans in a highly collaborative environment, we want you! This position is a part-time summer internship (maximum of 29 hours per week).
Requirements
- Basic laboratory knowledge in protein expression, purification, enzymology, or molecular biology preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Good analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with common biochemical techniques such as fermentation, protein purification, pipetting, cell culture media or buffer preparation is a plus.
- Experience with large volume fermentation and buffer preparation/manufacturing is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist with enzyme production processes, including media preparation, fermentation support, and sample collection and clean up.
- Support downstream processing activities such as clarification, purification, concentration, filtration etc.
- Perform routine laboratory experiments to support process development and manufacturing optimization.
- Prepare reagents, buffers, and solutions required for enzyme production and testing.
- Conduct and assist with enzyme activity assays and other analytical methods to evaluate product performance and quality.
- Record, organize, and analyze experimental and production data accurately.
- Maintain detailed documentation of experiments, batch records, and process observations.
- Assist in troubleshooting process issues related to yield, reproducibility, and product quality.
- Follow laboratory safety guidelines and company SOPs.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient laboratory and manufacturing workspace.
- Present progress updates and findings to the team as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
