2027 Intern - Quality Control

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Alabama; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Onsite position

Job summary

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is seeking a 2027 Intern - Quality Control to support QC processes during a 12-week summer program. You will gain hands-on experience with data collection, documentation, and process improvements in a regulated environment, working 40 hours per week onsite.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in life sciences programs (Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology) and able to legally work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a life sciences degree (Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or related).
• Eligible to legally work in the United States.
• Available to work full-time (40 hours/week) for a 12-week summer period.
• Able to read, understand, and apply SOPs in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Quality Control activities through data collection, documentation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with laboratory systems, databases, reporting, and maintaining accurate records.
• Analyze, organize, and document data to support projects and operational objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in meetings, and contribute to team projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and 5S standards while completing assigned projects and presenting results.

Skills

Data collection

Documentation

Process improvement

Laboratory systems

Databases

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

SOP/compliance

5S standards

Education

Life sciences degree

Biology

Biochemistry

Molecular Biology

Microbiology

Tools

SOPs

Job description

2027 Intern - Quality Control Position Summary: Shift: M-F 8am-5pm, Summer 2027 Location: Madison, WI 100% Onsite

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑ and mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

We have an opportunity for a 2027 Intern - Quality Control to join our team and support Quality Control processes as assigned. You will assist with technical data collection, process improvements, and key project initiatives while learning and contributing to laboratory systems, databases, and documentation. This role offers hands‑on experience in data organization, analysis, and reporting within a regulated environment. You will collaborate with team members, maintain compliance with safety and quality standards, and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Role

• Support Quality Control activities through data collection, documentation, and process improvement initiatives
• Assist with laboratory systems, databases, reporting, and maintaining accurate records
• Analyze, organize, and document data to support projects and operational objectives
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, participate in meetings, and contribute to team projects
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and 5S standards while completing assigned projects and presenting results

Candidate Minimum Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university
• Must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in life sciences such as Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or a related field of study
• Eligible to legally work in the United States
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours per week) for a 12-week period over the summer
• Ability to read, understand, and apply standard operating procedures to operate within a regulated industry and compliance environment

Why You Should Join Catalent

Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process. Diverse, inclusive culture. Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives. 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 across 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. Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.

• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
• Community engagement and green initiatives.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

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 [e-mail]. 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.

Catalent 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 life‑cycle supply. With time‑tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi‑modality 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 life‑enhancing and life‑saving treatments for patients annually.