Organic and Medicinal Chemistry at Kalamazoo, Michigan

Organic And Medicinal Chemistry Internship Role Description: The intern will join a team of bench chemists within the Medicinal Chemistry group, contributing to the synthesis of novel drug analogs, troubleshooting synthetic challenges, and supporting the scale-up of promising drug candidates. This laboratory-based role will focus on analogue development and synthetic methodology, providing hands-on experience with industry-relevant medicinal chemistry practices and drug discovery workflows. Internship Job Duties: Design, execute, and interpret complex organic chemistry experiments in a laboratory-based medicinal chemistry environment. Document and communicate experimental results through written reports, data summaries, presentations, and discussions with colleagues Internship Qualifications: Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program. Strong foundation of organic chemistry knowledge with experience in an organic research laboratory (graduate research work). A desire to spend most of the time at the bench running synthetic experiments. Understand modern analytical methods such as HPLC/LCMS/NMR. Creativity, autonomy, can-do attitude, and problem-solving abilities. Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills. 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 pursuing 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 pursuing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour Zoetis