Lab Assistant (Intern), Analytical Development

Catalent Pharma Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Fitness Center

Movie Day activities

Company-sponsored events

Beach clean-up participation

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in San Diego is seeking a Lab Assistant (Intern) for a part-time, year-round paid internship on-site. The role involves supporting analytical development tasks, learning spectroscopy and chromatography, and assisting in experiments under supervision.

Candidates must be enrolled in a life sciences bachelor’s program and have completed Organic Chemistry coursework. Applicants should be highly motivated, organized, and able to work as part of a team in a GMP environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma/GED and be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in life sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology).
• Completion of Organic Chemistry coursework is required.
• Prior experience in chemistry and chemistry lab techniques is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean laboratory glassware.
• Perform maintenance on designated laboratory equipment and order supplies.
• Prepare buffers and laboratory reagents.
• Document experiments in a laboratory notebook.
• Assist in experiments under the supervision of a full-time Scientist.
• May also perform routine experiments without supervision.
• Learn and comply with all GMP practices in use at Catalent.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Self-motivated

Organized

Team player

Laboratory experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Enrolled in life sciences bachelor’s program

Organic Chemistry coursework completed

Job description

Position Summary

Lab Assistant (Intern), Analytical Development 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 Pharma Solutions is hiring a Lab Assistant (Intern) for multiple departments on our San Diego, CA team. Through guided mentorship, the Student Lab Intern program offers students a fun and stimulating environment to gain lab experience and exposure to pharmaceutical chemistry development. Lab Assistants will have the opportunity to learn analytical chemistry techniques such as: volumetric analysis, spectroscopy, and liquid chromatography. If you are a UC San Diego student and are hired, you are likely eligible to enroll in the UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences Co-Op Program. In addition to paid work experience at Catalent, you’d gain professional development and science communication training through a UC San Diego course for academic credit. (This is the Co-Op Program link: https://biology.ucsd.edu/education/career/co-op/index.html) **This is a PART TIME, PAID, YEAR-ROUND student internship, and all students are required to commit 15-20 hours per week (NOTE: bachelor’s degree graduates will not be considered). To be considered for this San Diego-based internship, you must be able to work on-site weekly

The Role

• Clean laboratory glassware
• Perform maintenance on designated laboratory equipment and order supplies
• Prepare buffers and laboratory reagents
• Document experiments in a laboratory notebook
• Assist in experiments under the supervision of a full-time Scientist
• May also perform routine experiments without supervision
• Learn and comply with all GMP practices in use at Catalent
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• Must have attained a high school diploma/GED and be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in good academic standing with a major in life sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology).
• Bachelors graduates are not eligible for this role and therefore will NOT be considered.
• Completion of Organic Chemistry coursework is required.
• Prior experience in chemistry and chemistry lab techniques are strongly preferred.
• 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 starting hourly compensation 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, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

Accommodations

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.

Agency Policy

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.

Security Notice

Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers: Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond- it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to [e-mail] for us to investigate with local authorities.

California Notice

California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.

Company Overview

Catalent, Inc. 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.