Cambridge MA Hiring Summer Intern Medicinal Chemistry

2027 Summer Intern Medicinal Chemistry

Job Grade: Intern. Location: Cambridge, MA. Duration: 10-12 weeks.

About the Job

Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping make an impact on the lives of people worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated Summer Intern to join our US-IDD Medicinal Chemistry team.

At Sanofi, you will be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life, supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.

About Sanofi

Sanofi is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company focused on improving people's lives and delivering growth. Our understanding of the immune system and our pipeline help us invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world.

Main Responsibilities

• Use reaction and reagent databases and synthesize small molecule targets for drug discovery programs.
• Apply suitable purification and characterization techniques to purify and characterize target compounds and intermediates to meet project timelines.
• Develop and apply analytical techniques for structural characterization and interpretation (NMR and LCMS).
• Learn to register compounds in the corporate database.
• Maintain electronic laboratory notebooks according to SOP and provide detailed experimental procedures of laboratory work.
• Use internal databases and tools to understand SAR around project data.
• Collaborate with team members to design and synthesize target compounds that address project challenges.
• Keep learning from literature, meetings and colleagues to solve chemistry and medicinal chemistry challenges.
• Communicate and interact with staff and team members in a professional and courteous manner.
• Operate in the lab safely and efficiently according to HSE guidelines and adhere to all mandatory company compliance requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• En route to a Bachelor's Degree, with an Organic Chemistry course and a lab course completed.
• 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) now or in the future. Students on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long-term employment and do not meet the 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 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, for the full duration of the co-op/internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with synthetic organic chemistry and purification techniques such as silica gel chromatography.
• Experience using analytical instruments (e.g., NMR, LCMS) to interpret analytical data and fully characterize novel target compounds.

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.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $29-35 USD hourly. All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.