Intern in Biochemistry & Biocatalysis in Leverkusen bei Bayer

Where do you want to go? What do you want to achieve? How would you like to get involved? The choice is yours and we will support you on your way. At Bayer, multi-talented people and specialists, visionaries and passionate people, thinkers and doers come together to feed the world, slow climate change and create healthier, more sustainable lives for all. This is an opportunity to launch your career with a global leader committed to #HealthForAll #HungerForNone. Bring your ideas, your skills and your passion. Your career starts here.

Intern in Biochemistry & Biocatalysis (m/f/d)

An internship at Bayer is your chance to give your career a boost in a global organization that wants to achieve the unattainable. True to our Mission "Health for all, Hunger for none".

Our group is part of the Unit Biotechnology. We work across the Bayer organization on the development, establishment and optimization of biocatalytic processes for the biotechnological production of active ingredients, both for future pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. Within our ongoing projects, we offer committed students (m/f/d) the opportunity to gain practical experience and to implement the specialist knowledge they have acquired during their studies in an innovative, future-oriented area.

Your tasks and fields of study

• You work in exciting and future-oriented tasks in the field of biochemistry and biocatalysis within the current company’s portfolio
• You support the projects using molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, bioanalytics and biocatalytic techniques
• You contribute to the establishment, optimization and implementation of industrially relevant enzymatic processes by working on the screening of different enzyme families or in the optimization of biocatalytic reactions
• You work in an automated and digitalized laboratory environment
• You evaluate experimental data from different analysis methods
• You gain insights into the processes of industrial biotechnology

What you bring with you

• You have completed your bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology or related fields
• You bring laboratory experience in the field of biochemistry. Biocatalysis, organic chemistry, microbiology, or molecular biology are a plus
• You have very good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• You have a high willingness to learn
• You enjoy working in a multidisciplinary and intercultural team
• A good written and spoken English knowledge complete your profile

Our benefits package is flexible, appreciative, and tailored to your lifestyle, because: What matters to you, matters to us!

• Depending on the nature of your job, flexible work arrangements can be made in alignment with your manage

• We support your growth through access to professional development and learning opportunities, such as LinkedIn Learning and our language learning platform Education First

• We promote health awareness and selfcare through our health platform #machfit

• We encourage sustainable mobility by providing climate-friendly transportation options such as job tickets and bike sharing

• As one of our perks, our Corporate Benefits program grants you access to sales discounts from more than 150 brand

• We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work

Do you sometimes feel burnt out by bureaucracy? We do too. That's why we're changing the way we work - for higher productivity, faster innovation and better results. We call it Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO). Find out more about what DSO will mean for you in your new role here: https://www.bayer.com/en/strategy/strategy

We offer you an internship for a period of 6 months in a friendly and team-oriented working atmosphere. Please apply online with your complete documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, certificates, certificate of enrollment, examination/study regulations) and tell us your desired period of employment.