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Job Description

The Future Talent Program features co-op positions that last up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Manufacturing Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

This co-op assignment will support our Manufacturing Division’s Analytical Chemistry in Development and Supply – Analytical Commercialization Technology (ACDS-ACT) organization. ACDS-ACT applies innovative analytical characterization technologies to drive late-stage pharmaceutical drug product development and commercialization. We support all aspects of analytical development and regulatory filings for novel small molecule and new modality drug products and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partner groups and customers. The co-op will have an opportunity to work alongside experienced chemists and instrument technicians to design and execute experiments to help solve key challenges in development, commercialization, and supply areas. The co-op will work on implementation of automated sample testing workflows with a focus on dissolution testing. The knowledge gained from these studies will be used to build expertise on new technologies, evaluate method bias between different equipment types, and enable increased testing efficiency.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Perform literature search to understand project background.
  • Method development on automated equipment.
  • Identifies and resolves technical problems.
  • Follow lab safety procedures.
  • Follow good documentation practices of laboratory experiments.
  • Employ statistical tools and methods to analyze results.
  • Communicate effectively with the team such as presenting study results and conclusions at team meetings.
  • Author technical reports and literature publications.
  • Contribute to a culture of high performance, out of the box thinking, innovation and learning, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion.

Required Education and Experience:

  • Candidates must be currently working towards a Bachelors degree in chemistry or related field. 
  • Candidates must have superior technical competency as demonstrated by excellent academic record and work achievement.
  • Candidates must have strong communication skills, personal character, and ethics.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Experience using HPLC
  • Experience in analytical method development
  • Ability to work independently or in team environment.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and written

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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