Pharmaceutical Formulations Intern

Zoetis • Kalamazoo, MI

9d • $16 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

The pharmaceutical formulations intern will work closely with experienced formulation scientists, engineers, and project team members to help advance Zoetis’ innovative drug product development pipeline. They will lead an independent project focused on customer-obsessed formulation design and development, and present their research and results.

Requirements

• Actively pursuing a Master’s degree, or are pre-candidacy in a doctoral degree, in fields of pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or related field. Students pursuing a BS in these fields will be considered if there is accompanying significant relevant research experience.
• Demonstrated competency executing basic laboratory tasks independently, such as safe chemical handling, weigh/dispense, microscopy, literature searching, etc.
• Experienced with sterile injectables, including suspensions and gels.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HPLC, SEM, and AI-assisted research/study design are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shadow senior colleagues to learn drug product processes, engineering controls, and testing strategies
• Design and execute excipient compatibility studies and drug product stabilities studies
• Lead experimental drug product manufacturing trials
• Independently perform basic product quality testing, such as syringability, resuspension, dose uniformity, etc.
• Participate in organizational and career learning and development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern