Biologics Engineering - Cell Therapy & Engineering Intern

We are looking for Master's and PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Immunology or a related discipline for a 12-week internship role in Gaithersburg, MD from May 18th to August 7th.

Position Duties:

• Use literature to recommend candidate protein targets to test in CAR-T therapy form.

• Generate reagents required to make CAR-T therapy including lentivirus and immune cell culture.

• Run assays culturing their candidate CAR-T therapies with target cells and using flow cytometry to determine therapy efficacy.

• Make recommendations based on their data on the feasibility of the candidate therapy designs they tested.

Position Requirements:

• Master's and PhD level students majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Immunology or a related discipline. Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026.

• Wet lab skills such as pipetting and aseptic technique for cell culture are required.

• Experience with flow cytometry is preferred.

• Literature search and data analysis using Excel and basic stats (e.g. Prism) are a plus.

• Experience with immune cell culture is a plus.

• Ability to report onsite to Gaithersburg, MD 5 days per week; this position may require occasional onsite weekend hours. This role will not provide relocation assistance.

• US Work Authorization is required at time of application.

• This role will not be providing OPT support.

• Compensation range: $41.50 - $48 hourly.

Date Posted

21-Jan-2026

Closing Date

03-Feb-2026

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