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

About the Program

The Future Talent Program features internships that last 10-12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

About the Role

Our Pharmaceutical Analysis & Digital Technology (PADT) and Large Molecule Analytical (LMA) departments in Rahway, NJ, West Point, PA, Boston, MA, and South San Francisco, CA are seeking summer interns who will work collaboratively in a team environment at our state-of-the-art laboratories to develop novel analytical methodologies that impact drug substance and drug product development. Day-to-day research for the intern will focus on solving key challenges in product and process characterization.

Exposure & Learning Opportunities

Summer interns will be exposed to:

• 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 at our company.
• 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, further broadening their experience.

Interns will also participate in departmental and project team meetings to provide a broad perspective on the drug development process in the pharmaceutical industry. Interns will have the opportunity to gain further knowledge and skill sets via 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 which may follow from the internship.
• Present research results in both oral and written formats.

Education Requirements

Candidates must be a 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 & Skills

• Must be available to work full-time for 10-12 consecutive weeks beginning in May or June of 2027.
• Must have completed at least (2) years of study toward a bachelor's degree by June 2027.

Preferred Experience & 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.

Locations: Rahway, NJ; West Point, PA; Boston, MA; South San Francisco, CA. This is a full-time summer internship position.