2026 Summer Internship - Research & Development (R&D)

Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.  

Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide.  As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra.  We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.

While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging.  Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.

Why join Team Simtra? Because we:

Make it HAPPEN – We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.

Make it TOGETHER – We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams—so we can solve problems in new ways.

Make it RIGHT – We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence, fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.

Make it COUNT – We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make – taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.

This Role:

Simtra is seeking highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students for our Summer Internship Program. We look for diverse students with inquisitive minds and the desire to challenge themselves. Our interns work closely with industry professionals and learn quickly how to problem solve on real-world projects that contribute to clinical research and manufacturing processes. In addition to on-the-job experience, we offer learning sessions with top leadership, site visits to local projects and social events.

The Opportunity:

The Developmental Services (R&D) team focuses on analytical method development, formulation development, and process development of sterile products for Simtra's external clients. The team focuses on the formulation and process development of lyophilized products and has extensive experience in the development of solutions and dispersed systems. We strive to offer our clients the best technical experience through leading and publishing relevant research in the field.

Responsibilities/Projects:

This position offers experience in leading a research project directly applicable to a challenge experienced in the manufacturing area as well as collaborating with a scientist on a project that is client driven. The research project offers an investigation into practical challenge facing manufacturing that could be incorporated into your thesis (as applicable) as permitted by your school professor.

The R&D Intern will have opportunities to visit and work with the manufacturing operations, learn about quality operations, visit packaging and inspection, and learn about isolation and identification of particulates. The program is not limited to formulation and process development. There is also a possibility of examining analytical method development and testing if an interest exists.

Required qualifications:

• Pursuing a BS or MS degree in Engineering, Sciences, or Pharmaceutical-related field with a 3.0 GPA or higher as an undergraduate
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail including the ability to accomplish a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all the areas involved
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others in a proactive, positive and constructive manner
• Proven critical thinking and creativity skills; solve problems by applying technical and functional experiences
• Highly motivated, self-driven individual with passion working within pharmaceutical industry

Onsite Campus Amenities

• Workout Facility
• Cafeteria
• Credit Union

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to provide the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job.  It may not be inclusive of all the duties and responsibilities of the job.  Simtra reserves the right to make modifications based on business requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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