Intern, Drug Product Development & Scale-Up

Opella Healthcare Group; Compiègne; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella Healthcare Group in Compiègne is offering a 6-month internship in Drug Product Development & Delivery. The role provides hands-on work in formulation and process engineering to optimize and scale up a new product.

You will apply DOE and QBD approaches to define critical process parameters and study raw materials. You will collaborate with R&D teams, prepare pre-formulation studies, and develop lab and pilot-scale batches while ensuring safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical or Scientific related.
• Knowledge of process engineering and Design of Experiments desirable.
• Analytical and synthesis abilities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Fluency in French and/or English is required.

Responsibilities

• Realize a bibliography study on raw materials and patent landscape study if relevant.
• Liaise with raw materials suppliers.
• Manufacture first pre-formulation studies and define process parameters.
• Produce laboratory and pilot scale batches for scaling up.
• Propose design of experiments (DOE and QBD) to define and optimize parameters.
• Study analytical data from manufacturing and stability.
• Write protocols, batch records and reports for technical trials.
• Collaborate with R&D for formula and process implementation.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Process engineering

Design of Experiments

Analytical abilities

Synthesis abilities

Communication skills

Multilingual (French/English)

Education

Engineering degree or related scientific field

Tools

Computer tools

Job description

Opella Healthcare Group in Compiègne is offering a 6-month internship in Drug Product Development & Delivery. The role provides hands-on work in formulation and process engineering to optimize and scale up a new product.

You will apply DOE and QBD approaches to define critical process parameters and study raw materials. You will collaborate with R&D teams, prepare pre-formulation studies, and develop lab and pilot-scale batches while ensuring safety and quality standards.