• Job Description

  Req#: R257024

  Job Description

  Position Description:

  2024 Technical Operations Intern- Durham, NC

  The Future Talent Program features internships that lasts up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Manufacturing & Supply Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

  These positions provide candidates with great personal/career development opportunities, opportunity to work on projects having impact to vaccine manufacturing, and a chance to see if our Company is the right company for their long-term goals.

  The Durham Technical Center of Excellence (CoE) consists of Automation/MES, Deviation Management, Technical Operations, Process Support Lab, Lab Technical Services and Validation Departments. The Summer Intern will support one of the six Technical CoE Departments. The Durham Technical CoE is a team of dedicated engineers who strive to understand, monitor, and improve our manufacturing processes. Within the Durham Technical CoE there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Process Support Laboratory, Bulk and Formulation/Filling facilities operate Right-First-Time in a cost effective manner.

  This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups, Operations, and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing/laboratory areas when support is needed.

  The well-qualified candidate must have analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. In this role, the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products. Furthermore, the candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Off-shift or weekend coverage may occasionally be required to support the technical team, based on project-specific assignments and/or the vaccine production schedule.

  Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing/lab/project objectives

  • Accountable for providing technical support to Durham manufacturing/lab/projects

  • Lead technical and business system process improvement projects

  • Lead trouble shooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines

  • Author technical documentation

  Position Qualifications:

  Education Minimum Requirement:

  • Candidates must have a minimum of one year completed (prior to application) of undergraduate work in an engineering or science related major

  Required Education & Experience:

  • Candidates must have a minimum of one year completed (prior to application) of undergraduate work in an engineering or science related major

  Preferred Experience & Skills:

  • Candidates should have a minimum of one year completed of undergraduate work (prior to application) in a biochemical, biomedical, chemical, mechanical or pharmaceutical engineering or science major

  • Candidates should have a minimum GPA of 3.0

  Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

  Expected salary range:

  $39,600.00 - $105,500.00

  FTP2024

  MMD2024

  Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

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  U.S. Hybrid Work Model

  Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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  Employee Status:

  Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

  Relocation:

  No relocation

  VISA Sponsorship:

  No

  Travel Requirements:

  No Travel Required

  Flexible Work Arrangements:

  Not Specified

  Shift:

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  Hazardous Material(s):

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