Kalamazoo - Downtown Portage Street States Considered: Michigan Role Description: Analytical Development Flow Cytometry Intern Location: KALAMAZOO, MI Internship Summary: The analytical development intern will work closely with project teams to provide improved analytical methods to support unmet needs and streamline existing assays. The intern will gain experience working with vaccine products, applying flow cytometry to project and regulatory needs, and interacting with partner groups to improve assay design and transfer procotols. Internship Job Duties: Operate and troubleshoot flow cytometers Empirically determine voltages and acquisition settings. Perform compensation and develop appropriate gating strategies. Assess instrument performance and data quality from the resulting data. Analyze data in FlowJo. Design and optimize fit-for-purpose assays Work with partner groups to define assay needs and performance goals. Use literature and existing assays to establish a baseline workflow. Evaluate assay performance and identify critical variables. Use data-driven, iterative optimization to improve assay performance and robustness. Grow, manage, and enumerate vaccine-relevant strains and antigens Grow and manage vaccine strains using aseptic technique and strain-specific conditions. Perform tissue-culture activities and follow strain-specific growth requirements. Enumerate cultures and assess antigen abundance or presentation using multiple methods. Evaluate how culture conditions affect antigen quality and assay results. Write protocols and transfer methods Write clear, concise protocols covering procedures, controls, critical parameters, and troubleshooting. Document assay development, optimization, limitations, and recommended conditions. Transfer methods to partner groups and train non-experts to perform them correctly. Present findings to partner groups Present results, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations clearly. Explain the scientific rationale and workflow to technical and non-expert audiences. Use data to support recommendations and gain alignment on next steps. Internship Qualifications: Be a self-motivated student interested in applying their experience to a real-world vaccine analysis problem Must be proficient at flow cytometry and analysis of resultant data Familiarity with tissue culture and sterile technique Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program Education in a field related to a life science The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position: If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area): Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications. Zoetis is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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