Job Description

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

Come join our team as a Technical Services Laboratory Intern. You will be an active member of the STERIS Life Sciences Consumables Technical Services Team supporting the Process and Cleaner Evaluation (PACE®) Laboratory and Pharmaceutical Detergent product line. This internship will allow you to develop work instructions for analytical instrumentation. You will be gaining knowledge by working under the guidance of STERIS Life Sciences Technical Services Management. 

Key Internship Info:

• Dates: Summer 2025 (May-August)
• Location: St. Louis, MO
• Work Environment: Onsite

What You'll do as a Technical Services Laboratory Intern

• Assist Life Sciences Consumable Technical Services team in the development of work instructions for analytical instrumentation:
  • Development of a E-Gel™ Power Snap Electrophoresis System (or similar) nucleic acid gel electrophoresis & blotting assay to evaluate nucleic acid degradation.
  • Evaluate parameters for nucleic acid degradation with pharmaceutical detergent products from stainless steel substrates compared to commodity chemicals
  • Assist with PACE and analytical laboratory Customer

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program with a major in chemistry, biochemistry, or other related science field
• Successful completion of junior year requirements by program start (May 2025)
• Coursework and labs in chemistry curriculum 
• Coursework and/or experience in data management tools (i.e. Excel, statistical analysis)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience in a laboratory setting, with familiarity with good laboratory hygiene and safety practices
• Ability to lift 50 lbs as needed

Preferred:

• Interest in marketing with marketing coursework

Other:

• Able to strictly adhere to all laboratory safety guidelines and standard operating procedures
• Ability to collect and analyze data and identify trends
• Technical aptitude necessary to work with formulated chemistries products
• Interpersonal and communication skills to engage as a team player who is detail oriented and follows through

Pay range for this opportunity is $0.00 - $0.00. 

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.  Click here for a complete list of benefits: 
STERIS Benefits

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention.  WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.  We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.

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