AstraZeneca
2027 Summer OTD Chemistry Summer Internship – Undergraduate
US - Cambridge Kendall SQ - MA · Internship · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Education
- Undergraduate degree in Chemistry (preferred) or Biochemistry; currently a rising junior (graduating 2029) or rising senior (graduating 2028).
- Visa sponsorship
- US work authorization is required at application and must not require future sponsorship. OPT support will not be provided.
About the job
Contribute to an oncology drug discovery project by synthesizing and characterizing molecules, learning purification techniques, or using computational tools to evaluate molecule designs, depending on the selected track.
What you'll do
- Synthesize, purify, and characterize novel molecules in the Synthetic Organic / Medicinal Chemistry track.
- Learn chiral and achiral purification using SFC and HPLC in the Analytical / Structure Chemistry track.
- Use computational and data analysis tools to design, evaluate, and triage molecule design ideas in the Computational Chemistry track.
What they ask for
- Be an undergraduate rising junior graduating in 2029 or rising senior graduating in 2028.
- Pursue a degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry; Chemistry is preferred.
- Complete Organic Chemistry I and II lectures and accompanying Organic Chemistry Laboratory coursework.
- Have US work authorization at application that does not require future sponsorship; be able to work on site in Cambridge, MA, five days a week.
Nice to have
- Previous undergraduate research in synthetic organic, analytical, or computational chemistry.
- For applicants without research experience, an advanced organic or analytical chemistry laboratory course is beneficial.
Pay
$37-$39 per hour (hourly rate; currency not stated)
Tools
SFC, HPLC
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