Pharmaceutical Formulations Intern at Zoetis in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Pharmaceutical Formulations InternLocation: Kalamazoo, MIInternship Summary: 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.Internship Job Duties:Shadow senior colleagues to learn drug product processes, engineering controls, and testing strategiesDesign and execute excipient compatibility studies and drug product stabilities studiesLead experimental drug product manufacturing trialsIndependently perform basic product quality testing, such as syringability, resuspension, dose uniformity, etc.Participate in organizational and career learning and development opportunities.Internship Qualifications: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. Experience with HPLC, SEM, and AI-assisted research/study design are a plus.The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hourIf the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hourIf the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hourIf the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hourThe following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area): Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour Student pursuing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hourZoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at View email address on click.appcast.io to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact.