EXCIPIENT FORMULATION INTERN, GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL AND NUTRITIONAL APPLICATIONS

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

Time type: Internship

Ingredion is hiring an Excipient Formulation Intern to assist with the chemical and functional evaluation of existing excipient lines for the Pharmaceutical and nutritional nutraceutical segment. The intern will, under the supervision of senior staff members, assist with the preparation and testing of pharmaceutical products including, powders, granules, and tablets.

Core Responsibilities:

An intern in the Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Group, with proper training and oversight, will be required to assist senior staff members with the following tasks:

• Batch preparation activities including weighing, blending, screening, granulating, milling, and tableting

• Powder physical testing (Bulk/tapped density, flow, sieve analysis, etc.,)

• Tablet physical testing (weight, thickness, hardness, friability, disintegration, etc.,)

• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble laboratory equipment.

• Accurately and neatly document process steps completed and test results

• Conduct data analysis and report conclusions

• Provide periodic written or verbal status updates to senior staff members as required.

• Maintain the P&N Formulation laboratory in a state of orderliness and cleanliness

• Follow all existing laboratory safety procedures as well as alert senior staff members about potential safety hazards.

The intern must be comfortable performing the following activities:

• Working with laboratory chemicals and reagents

• Operating laboratory-scale machinery.

• Lifting items weighing up to 25 lbs.

• Standing/working at a benchtop for up to two hours at a time

Qualified candidates will:

• Have completed at least 2 years of a university or college STEM program including, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology or equivalent.

• Some knowledge of basic Statistics helpful but not essential

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Relocation Available: No

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 11,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.