R&D Intern: Drug Product Development & Formulation

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

Job summary

Opella in Compiègne, FR, offers a 6-month internship in Drug Product Development & Delivery. You will work in formulation and process engineering to optimize/scale up a new product, study raw materials, and formulate with process parameters to ensure quality and performance.

The role is based in our Global Development Center; responsibilities include literature reviews, DOE/QBD design, lab and pilot batch production, data analysis, protocol writing, and collaboration with R&D teams while

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical, or a scientific field.
• Knowledge of process engineering; DOE is desirable.
• Laboratory experience and formulation knowledge is a plus.
• Strong analytical and synthesis abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication; fluent in French and/or English.

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 approach) to define critical process parameters and to optimize process parameters.
• Study all analytical data (analysis during manufacturing and stability) generated from compatibility studies up to laboratory / pilot batches.
• Participate in proposals to solve technical issues from both formulation and process perspectives.
• Write protocols, batch records and reports for technical trials.
• Collaborate with R&D (formulation and analytical teams) for formula and process implementation.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Laboratory skills

Education

Engineering, Pharmaceutical or Scientific related

Tools

Computer tools (AI)

Job description

Opella in Compiègne, FR, offers a 6-month internship in Drug Product Development & Delivery. You will work in formulation and process engineering to optimize/scale up a new product, study raw materials, and formulate with process parameters to ensure quality and performance.

The role is based in our Global Development Center; responsibilities include literature reviews, DOE/QBD design, lab and pilot batch production, data analysis, protocol writing, and collaboration with R&D teams while