2027 Future Talent Program –Pharmaceutical Analysis and Digital Technology (PADT) and Large Molecule Analytical (LMA) - Co Op

About the Role

These Cooperative (Co-op) education opportunities in our Research division provide 4-6 month assignments involving one or more projects. The Pharmaceutical Analysis and Digital Technology (PADT) and Large Molecule Analytical (LMA) departments in Rahway, NJ, West Point, PA, Boston, MA, and South San Francisco, CA are seeking co-ops who will work collaboratively in a team environment at state-of-the-art laboratories to develop novel analytical methodologies that impact drug substance and drug product development. Day-to-day research will focus on solving key challenges in product and process characterization.

What You Will Learn and Experience

• Core instrumentation critical for modern analysis of small molecules, biologics and/or vaccines, for manufacturing process characterization, and for determination of drug substance and/or drug product chemical, physical, and biological attributes
• Fundamentals of analytical, physical, and biological chemistry method development necessary to solve problems as an integrated team member in support of the small and large molecule pipeline
• Exposure to various expert groups in the areas of screening and high-throughput analysis, molecular and materials characterization, structural elucidation including high end mass spectrometry and NMR techniques, separation-based techniques, assays for interrogating critical attributes of drug products, immunoassays, cell-based assays, labeled-compound analyses, trace metals analyses, and advanced statistical and data analytics/machine learning processes
• Participation in departmental and project team meetings to gain a broad perspective on the drug development process in the pharmaceutical industry
• Opportunity to present research results in both oral and written formats
• Refinement of laboratory skills, introduction to new analytical techniques, exposure to current challenges in analytical research, and perspective on the practical aspects of drug development

Responsibilities

• Accurate electronic notebook recording of experimental details
• Analysis and interpretation of data that may be used for internal or external scientific publications

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled student pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Chemistry, Biology (e.g. Cell Biology, Virology), Biochemistry, Chemical/Biological Engineering, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related discipline
• Available to work full-time for 4-6 months beginning in early to mid-2027
• Completed at least 2 years of studies toward a bachelor's degree by June 2027

Preferred Skills

• Significant interest in analytical sciences for small molecules, vaccines, and/or biologics
• Basic laboratory skills and research experience, such as: lab notebook recording, use of analytical instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data, and safe lab practices
• GPA of 3.0 or higher

Pay

$39,908 - $111,111