Placement Student — Biochemistry

CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability.

Through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products.

From health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place.

CPI has an exciting opportunity available for a Biochemistry student to join us to support various crucial and exciting projects, within which you could help CPI to solve some of the biggest challenges the industry face.

As a placement student working in biologics development, you will be involved in analytical development for biopharmaceutical manufacture. The Biologics department have an upstream team which functions to produce a variety of biomolecules through the optimisation of microbial, mammalian and cell-free expression systems. Using state of the art equipment, conditions are screened to define the process parameters required for manufacturing and scale-up. Downstream processing at CPI begins at the harvest stage including primary recovery, clarification, and chromatography techniques to get highly purified products for our customers. The analytical team are integral throughout the development of both upstream and downstream processes as well as ensuring the products meet quality criteria through a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment readily available for analysing the variety of products we work with. You will be exposed to a wide range of techniques and gain experience of working in a multidisciplinary team at the forefront of technology.

Some of the exciting projects we have recently worked on are:

• Supporting scale of mRNA manufacturing processes with the Vaccine’s taskforce (VTF)
• Developing a manufacturing process for a vaccine-like particle vaccine product
• Development of advanced process control to accelerate drug manufacture
• Optimisation of media for in-vitro cultured meat production[JF1]

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is currently studying towards a degree in Biochemistry/​Biological Sciences/​Chemistry/​Biomedical Sciences/​Microbiology or another related subject. 

Applicants should be enthusiastic, have effective interpersonal skills and be willing to learn to gain hands on/​practical experience. The ideal candidate will be committed to, and actively seek opportunities to develop themselves within this new and exciting role. 

At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:

• Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
• Flexible working
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Free parking

Find out more about our culture and benefits.

At CPI we work with our partners to translate inventions into products and processes that enhance health and well-being, protect, and improve our environment and increase productivity across industries.

With a deep understanding of innovation processes and funding, outstanding technical expertise and industry relevant assets, we enable products and processes to be quickly and cost-effectively brought to market. This supports the development of next-generation manufacturing, highly skilled jobs and economic growth for the UK.

Our partners operate across many diverse markets including pharmaceuticals, speciality chemicals, food and drink, electronics, and transportation. 

At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, including family friendly policies, flexible holidays and holiday purchasing schemes, opportunities for learning and development, generous pension plan, life assurance and accident insurance schemes. 

The closing date is 23.59pm on Sunday 20 October 2024 . 

If you wish to apply for this position, please submit your Covering Letter and CV through our careers page at www​.uk​-cpi​.com/​c​a​reers.

CPI is an organisation based in the UK. Commencement of employment is conditional to demonstrating right to work in the UK, sponsorship may be available.