Sample cover letter for Internship position at Vertex

Dear Director of Human Resources,

I am writing in response to the 2016 Summer Internship opportunity listed on Glassdoor. I am a 5^th year Graduate Student, Organic Chemistry major, interested in the summer internship position in Medicinal Chemistry in your company. I am confident that I possess requisite qualifications for this position. Please go through my application and the documents enclosed with it.

I have completed my Bachelors in Pharmacy, in 2011, from XXXX which is a renowned institute in XXXX. I have gathered scientific knowledge about pharmaceutical chemistry and biotechnology through the extensive coursework in the Pharmacy program making me suitable for undertaking medicinal chemistry related research.

I am currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at XXXXX Department of Chemistry. At Prof.XXX Research Group, I got thoroughly trained in the methodology and skills of synthetic wet lab chemistry. I have been working towards the organic synthesis of complex carbohydrate molecules for the past 4 years and I have gained expertise in large scale, multistep organic synthesis as well as various purification and analytical techniques.

I wish to contribute to the pharmaceutical and biotech world by being a part of the research division of a leading pharmaceutical company like XXXXX. I believe my scientific knowledge, technical skill set, experience and dedication would make me an asset to XXXXX. This internship opportunity will also help me gain an insight into the Research and Development in an industrial environment.

I have enclosed my resume and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email XXXXX or phone XXXXX. I look forward to meeting you soon. Thank You for your time and consideration.