Molecular Immunology Intern Role at Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Kickstart your scientific career with a Molecular Immunology Internship at Boehringer Ingelheim. This role is perfect for students passionate about bioinformatics, single-cell transcriptomics, and innovative drug safety research. Work with a global scientific team while building real-world skills in one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies.
Job Details:
- Position: Molecular Immunology Internship (JOB ID: 29519)
- Company: Boehringer Ingelheim
- Location: Ridgefield, Connecticut (Onsite/Flex – 2–3 days onsite per week)
- Compensation: $24.00–$33.00 USD per hour, based on degree level
- Department: Early Safety Immunology, Non-Clinical Drug Safety
- Role Type: Full-time summer internship
- Primary Focus: Single-cell transcriptomics and bioinformatics analysis
- Team Structure: Cross-functional collaboration with scientists and computational biologists
- Major Tasks: Data analysis, pipeline development, cross-species comparisons, database creation
- End-of-Internship Requirement: Poster and oral presentation of project findings
About Boehringer Ingelheim:
Boehringer Ingelheim is a globally recognized biopharmaceutical company driven by innovation in human and animal health. Founded in 1885, the company has over 54,500 employees across 130 markets. With a strong focus on research and development, Boehringer Ingelheim strives to create therapies that improve and extend lives while embedding sustainability throughout its value chain. Stay updated on the upcoming internship oppurtunities in the USA.
Educational Requirements for Molecular Immunology – Intern role:
- Must be a current graduate or advanced degree student
- Enrollment at an accredited college/university for the internship duration
- Preferred minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Major/minor in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Toxicology, or related fields
- Graduate students must have completed at least 9 credit hours
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Key Responsibilities for Molecular Immunology – Intern role:
- Develop and execute bioinformatics pipelines for single-cell transcriptomics
- Perform cross-species integrative analysis
- Interpret and communicate complex computational results
- Build a data-sharing platform to enable automated queries
- Document code, workflows, and analysis protocols
- Collaborate within a multidisciplinary global scientific team
- Present final findings through poster and oral presentations
Skills Required for Molecular Immunology – Intern role:
- Proficiency in R and/or Python
- Experience with HPC or cloud computing environments, SLURM, and bash scripting
- Familiarity with tools such as CellRanger, Seurat, and Scanpy
- Understanding of machine learning and neural networks
- Strong communication skills and efficient record-keeping
- Ability to work onsite 2–3 days per week under a flexible hybrid model
Benefits of the Role
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunity to contribute to real-world pharmaceutical research
- Exposure to global scientific collaboration
- Professional development through presentations and hands-on projects
- Supportive, diverse, and inclusive work culture
- Access to Boehringer Ingelheim’s employee wellbeing programs
