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Summer Intern, Innovation Engineering
Office Location: Verona, WI
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARWR) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them. Using a broad portfolio of RNA chemistries and efficient modes of delivery, Arrowhead therapies trigger the RNA interference mechanism to induce rapid, deep, and durable knockdown of target genes. RNA interference, or RNAi, is a mechanism present in living cells that inhibits the expression of a specific gene, thereby affecting the production of a specific protein. Arrowhead’s RNAi-based therapeutics leverage this natural pathway of gene silencing.
Arrowhead is focused on developing innovative drugs for diseases with a genetic basis, typically characterized by the overproduction of one or more proteins that are involved with disease. The depth and versatility of our RNAi technologies enables us to potentially address conditions in virtually any therapeutic area and pursue disease targets that are not otherwise addressable by small molecules and biologics. Arrowhead is leading the field in bringing the promise of RNAi to address diseases outside of the liver, and our clinical pipeline includes disease targets in the liver and lung with a promising pipeline of preclinical candidates.
Arrowhead’s corporate headquarters is in Pasadena, CA with research and development teams in Madison, WI and San Diego, CA. Our employees are nimble, science-driven innovators who are collaborating to bring new therapies to patients in need.
The Position
Join our Innovation Team and explore automated solution preparation for aqueous and organic reagents. You’ll collaborate with fellow engineers on reaction system development, contributing to the team’s goal of designing a continuous process with potential manufacturing applications. Your work may drive process improvements and future innovations.
This is a 12-week, fully onsite Summer Internship Program paying $19.00/hr.
Responsibilities
- Develop and perform chemical experiments to define processes
- Generate and evaluate potential solutions
- Prototype automated system
- Test Prototype
- Evaluate effectiveness and feasibility of the developed solution – provide feedback and path forward
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled student at an Accredited University or College and majoring in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or related area of study
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to generate technical protocols and execute them to completion
- Experience in using the engineering design process to achieve real results
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Eagerness to learn new techniques
- Ability to work in a lab setting for prolonged periods of time
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time
Preferred:
- Completion of classes related to organic chemistry, unit operation, and/or reaction kinetics
- Basic understanding of programming and/or controls
Arrowhead provides competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package.
All applicants must have authorization to work in the US for a company.