Intern in Biochemistry

**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-talents 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 the opportunity to start your career with a global leader committed to #HealthForAll #HungerForNone. Bring your ideas, skills and passion with you. Your career starts here.**

**Intern in Biochemistry & Biocatalysis (all genders)**

**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 (all genders) 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 FIELD 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

**WHO YOU ARE**
- You have completed your bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology or related fields and are currently enrolled in your master’s program
- You bring laboratory experience in the field of biochemistry; Biocatalysis, organic chemistry, microbiology or molecular biology are a plus
- 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

**We offer you an internship for a period of 6 months in a friendly and team-oriented working atmosphere.**

**WHY BAYER?**

What counts for you, also counts for us We believe in individual definitions of career, success, and work-life balance. You can expect a working environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work. In addition to your work in dynamic and diverse teams, you can expect numerous benefits during your internship, such as:

- A job ticket that allows you to flexibly and sustainably design your commute to work
- The Corporate Benefits program, which entitles you as a Bayer employee to discounts from more than 150 brands
- Professional development learning opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning and Education First

Our Mission & Strategy: through Dynamic Shared Ownership, we’re putting an end to the hierarchical model and putting more power in the hands of the innovators and creators at Bayer.

**YOUR APPLICATION**

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

**Location**: Germany : North Rhine Westfalia : Leverkusen

**Division**: Crop Science

**Reference Code**:835773