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

About the internship

This is a full-time summer internship position lasting 10-12 weeks. The internship is offered through the Future Talent Program and includes one or more projects in the Research Division at our company's state-of-the-art laboratories.

Locations

• Rahway, NJ
• West Point, PA
• Boston, MA
• South San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a team environment to develop novel analytical methodologies that impact drug substance and drug product development
• Focus day-to-day research on solving key challenges in product and process characterization
• Participate in departmental and project team meetings to gain a broad perspective on the drug development process in the pharmaceutical industry
• Maintain accurate electronic notebook recording of experimental details
• Analyze and interpret data that may be used for internal or external scientific publications
• Present research results in both oral and written formats

Exposure and learning opportunities

• 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 a member of an integrated team in support of the small and large molecule pipeline
• Various expert groups in the areas of screening and high-throughput analysis, molecular and physical 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
• 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

Education requirements

• 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

Required experience and skills

• Available to work full-time for 10-12 consecutive weeks beginning in May or June of 2027
• Completed at least 2 years of study toward a bachelor's degree by June 2027

Preferred experience and 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

The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111.