AskBio Inc. · 8 hours ago
Intern- Pre-Clinical Manufacturing, Strategic and Technical Services
Durham, NC
Internship
Onsite
InternAskBio Inc. is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The Intern will assist with strategic and technical services activities supporting the manufacture of research and GLP-grade recombinant Adeno-associated virus vectors as part of AskBio’s Pre-Clinical Manufacturing.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Support screening, feasibility, and fit-for-platform studies for new and novel rAAV vectors to support rAAV technology improvements and progression of early-stage gene therapy programs
Assist with STS documentation including investigations, protocols, reports, process descriptions, risk assessments, and SOPs
Support investigations and root cause analysis, coordinating with appropriate teams to implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and meet program goals and delivery timelines
Participate in the development of Electronic Lab Notebook systems for STS utilization and pre-clinical manufacturing utilization
Learn and implement process improvement initiatives for the pre-clinical manufacturing team
Provide updates on the status of process improvement initiatives, investigations, and process performance to leadership
Evaluate new technologies and process operations in collaboration with process development and manufacturing sciences and technology to identify opportunities to improve processes and workflow for the pre-clinical manufacturing team
Work closely with analytical team to collect, summarize and evaluate manufacturing data and close out batch documentation
Support process development activities, technology transfer and training, internal and external manufacturing, and analytical development activities
Support the preparation of technical reports and make oral presentations to scientists and management
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biomanufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or equivalent
Must be at least a Junior in college at the time of your application
Proficient with MS Office Suite and ability to learn new technologies quickly
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proactive, takes initiative, and solution-driven mindset
Strong sense of accountability and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Flexible and willing to support a variety of tasks for the STS team
Able to work full-time hours during the summer (May-August) at an AskBio office
Preferred
Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Biomanufacturing, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or equivalent
Prior internship, work, or volunteer/extracurricular experience
Company
AskBio Inc.
AskBio Inc., a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives.
Founded in 2001
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (4)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$241.76MKey Investors
Scottish Enterprise
2020-10-26Acquired
2020-09-02Grant· $2.66M
2019-04-11Private Equity· $235M
Leadership Team
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Samuel Hopkins
Sr. Vice President, Therapeutics
Mansuo L Shannon
Board Member
Recent News
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2026-01-16
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