Life Sciences Intern (Maplewood, MN) (Summer 2025)

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Job Description:

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

An internship is a temporary position within Solventum. Interns typically work a full-time schedule throughout a 10-12 week assignment during the summer of 2025.  This position is limited to working 899 hours per service credit year. 

Applications on this requisition will be reviewed in November and December and filled by early 2025. It is in a candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. Interested candidates should include a resume as part of their application.  

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a(n) Intern, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary R&D teams, providing high quality experimental data and documentation delivering high quality results to improve and create novel healthcare products.
• Leading timely execution of prioritized laboratory tasks including preparation of biological samples, media and materials, microbiological test methods, and data collection 
• Implementing best lab practices and aseptic technique to prepare microbial samples
• Documenting detailed experimental records and reporting results in both electronic and written format
• Contributing to the generation of intellectual property

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Completed a bachelor’s degree (or anticipated completion by June 2025) or higher from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Experience with basic microbiology/molecular biology techniques or course work
• Pursuing graduate school in biological sciences
• Ability to work fully in-person during the internship, at the Maplewood, MN site

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Previous internship experience in microbiology, molecular biology, or life sciences field 
• Experience working in a biological BSL1 or BSL2 laboratory 
• Experience with setting up laboratory experiments 
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including documentation of work 
• Experience with the Microsoft suite of computer programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Work location:

Onsite: Maplewood, MN, United States (5 days a week)

Relocation: Not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are