Metrology Intern

Metrology Intern

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 experience and exposure to pharmaceutical development. The Metrology Intern will be required to assist in the oversight and maintenance of applicable electrical, dimensional, optical, physical, mechanical, environment, and/or chemical test equipment in the laboratory.  They will assist in the maintenance, calibration, verification, and/or qualification of laboratory and quality systems.     *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 mhoon@ucsd.edu for more details regarding the Co-Op program.

The Role:

• Assistance with troubleshooting, repair, and observation of qualification for critical laboratory equipment (including but not limited to HPLC/UPLC, GC dissolution baths, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, Karl Fischer titrators, balances, stability chambers, etc.)  

• Effective communication to laboratory staff regarding equipment status and availability when equipment troubleshooting and repair requires it 

• Assist with oversight of equipment spare parts stocks, visits by service technicians for repairs, and interdepartmental logistics 

• Observe generation of and assist with review for IQ/OQ/PQ data packages, protocols and reports 

• Assist with creating/revising procedures, forms, or other documents related to laboratory equipment 

• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate:

• Must currently be a full time Physical Science (Chemistry, Biology, or applicable) or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or applicable) student currently enrolled (ideally in second or third year)

• Completion of college level science lab, (basic laboratory knowledge) and familiarity with basic lab equipment 

• Candidates should be highly self-motivated, organized, and able to work as part of a team

• Availability to work 15-20 hours per week on-site during the hours of 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday (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 starting pay for this position in San Diego, CA is $20/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 multi-state 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, On-site Fitness Center with machines, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored 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 on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up 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 hands-on lab experience.

• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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