Spring Drug Discovery Biology Co-Op / Internship

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Spring Drug Discovery Biology Co-Op / Internship

Location : Downtown Boston, MA (on-site 5 days / week)

Duration : January-June 2026

Hourly Rate : $20-$30 / hr, dependent on experience

Weekly Hours : 30-40 hours / week

Job Summary :

Antares Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated co-op / intern student to join the Drug Discovery Biology team for the Spring semester of 2026. This candidate will serve a critical role in helping establish cell-based assays to inform target biology, in addition to supporting translational biology efforts. This position is ideal for a talented, highly motivated and results driven individual who will thrive in a fast-paced, innovative, start-up environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Maintain human tumor cell lines in tissue culture (thawing, freezing, splitting cell lines). New CRISPR and lentiviral engineered cell lines are regularly being developed (e.g. knockout and knock-in mutation / insertions) that require maintenance such as pools and sub-cloning. This will be a great opportunity for the co-op / intern student to gain valuable TC experience and exposure to cell line engineering.
• The co-op / intern student will assist in cellular assays and studies to help elucidate mechanism of action (MoA), with a focus on cell growth (proliferation) and biomarkers (TR-FRET, AlphaLISA, Western blot, ELISA).
• The co-op / intern student will gain experience with the design, optimization, and execution of cellular assays, data analysis and communication of results in a team environment.
• The co-op / intern student will learn documentation of experimental results in an electronic notebook and the use of data analysis and data archive systems.
• The co-op / intern candidate will learn automation workflow procedures that support programs across the portfolio.

The co-op / intern student will gain exposure to using equipment such as the Echo, PHERAstar, Bravo, and MultiDrop Combi.

Basic Requirements :