Intern - Chemical Development

Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.

At Cytokinetics we are dedicated to supporting the next generation of biotech professionals through our annual Cytokinetics Internship Program. We believe that investing in enthusiastic graduate students and recent graduates brings fresh perspectives and insights to our teams and we take pride in providing opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects. Through our Internship Program we aim to provide a challenging and rewarding experience to build a strong foundation for a career in the biopharmaceutical industry.

This is a paid internship at our South San Francisco headquarters. The program is for approximately 12 weeks beginning in late May/early June.

Job Description:

• Design, execute and study chemical reactions/processes to develop process-amenable synthetic routes to APIs. Measure results of experiments by HPLC, NMR, microscopy, and other analytical instrumentation.
• Develop an understanding of solid forms and crystallization and how they affect biopharmaceutical performance and relate to process/synthetic organic chemistry.
• Learn how to identify critical improvements needed for process scale-up and translation into a plant or kilo setting.
• Identify custom raw materials and learn how to manage their external production for internal use. Potentially publish work in collaboration.
• Summarize research data and results; provide logical reasoning and draw meaningful conclusions
• Capture details of experiments in scientific notebook or reports

Requirements:

• Preferably graduate students in synthetic organic chemistry or undergraduate students in their third or fourth year with experience in graduate level organic chemistry labs.
• Individual who is good at listening to instructions and is willing to learn from others
• Strong fundamental knowledge in organic chemistry
• Individual enjoys working with other scientists in the laboratory
• Individual can work efficiently under team environment and independently
• Detail-oriented and well-organized individual who is clean and tidy
• Proficient in MS Words, Excel, and PowerPoint and NMR analysis
• Able to lift 30 pounds of objects in the lab

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

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Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

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Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer