2026 Co-Op, Drug Product Development
About The Position
This is a winter / spring co-op opportunity in Norwood, MA from January 20, 2026 – June 26, 2026. Applicants must be available for the entire duration of the co-op. Start date will be January 20, 2026. The Technical Development (Tech Dev) organization at Moderna designs and scales manufacturing processes for mRNA medicines. Co-ops will join high-performing project teams developing new manufacturing platforms to produce mRNA therapeutics and vaccines for clinical trials and commercial licensure. You’ll apply your educational background while gaining hands-on skills in mRNA synthesis, lipid nanoparticle (LNP) assembly, and drug-product formulation, and you’ll deepen your understanding of control strategies to ensure processes consistently deliver medicines of the highest quality. Product Development creates and matures LNP-based formulations and drug-product processes that deliver performance, stability, and manufacturability. The team develops platform and program-specific formulations, defines fill-finish and handling strategies, and establishes shelf life and cold-chain readiness to enable reliable tech transfer across sites.
Requirements
- Current student enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, Statistics, or a related field
- Strong fundamental scientific and engineering skills for the evaluation of experimental data
- Laboratory skills applicable to bioprocess development and analytical methods
- Candidates must already hold work authorization in US and be able to maintain that status without the need for future sponsorship.
- This position is site-based, requiring you to be at Moderna’s site full-time.
- This position is not eligible for remote work.
Nice To Haves
- GPA of 3.5 on a 4 scale or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as the ability to contribute to high performing teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
Responsibilities
- Work with a team of highly skilled experts to come up to speed on technology and techniques.
- Use laboratory, technical and communication skills to generate experimental results, perform data analysis, and document in formal reports including conclusions and recommended next steps.
- Perform process scale-up, support technology transfer and provide manufacturing support at internal Moderna, and external contract manufacturing sites.
- Participate in planning, design, execution, analysis of experiments and formal risk assessments to establish critical process parameters, and overall process control strategies.
- Optimize the impact of formulation and processing conditions on the stability of mRNA drug products and process intermediates.
- Review and share relevant academic literature and establish new collaborations with internal research and manufacturing groups.
- Create scaled-down models, and high throughput experimental setups for unit operations.
- Characterize mRNA and lipid nanoparticles through collaboration with the analytical team.
- Prepare technical reports and present finding in cross-functional meetings.
- Additional duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Benefits
- Free premium access to meditation and mindfulness classes
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, volunteer days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Location-specific perks and extras
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
