Catalent, Inc.
pharmaceutical
LabAssistant(Intern),ProductDevelopment
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“Lab Assistant (Intern), Product Development at Catalent, Inc.. Skills: formulation development, analytical chemistry techniques. Clean laboratory glassware. Perform maintenance on designated laboratory equipment and order supplies”
Industry & Context.
100% on-site (San Diego), Physical Requirements: On an average day this position requires the ability to walk, sit and stand, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or talk and hear, smell and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision requirements including reading of written documents, visual inspection of materials and use of computer monitor screen frequently
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree program with a major in life sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology), Availability to work 15-20 hours per week on-site during the hours of 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Nice to Have
Completion of upper division Chemistry coursework, Prior experience in chemistry and chemistry lab techniques
What You'll Do.
Clean laboratory glassware
Perform maintenance on designated laboratory equipment and order supplies
Prepare buffers and laboratory reagents
Document experiments in a laboratory notebook
Assist in experiments under the supervision of a full-time Scientist
May also perform routine experiments without supervision
Learn and comply with all GMP practices in use at Catalent
Full Job Description
**Lab Assistant (Intern), Product Development** **Position Summary:** * **Work Schedule:** Part-time (15-20/hours per week) Monday-Friday between 8am-5pm * 100% on-site (San Diego) Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent’s San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution. Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client’s most challenging compounds. Catalent offers students a fun and stimulating environment to gain lab experience and exposure to pharmaceutical chemistry development. Lab Assistants will have the opportunity to learn about formulation development of drug products, including but not limited to tableting, solutions, suspensions, encapsulation, and spray drying. In addition, Assistants will have the opportunity to learn the analytical chemistry techniques used to characterize active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulations such as: pH, density, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, microscopy, and dissolution testing. * **To be considered for this San Diego-based internship, you must be able to work on-site weekly as it is a long-term year-round position*** If you are a UCSD student, you may be eligible for the UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences Co-Op Program. Please contact Melissa Hoon at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) for more details regarding the Co-Op program. **The Role:** * Clean laboratory glassware * Perform maintenance on designated laboratory equipment and order supplies * Prepare buffers and laboratory reagents * Docume
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