Summer Intern, Conjugation Development

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!</strong></h3> <div>Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>WHAT</strong> we do is every bit as important as <strong>HOW</strong> we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:</div> <div> </div> <div>*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.</div> <div> </div> <div>*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.</div> <div> </div> <div>*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.</div> <div> </div> <div>*MODEL EXCELLENCE:  The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.</div></div><h3><strong>Summary:</strong></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Vaxcyte’s Summer Internship program offers students with an opportunity to gain valuable work experience that complements their college curriculum with relevant hands-on work that can shape their future career pathing and interests. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a Conjugation Development Intern for Vaxcyte, you will work on a project as outlined below:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li>Assist with experimental studies to understand how process inputs influence conjugation workflows and downstream processing.</li> <li>Generate and organize analytical data for predefined quality attributes and contribute to summary slides or short write-ups of results and learnings.</li> <li>Provide general lab and project support to the team by preparing materials, maintaining documentation, and helping execute planned experiments on schedule.</li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Intern will learn and practice: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li>Conjugation techniques that enable protein-polysaccharide vaccine development.</li> <li>Application of Design of Experiments in a CMC/process development setting.</li> <li>How to interpret analytical results and use data-driven decision making to evaluate process impacts.</li> </ul> <h3>Program Details:</h3> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW107857759 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107857759 BCX0">The Internship will begin in June and will be around 10 weeks (8 hours per day) in duration at our San Carlos, California location. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW107857759 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <h3>Requirements: </h3> <ul> <li>Currently pursuing a BS or MS degree in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related discipline; enrolled student with at least 2 years of university coursework completed.</li> <li>Prior wet-lab experience strongly preferred, including accurate pipetting, solution preparation, and basic documentation practices.</li> <li>Enthusiastic and curious to learn about bioconjugate development.</li> <li>Strong attention to detail and work quality.</li> <li>Demonstrates collaboration and teamwork.</li> </ul> <div><strong>Reports to: </strong>Scientist I, Conjugation Development</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Location:</strong> San Carlos, CA</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Salary Range: </strong><span class="TextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">The expected salary range for this position</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> is $</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">23</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">-$</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">26</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> per hour</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> for undergraduate students and $30+/</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW82664484 BCX0">hr</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> for graduate students</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">. Actual pay will be </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">determined</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> based on year of university/college completed. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">The Summer Internship position will not be eligible for benefit</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">R</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">elocation and housing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">stipend </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">will not be offered</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82664484 BCX0"> </span></span></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.</em></p> <p> </p></div>