Ginkgo Bioworks
27 Drydock Ave Ste 8, Boston, MA 02210
Remote
2021-11-25
Commercial Cell Engineering MBA Intern (Summer 2022)
3.5
Ginkgo is a publicly-held, well-funded, high-growth biotech company that is redesigning the living world to solve some of the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our mission to “make biology easier to engineer '' is poised to disrupt multiple industries by leveraging our innovative data, automation, and scale capabilities in biological engineering. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.
As an MBA Intern on Ginkgo’s Commercial Cell Engineering team, you will partner with our core technical and commercial teams to help drive commercialization of the Ginkgo platform. You will work to identify and size new markets, prioritize and expand engagement with existing customers, support delivery of existing customer commitments, and partner with leaders across the company to drive commercial efficiency. You will play a critical role in identifying trends and areas of commercial opportunity for Ginkgo.
Please note: this is a paid internship intended for students in the process of completing their MBA degree. The timeline of this position is typically May through August 2022.
Responsibilities
- Manage and improve Ginkgo’s Cell Engineering commercial pipeline
- Research and develop the business case for new operating companies ("Platform Ventures”)
- Explore, design, implement, and support new business processes to streamline operations
- Market landscape assessment, business case development, pitch creation, and new partner outreach for new market applications across industries
- Support the development and implementation of Ginkgo’s Cell Engineering growth strategy
- Measure, analyze, and assess our portfolio of projects against strategic goals
- Synthesize complex information from disparate sources into concise and clear narratives
Desired Capabilities and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a business or science-related field, with MBA degree in progress
- One year of relevant professional experience, particularly in biotechnology or a related field, is preferred
- Strong analytical skills, with an ability to develop fact-based and informed opinions
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to work across organizational boundaries
- Effective narrative development skills
- Proven track record of project ownership and results orientation
To learn more about Ginkgo, check out some recent press:
What is it really like to take your company public via a SPAC? One Boston biotech shares its journey (Fortune)
Ginkgo Bioworks resizes the definition of going big in biotech, raising $2.5B in a record SPAC deal that weighs in with a whopping $15B-plus valuation (Endpoints News)
Ginkgo Bioworks Redirects Its Biotech Platform to Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
Ginkgo Raises $70 Million to Tackle Covid-19 Testing (Bloomberg)
Ginkgo Bioworks to Build Infrastructure for Rapid Epidemic Response (PR Newswire)
How to Test Every American for COVID-19, Every Day (The Atlantic)
The Life Factory: Synthetic Organisms From This $1.4 Billion Startup Will Revolutionize Manufacturing (Forbes)
The engineering of living organisms could soon start changing everything (The Economist)
Synthetic Bio Pioneer Ginkgo Raises $290 Million in New Funding (Bloomberg)
Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts (Reuters)
Ginkgo Bioworks Is Turning Human Cells into On-Demand Factories (WIRED)
Can This Company Convince You to Love GMOs? (The Atlantic)
We also feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.
We’re developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can – and will – impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it’s something we’ll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it’s critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology.
It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants.