Pharmaceutical Sciences Intern

Thermo Fisher Scientific • San Jose, CA

422d • $44,720 - $59,800

About The Position

The internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific offers undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in meaningful projects that contribute to significant business objectives. Interns will receive professional mentorship and leadership development, preparing them for future career growth within the organization. The role involves working closely with various teams to improve efficiency, support manufacturing processes, and promote continuous improvement methodologies.

Requirements

• Undergraduate student completing a Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or Life Sciences-related degree between December 2025 and June 2026.
• 0 years of work experience required; previous related internships preferred.
• Consistent track record of results demonstrating integrity, innovation, involvement, and intensity.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a high degree of emotional intelligence.

Nice To Haves

• Energized through championing change, driven in getting results, and savvy in navigating ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to identify and address areas to improve efficiency and benchmark with industry best practices.
• Become a process owner; critically review specific processes with great attention to detail and proactively recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Learn continuous improvement methodologies (i.e., PPI, Six Sigma, and others) and help promote improvement initiatives.
• Support GMP manufacturing processes on pilot and commercial scale equipment, working closely with scientists, engineers, and operators.
• Use highly specialized equipment and instrumentation accurately and with limited supervision such as balances, blenders, mills, tablet presses, extruders, and fluid bed processors.
• Accurately document observations/results of experiments and present findings to internal partners.
• Follow all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and contribute to maintaining a clean, organized, compliant, and safe workspace.
• Work collaboratively with other functions including program management, engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and finance to achieve business objectives.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs.
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy.
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed