Job Description

Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. We are committed to being the premier, research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and we are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future. Our core areas of focus include diabetes, infectious diseases, oncology, and vaccines and within Animal Health, livestock, companion animal, and aquaculture.

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

There are several roles within our company's Durham site seeking interns to join us in summer 2025 including positions in Technical, Operations, and Quality. A "Safety First, Quality Always" mindset and drive for continuous improvement and innovation enable the Company to be a trusted and competitive supplier of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics, and animal health products to the world's patients and customers.

Each intern completes one or more projects over a 10 to 12-week period beginning late May or early June 2025. This experience will provide you the opportunity to develop yourself both technically and professionally, engage in the Company's business and culture, and decide if we are the right company for your long-term career goals.

As an intern at our company Durham, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in one of the following areas:

TECHNICAL INTERN

• Develop, optimize, and implement innovative manufacturing technologies and analytical methods.

• Use process modeling combined with statistical, data analytics, and data science tools to analyze and identify insights from process information.

• Support process technology development and transfer to commercial operation groups.

• Examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) to best understand and resolve the root cause.

QUALITY INTERN

• Accountable for delivering on Durham Quality objectives

• Support Quality Systems to ensure sitewide compliance

• Support the Site Labs

• Participate in department projects and ensure the realization of the specified results.

• Maintain the highest standard

OPERATIONS INTERN

• Actively participate on or support cross-functional teams to advance project goals and implement continuous improvement projects

• Support formal problem solving and real-time troubleshooting efforts of unplanned events to ensure reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines

• Author and/or update GMP documentation

Education

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in engineering, science, or related disciplines.

• Candidates must have a minimum of one year completed (prior to application) of undergraduate work in an engineering or science related major.

Required

• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

• Available for a 10 to 12-week internship beginning in late May or early June 2025

• Graduating between Dec-2025 and Spring 2027

Preferred

• Ability to work independently and in teams

• Effective problem-solving, collaboration, and written and oral communication skills

• Previous process development, research, or manufacturing experience

• Strong technical competency and a desire to innovate

• Experience in computer programming, modeling, data science, and/or data analytics

• Candidates should have a minimum GPA of 3.0

FTP2025

MMD2025

Future Talent - Intern

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

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, Monday - 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".

San Francisco Residents Only:We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only:We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Requisition ID:R308782