Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.
Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.
The Role:
We are looking for our next Pharmaceutical Applied Sciences (AS) Intern within our Pharmaceutical Applications Team for Summer 2025.
The Pharma AS Intern will report directly to the Global Head of Applied Sciences, Pharma and will be responsible for various projects supporting internal and external customers to develop new pharmaceutical technical solutions and products.
Interns will be exposed to training in pharmaceutical oral solid dose formulation development, design of experiments, pharmaceutical unit operations, and analytical testing.
Interns will collaborate with diverse groups within Roquette and use state of art laboratory and equipment.
The laboratory is well equipped with pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment for blending, tablet compression, granulation, encapsulation, coating, and other applications.
8-week paid summer internship opportunity in our office in Lower Gwynedd, PA
What We Offer:
8-week paid internship opportunity in our office in Lower Gwynedd, PA The hourly rate of pay for this role is $22/hour A highly collaborative team environment with opportunities for mentorship, project ownership, and peer collaboration
What You'll Do:
Receive training on laboratory safety, documentation, and manufacturing procedures Contribute to several ongoing pharmaceutical development projects.
Examples include evaluating an excipient for a new application, executing a design of experiments to evaluate formulated products or process design, and data acquisition and modeling of predictive systems. Analytical method development and execution Examples of instruments used: HPLC, dissolution apparatus, microscopy, viscometer, etc. Writing of technical reports and presentation of data in a group setting, participate in group technical meetings
What You'll Need:
Education:
Enrollment in a Masters, PhD or PharmD program in pharmaceutical science or a related field
Experience:
Results-based, goal-focused mindset with a natural curiosity, demonstrated by extracurricular involvement in clubs or community Leadership and/or work experience to supplement strong student achievement Knowledge of physics/chemistry/chemical engineering of materials is a plus.
Work Environment
This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the lab/plant environment.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is an hourly position, M-F.
Interns are not to exceed 40 hours per week.
AAP/EEO Statement
Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
"AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace"
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !
Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.
Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.
As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.
To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com