Internship – Lab Assistant, Analytical Development

Position Summary:

Catalent Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop manufacture and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma biotech and consumer health customers supporting product development launch and full lifecycle supply. With timetested experience in development sciences delivery technologies and multimodality manufacturing Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites Catalent supplies billions of doses of lifeenhancing and lifesaving treatments for patients annually.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in San Diego is a premier pharmaceutical chemistry development and manufacturing organization supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. We focus on bringing client drug compounds from discovery to the clinic with services that include analytical development preformulation testing formulation development GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) manufacturing and stability storage and testing as well as Clinical Supply Services. At Catalent San Diego we recruit and develop exceptional individuals with a passion for science and determination to excel. We offer a technically challenging and stimulating environment and the opportunity to learn from the best.

Catalent Pharma Solutions is hiring a Lab Assistant (Intern) for multiple departments on our San Diego CA team. Through guided mentorship the Student Lab Intern program 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 analytical chemistry techniques such as: volumetric analysis spectroscopy and liquid chromatography.

If you are a UCSD student you may be eligible for the UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences CoOp Program. Please contact Melissa Hoon at for more details regarding the CoOp program.

**This is a PART TIME PAID YEARROUND student internship and all students are required to commit 1520 hours per week (NOTE: bachelors degree graduates will not be considered). To be considered for this San Diegobased internship you must be able to work onsite weekly**

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance and to the safety of every patient consumer and Catalent employee.

The Role:

• 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 fulltime Scientist
• May also perform routine experiments without supervision
• Learn and comply with all GMP practices in use at Catalent
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Must have attained a high school diploma/GED and be currently enrolled in a Bachelors degree program in good academic standing with a major in life sciences (Chemistry Biochemistry or Biology). Bachelors graduates are not eligible for this role and therefore will NOT be considered
• Completion of Organic Chemistry coursework is required. Prior experience in chemistry and chemistry lab techniques are strongly preferred
• Candidates should be highly selfmotivated organized and able to work as part of a team
• Availability to work 1520 hours per week onsite during the hours of 8am5pm MondayFriday (no exceptions)
• Housing assistance and/or relocation are NOT available for this role
• 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 crawl; 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

Pay:

• The annual pay range for this position in San Diego CA is $1720/hour. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job type and length of experience within the industry skillset education business needs etc. Catalent is a multistate employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why you should join Catalent:

• Awesome employee activities: Movie Day Monthly Birthday Celebrations Friday Bagel Breakfast Onsite Fitness Center with machines onsite yoga and HIIT classes Sponsored Sports Teams and several other companysponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships overall creating a positive work environment.
• Environmentally friendly green initiatives with onsite practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Cleanup activities for community engagement.
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Competitive salary/hourly rate offering students an amazing company to add to your resume before graduation with exciting handson lab experience.
• Positive and fastpaced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.