2025 University Recruiting - Global Large Molecule Science & Technology Co-Op (Mar-Sep)

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education opportunties that last up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Manufacturing Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. 

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 provide leading innovations and solutions for today and the future. Our core areas of focus in the Human Health space include diabetes, infectious diseases, oncology, and vaccines, while our focus within Animal Health spans livestock, companion animal, and aquaculture.

This experience will provide you with the opportunity to develop yourself both technically and professionally.  This co-op will work in a Large Molecule Science and technology role providing global technical support to vaccine and biologics manufacturing areas while actively supporting, participating in and embracing an empowered team culture. You will get an opportunity to work alongside scientists and engineers in late stage process development, commercialization, tech transfer and expansion, and commercial manufacturing support. 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.

About Us

Large Molecule Science and Technology is responsible for end to end technology support for vaccines and biologics, advancing our growing pipeline of large molecule products while supporting the existing commercial manufacture and expansion.  This includes the planning and execution of process development studies to support design & characterization of commercial-scale processes.  The organization is also responsible for technology transfer to commercial manufacturing sites.  We support process validation, regulatory approval, and initial launch of our new products.

As an co-op in LM S&T, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in one of the following areas:

Global Vaccine and Biologics Commercialization:

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.

Technical Product Leadership  is focused on end to end support of vaccine and biologic products including internal and external nodes, late stage pipeline and commercial products.

• 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.

Global Science and Technology Services is focused on specific subject matter expertise support of commercialization and manufacturing including data science, raw materials, product contact components, primary packaging components, quantitative sciences, and validation.

Responsibilities may include the following depending on the organization and role you are offered:

• Contributes to the performance and results of a department.

• Applies technical skills to align activities with department objectives.

• Design