2027 Summer Co-Op Opportunities, Swiftwater, PA

Sanofi; Swiftwater (MS); On-site; USD 37,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Summer Co-Op opportunities in Swiftwater, PA invite motivated students to contribute to real projects in biopharma. The 6-month program begins June 2027 and offers hands-on experience across disciplines from upstream MSAT to analytical development. You will work with mentors on manufacturing, quality, and safety, building skills in process development, validation, and operations supporting life-saving medicines.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in chemical/biological engineering or related life sciences fields.
• Eligibility requires U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.
• Must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for the duration of the co‑op.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Master's degree in Biology

Job description

2027 Summer Co-Op Opportunities, Swiftwater, PA

Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you'll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life – all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams. This Co‑op opportunity will have a 6 months duration starting June 2027.

About Sanofi

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Available Disciplines

• Upstream MSAT: Optimize the biological processes that create life‑saving medicines, ensuring consistent quality while scaling from lab bench to global supply.
• Process Validation: Prove that manufacturing processes work flawlessly every time, giving patients confidence that their medicine will be safe and effective.
• Upstream Bioprocessing: Become a cell culture craftsman, nurturing living systems in bioreactors to produce the biological building blocks of life‑saving vaccines — one harvest at a time.
• Bacterial Process Development: Dive into the science behind bacterial vaccine manufacturing — running experiments, applying process analytical technologies, and troubleshooting real production challenges to strengthen process understanding and control.
• Analytical Development: Pioneer new testing methods that will become industry standards, ensuring the medicines of tomorrow meet the quality patients deserve.
• Utilities Engineering: Maintain the critical infrastructure that powers pharmaceutical manufacturing, ensuring uninterrupted production of life‑saving medicines.
• HSE (Health, Safety, Environmental): Protect employees and communities while ensuring pharmaceutical operations are environmentally sustainable.
• Reliability Engineering: Use data analytics and engineering principles to maximize equipment uptime and manufacturing efficiency validation.

About You

Basic Qualifications: Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in: Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biochemical Sciences, Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Sciences, Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related field. or Master's in Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Sciences, Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related life sciences, engineering, or related field.

Candidates must also meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future.
• Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the Internal requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the duration of the co‑op/internship.
• Must be able to relocate to the office location and work 40hrs/week, Monday to Friday for the full duration of the co‑op/internship.

Why Chose Us

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future focused team. Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you. Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare. Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve. Explore more with personalized development plans, short-term gigs, and internal mobility across functions and countries. Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives. Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being. Launch your career with a company that invests in you — and empowers you to reimagine what's possible.

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary. Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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Compensation

The salary range for this position is $27.00− $47.00 USD hourly. Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie. We are Sanofi. Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug‑discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.