Talent Program - Global Science, Engineering and Commercialization Co-Op

Position: 2026 Future Talent Program - Global Science, Engineering and Commercialization Co-Op
* Biologics Drug Substance Process Development & Commercialization is focused on commercialization of biologic and vaccine drug substances
* Sterile Drug Product Commercialization  is focused on commercialization of sterile drug products, including biologics, vaccines, and sterile small molecules
* Bring chemically or biologically derived research and discoveries to production by applying engineering, chemistry, and pharmaceutics skills to characterize and scale-up bench or pilot-scale processes.
* 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.
* Collaborate with operations and quality groups on the execution of strategic projects to ensure a high level of process performance and enhance World Class Supply for commercial products.
* Examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) to best understand and resolve the root cause.
* Support the transfer of products within the Company’s internal and external manufacturing network and ensure proper knowledge management.
* Contributes to the performance and results of a department.
* Applies technical skills to align activities with department objectives.
* Designing and executing process development and characterization studies.
* Authoring technical protocols for studies, including ensuring appropriate design of experiments (DoE), sample size selection, and acceptance criteria.
* Managing sample submission and tracking. Employing statistical tools and methods to analyze results
* Authoring technical reports that can be used as source documentation for regulatory filings
* Participation in development and commercial teams (working group/product council)
* Presenting study results and conclusions at team (working group/product council) and department meetings
* Ensuring technical information is clearly understood and integrated into decision making
* Supporting computational modeling work
* Authoring or performing second-person review (SPR) for high-quality regulatory submissions
* Works as a team member on manufacturing investigations, validation activities and/or process improvement projects.
* Has ability to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve the root cause.
* Assures consistent application of standardized work, engineering and process tools and procedures.
* Authors and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control and validation.
* Supports departmental plans and priorities based on team/department scorecard to address local business, service and operational challenges.
* Identifies and resolves technical and operational problems using MPS and lean/six sigma tools.
* Effectively collaborates with peers on site and above site as required.
* Effectively communicates both verbally and written.
* Makes decisions – guided by policies, procedures and department objectives.
* Consults on an as-needed basis with next-level manager on more complex decisions.
* Ensuring safety when performing experiments in the lab and documentation compliance when performing technical writing
* Contributing to a culture of high performance, out of the box thinking, innovation and learning, empowerment, diversity and inclusion
* Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, science, or related disciplines. No prior experience is required.
* 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.
* Demonstrated skills in computer programming and/or data science & data analytics.
* Ability to work independently and in teams
* Effective problem-solving, collaboration, project management, and written and oral communication skills
* Previous process development, research, or manufacturing experience
* Strong technical competency and a desire to innovate
* Previous process development, research, or manufacturing experience is a plus.
** Salary range:
** The salary range for this role is $39,600.00-$ USD
** 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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