Description
Owlstone Medical is on a mission to save 100,000 lives and $1.5 billion in healthcare costs through the development and application of Breath Biopsy®. This involves analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs from breath, which can provide information about metabolic activity and markers related to health and disease.
We have summer internship opportunities available from July 2024 through to September 2024, with a potential part-time extension should the successful intern be interested, working as part of our Clinical Biomarker Services Team, across several departments. Successful applicants will work closely with a line manager to plan and coordinate their daily activities, whilst immersing themselves in the culture and technical projects at Owlstone.
The internship will allow you to expand your awareness of disease biology and approaches to exploit this information for early disease detection. The successful intern will carry out literature searches and increase knowledge around key technical and biological areas of interest for Owlstone Medical, work that will contribute to our key programmes in Breath Biopsy Tests and Research Products and Services. Your efforts also will provide content through these activities to our R&D and Sales and Marketing Departments.
The key responsibilities of the intern include the following:
- Perform focused literature research, extract salient information, and write cogent summaries (with references) of key manuscripts, patents, technologies, and disease areas of interest.
- Assisting in the preparation of reports and manuscripts for internal and external projects. This will include shadowing data interpretation, assisting in the analysis of experimental findings, and contributing to the writing process.
- Provide biological backing for internal analytical chemistry activities, facilitating productive discussions within the business's areas of interest and assisting in the exploration of new compounds and platform development.
This internship will give you fantastic exposure to Clinical Biomarker Services and internal R&D Project Teams.
Working Arrangement: At Owlstone Medical we have a diverse, friendly and supportive team. We find that Interns get the most out of their time with us whilst being present in the Cambridge Headquarters. Therefore, please ensure that you will be available to be on-site in the office for four days per week, Monday to Friday throughout your internship, with the option to work one day per week from home.
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 30th April 2024
Requirements
Essential
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:
- A strong motivation and drive to work for Owlstone Medical and be capable of working independently with a moderate level of supervision.
- The ability to understand new concepts quickly, have a practical, logical approach to problem solving and to adapt to changing situations and new information.
Education & Training
- Summer interns will typically be finishing their penultimate year of their degree.
- We require you to be studying toward a Life Sciences degree to be successful in this role.
Benefits
About Owlstone Medical
Breath sampling has substantial advantages for the early detection of disease and to enable precision medicine approaches to patient care. To realize these advantages, Owlstone Medical offers Research Products and Services for biomarker discovery and is developing tests in applications including cancer, liver disease, asthma, and environmental exposure. Our work includes partnerships with major organizations including AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, the Cleveland Clinic, and the NHS, and our platform is in use at over 100 clinical and academic sites worldwide.
Our leadership in breath is underpinned by our world-class and varied team, including systems engineers, clinical scientists, analytical chemists, artificial intelligence specialists and clinical trials coordinators.
The Owlstone group also commercializes a range of highly innovative products based on its proprietary FAIMS chemical sensing technology in other markets including Scientific, Industrial Process Control, Military and Homeland Defense.
We offer a relaxed, friendly, flexible and international working environment with a strong and vibrant team-spirit. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary package and private medical insurance, and your work will have a clear impact on people’s lives. If you want to experience the buzz of a thriving start-up company set to succeed on a global scale, Owlstone Medical could be the place for you.
We do not accept applications from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. If you are concerned that your application has not been received by Owlstone Medical, please contact us using careers@owlstone.co.uk.