2024 Summer Biotechnology Internship

Cresilon® is a Brooklyn-based biotechnology company that develops, manufactures, and markets hemostatic medical devices utilizing the company’s proprietary hydrogel technology. The company’s plant-based technology has revolutionized the current standard by stopping traumatic and surgical bleeds in seconds without the need for extended manual pressure. The company's current and future product lines target veterinary, human trauma, and human surgical applications. Cresilon's mission is to save lives. Learn more about the company at www.cresilon.com.

Next summer, Cresilon is looking to bring on interns from diverse fields in order for them to gain exposure into the industry.

There will be technical and non-technical internships available, which will focus on a specific project. Candidates will be exposed to all aspects of the industry regardless of their placement. The internship is a 10-week onsite program beginning on 3 June 2024. Compensation will be fixed at $20.00/hour for 40 hours/week. Part time opportunities are also available. The application period closes on 26 February 2024.

There are seven internship categories available. Please indicate your Top 2 choices in your attached cover letter:

1. Sales and Marketing

Job Description: Interns will assist with writing marketing materials, updating social media, spearheading presentations and individual campaigns, and will work with sales to set annual and quarterly focuses. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

2. Business Development

Job Description: Interns will perform market research, provide strategic assessments, and use primary and secondary market research data to analytically support existing and new marketing sales strategies. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

3. Manufacturing

Job Description: Interns will assist with supply chain logistics, optimization of processes / process flows, creation and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and batch records, and equipment installation and qualification. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

4. Quality Assurance

Job Description: Interns will assist in establishing the Quality Management System, which serves as the backbone of all quality and regulatory requirements at Cresilon. Interns will help in maintaining the central document control system, implementing OSHA requirements, participating in inspections and reporting any non-conformances. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

5. Research and Development (Formulation / Process Development)

Job Description: Interns will assist with conducting routine research and development on the subject of polymer formulation development, physical and chemical characterization of polymer materials, structure-property performance in-vivo and process scale-up. Interns will write up and present findings. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

6. R&D Mechanical Design

Job Description: Interns will assist with conducting routine research and development on the subject of designing, testing, and improving delivery devices for Cresilon's suite of products. Interns will write up and present findings. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

7. Quality Control (Microbiology/Chemistry)

Job Description: Interns will assist with verifying conformance to in-process specifications and proposing and implementing QC assays. This program will involve working with aseptic technique and interfacing with the manufacturing team. Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exist.

8. Quality Engineering

Job Description: Interns will assist with product realization efforts, including Design Verification & Validation; conducting quality risk assessments for changing processes; authoring risk documents like FMEAs and PHAs; and support submission of 5(10(k). Opportunities for compensated travel to conferences and other industry related events exists.

Requirements

Requirements for Sales and Marketing Internship:

• Background in Biomedical Science, Finance, Marketing, or similar
• Industry experience preferred

Requirements for Business Develop