Upstream Process Development Intern

Job Description:

Upstream Process Development – 6 months paid Internship in Biopole

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Joining our R&D teams, you will discover an empowering culture and the opportunity to create and deliver innovative products that have the potential to change lives. Collaborating with colleagues inside and outside Ferring, we are focused on growing our capabilities with new therapeutics, life-cycle management and personalized solutions. Doing revolutionary work is in your hands.

Ferring+You

As part of the Ferring strategy to strengthen its Biologics portfolio, you will be part of the Upstream process development team within the Ferring Biologic Innovation Center (FBIC).

This internship aims in developing a hybrid perfusion/fed-batch process in bioreactor also referred as intensified process. This type of processes allows to put together the best of these two modes of production.

The first part of the process will be based on perfusion technology with the aim of increasing the number of cells in the N-1 bioreactor. The second part of the process will be about high biomass fed-batch optimization to ensure overall improved productivity while maintaining consistent product quality.

Your day at Ferring

• Drive and execute the development of an USP intensified process

• Perform the lab activities as required

• Report and present the outcomes to different audiences

• Participate in the organization of the laboratory in a lean, efficient, and smart way

• Be accountable for your work and working environment

Behind our innovation…There’s you

The typical candidate for this role is a master student in Bioprocessing (Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, or any related field).

It will be beneficial for the candidate to demonstrate all or some of the skills, competences, and experiences below:

• Know-how in CHO cells process development

• At ease with aseptic work under laminar flow hood and sensibilized about contamination prevention

• Theoretical understanding of the different mode of production (perfusion, fed-batch)

• Experience working with mammalian cells (CHO cells) and/or bioreactor would be a plus

• Willingness to learn and develop

• Communicate orally and in writing fluently in English

• Proactive and dynamic

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love

• Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

This is a paid internship with a duration around 6 months. Internship will be located in the Ferring Biologic Innovation center (FBIC) in the Biopole (Epalinges).

Starting date is anytime between June and September.

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