Summer Intern – Cell Pharmacology

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

About Our Group

The Lead Evaluation and Cellular Pharmacology (LECP) is a part of Discovery Technologies and Molecular Pharmacology (DTMP) organization, an essential function of Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine.

We partner with each Therapeutic Area with expertise in cellular pharmacology, target validation, hit identification, and a wide range of modern biotechnology platforms, to assist in the delivery of high-quality leads needed for the generation of clinical candidates.
 

Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated summer intern, with a strong desire to learn the drug discovery process and contribute to improving the health of people worldwide.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of a cross-functional team in a pharmaceutical laboratory setting and will successfully familiarize themselves with variety of basic laboratory techniques, including experience in cell culture and cell-based assays.

Responsibilities

Potential responsibilities include:


* Participate in the planning, execution, analysis of experiments under the guidance of an experienced scientist.


* Coordinate data and methods for experimental reports and scientific presentations


* Hands-on experience with maintaining cell lines and executing in vitro or ex vivo assays to support target discovery


* Assist in compound screening for structure-activity relationship support or mechanism of action studies.


* May work on high content imaging for assay development, compound screening, and /or general cellular observation.

Qualifications


* Must be enrolled in university during the internship period pursuing a degree Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or other life science related fields of study


* Candidates must be self-motivated, reli...