2027 Spring Co-op mRNA Drug Substance Process Characterization Data Analytics and Visualization
Grade: Co-op
Location: Waltham, MA
Duration: 6 months
About the Job
Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated Spring Co-op to join our mRNA Drug Substance Process Characterization Data Analytics and Visualization team.
This role focuses on developing tools and workflows to analyze, visualize, and streamline analytical data generated in support of mRNA drug substance process development. You will work closely with a team of scientists responsible for routine and development-stage analytical assays, including HPLC, LC–MS, ELISA, qPCR, and electrophoretic methods. The primary goal of this internship is to improve how analytical data is processed, interpreted, and communicated—enabling faster decision-making and increased throughput. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of analytical chemistry/biochemistry and data science, with opportunities to directly impact development decisions, lab operations, assay performance tracking, and data integrity.
Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you'll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life – all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.
About Sanofi
We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.
Main Responsibilities
- Design and implement data analysis and visualization tools for analytical datasets (e.g., HPLC, LC–MS, ELISA, qPCR).
- Build automated workflows for data ingestion, cleaning, and transformation from instrument outputs or shared databases.
- Develop intuitive data visualization dashboards (e.g. Power BI) for assay output, performance, trends, and control.
- Support statistical analysis of assay performance (e.g., accuracy, precision, linearity).
- Collaborate with scientists to understand pain points and translate them into practical data-based solutions.
- Document tools and workflows for internal use and scalability.
About You
Basic Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Bioengineering, Data Science, or related field.
- Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the Internal requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the duration of the co-op/internship.
- Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40hrs/week, Monday to Friday for the full duration of the co-op/internship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong quantitative background with experience in data analysis, statistics and visualization.
- Proficiency in at least one of the following: Python (pandas, numpy, matplotlib/seaborn, plotly), R (tidyverse, ggplot2) and MATLAB.
- Ability to work with structured and semi-structured data.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills, with the ability to translate technical results to non-experts.
- Experience working with analytical laboratory data, such as: Chromatography (HPLC/UPLC)/ LC–MS/ or plate-based assays
- Familiarity with analytical software platforms (e.g., Chromeleon, OpenLab, MassHunter, SoftMax Pro).
- Experience with scientific data pipelines or ETL workflows.
- Knowledge of assay validation principles (e.g., ICH Q2 guidelines)
- Experience with: Building dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Dash, Streamlit), time-series analysis or process monitoring and handling large datasets or high-throughput workflows.
- Exposure to biologics or mRNA-related analytical methods.
- Interest in laboratory operations, automation, or workflow optimization.
Why Choose Us
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future focused team.
- Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.
- Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare.
- Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $35.00 -$58.00 hourly. All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.
Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
