Natural Product Process Chemistry Intern

9w2 months ago

Enveda

Boulder, US · Internship · $58,500 – $78,000

About this role

Join Enveda as a Natural Product Process Chemistry Intern in Boulder, CO and help transform natural compounds into life-changing medicines. We’re a team driven by curiosity and innovation. Are you ready to make a difference?

You’ll play a hands-on role in accelerating process development for the extraction and isolation of starting materials. Your bench work will directly support technology transfer to contract research and manufacturing partners. This moves promising therapeutics closer to patients.

Life is smart, and we can learn from it. We’re reinventing drug discovery by harnessing nature’s intelligence, four times faster than industry standard. Our culture is built on creativity, collaboration, and deep respect, believing “People Create All Value”.

Enveda achieved unicorn status with a $150 million Series D in 2025 and advanced our first drug candidate to Phase 1 trials in 2024. Join our award-winning team recognized by Newsweek, Forbes, and Fast Company. Contribute to scalable extraction workflows at the frontier of natural product science and modern biotech.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in or having completed a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in natural product chemistry, process chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related chemistry field
Hands-on proficiency in extraction and isolation techniques such as flash chromatography, HPLC, or prep-HPLC, and a strong foundation in organic or natural products chemistry
Finds satisfaction in rigorous, methodical benchwork and understands that reproducibility and precision are the foundation of scalable, transferable chemistry
Self-starter who can follow, execute, and iteratively improve SOPs, document experiments with care, and proactively communicate

Responsibilities

Assist in route scouting for natural product extraction and isolation, performing focused, reproducible laboratory experiments to establish scalable protocols
Collaborate on cross-functional projects with process chemistry, analytical chemistry, and synthetic biology teams to support isolation strategies for starting materials
Generate data to support external CRO and CMO partners, contributing to scalable enrichment and isolation processes
Produce experimental data and detailed documentation for intellectual property filings
Participate in internal knowledge-sharing and scientific review sessions where experimental learnings are discussed, refined, and codified
Contribute to the development of scalable extraction workflows at the frontier of natural product science and modern biotech