MSD Intern - Molecular Biology Discovery & Technology 

Netherlands, North Brabant 

121639277

Job Description

Intern – Molecular Biology- Discovery and Technology

Your internship assignment:

As an intern,you will work on a project to characterize viral agents that cause neonatal diarrhea in animals.

Your responsibilities

• Learn about the viral causes of neonatal diarrhea

• Learn about Next Generation Sequencing based sample analysis and the interpretation of NGS results.

• Learn and apply qPCR technology, including primer design / optimization.

• Manage a large dataset, perform bioinformatic analyses, summarize and present the data.

• Provide a fresh perspective within the department: your opinion matters.

The described tasks form the basic package and will often be performed independently after a proper training and learning period. These tasks may be supplemented with other projects and/or tasks on your own initiative or at the request of the organization.

What is required:

• A fourth-year HBO (BSc) / university student MSc (Molecular) Cell Biology, Virology, Biochemistry or equivalent

• You are familiar with molecular biology / virology techniques, you have completed at least one previous internship.

• You are enthusiastic about working on vaccine development for animals, have a professional attitude, eager to learn new techniques and challenged to do an internship in a dynamic complex environment.

• You are searching for an internship where you have the freedom to take initiative

• You are fluent in Dutch or English

• You are available 5 days per week for a period of 6 months, starting in January/February 2025.

What we offer

Interning at our company means working together with your team towards health in an international work environment. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work closely with experts and learn from them. In addition, we offer:

• The chance to gain experience in the pharmaceutical industry

• An opportunity to showcase yourself for potential opportunities after your internship period

• A challenging and dynamic work environment with plenty of room for personal development and initiative

• Good guidance from an experienced specialist

• A gross monthly internship allowance of €500,- based on a 40-hour workweek

Current Contingent Workers apply

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Not Applicable

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