Summer 2026: Intern - Process Development, Downstream

Catalyst + Talent

A Catalent internship offers you countless opportunities to have direct impact on the health and well-being of millions of people globally!  Your passion for learning coupled with Catalent’s superior technologies will help drive the advancement of medicine in collaboration with leading pharmaceutical, biotech and health care innovators. 

The Catalent Internship Experience includes:

• Opportunity to make an impact in the lives of patients all over the world!
• Experience through hands-on projects that support more superior drug development and delivery technologies than anyone else.  
• Exposure to top-tier scientists and industry leaders.
• Commitment from dedicated managers and mentors who are advocates for your success and career development.
• Access to collaborative and highly engaged colleagues across the globe excited to share their knowledge and provide you support.

The Role

The Process/Product Development department develops, delivers, and supports robust, cost-effective process/production methods and technologies for innovative cell and gene therapies to meet the needs of client companies focused on producing pre-clinical through Phase III material.

As a Process Development, Downstream - Intern, you will be assisting in the lab by supporting both Process Development and Manufacturing non-GMP activities. Interns will be introduced to and expected to gain proficiency with process specific equipment and activities. Overall, a successful intern will learn the differences between GLP and GMP and their associated documentation and develop the ability to functionally diagram a process.

Additional responsibilities include: 

• Maintains organization and 5S standards in the development and pilot labs
• Executes and documents 5S audits of laboratory space and update areas as needed or requested
• Supports large scale purification operations as needed
• Maintains batch production records and complete all laboratory documentation in clear, accurate language according to SOP
• Accurately completes routine and preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment
• Actively participates in team meetings
• Prepares buffers as necessary
• Writes equipment and media SOPs
• Other duties as assigned 

The Candidate

In order to be eligible for the Intern - Process Development, Downstream role at Catalent, you must meet the following requirements:

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university
• Must be an undergraduate/graduate student in Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field of study
• Eligible to legally work in the United States
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) for a 10-12-week period over the summer
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds

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 around 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.

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