2026 Summer Internship Program: Information Technology (IT) Intern

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Job Description

This role is an opportunity to utilize and correlate IT related skills learned in school in a setting that supports pharmaceutical manufacturing, namely in areas related to Quality, Manufacturing, and general user community support. The intern will have an opportunity to focus on one or two short-term IT projects to be completed and deployed within the assignment period of 3 months.

How You Will Contribute:

• Develop a digital solution to automate or simplify an existing business process that can be deployed within the internship timeframe
• Attend and complete training required to utilize digital tools and solutions pertaining to the assigned project.
•  Required to network and coordinate project and task related activities with colleagues and contacts in other departments like Quality and Manufacturing.
• Upon execution and/or deployment of assigned project(s), prepare a presentation to be presented to stakeholders and business partner
• Provide handover of the digital solution for corresponding local and/or Global IT teams to either further develop or maintain.

Internship Development Opportunities:

• The intern will collaborate closely with seasoned IT professionals to enhance and optimize business processes
• Gain practical exposure to IT systems within a Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
• Explore innovative approaches to tackling real-world engineering challenges within a manufacturing environment using complex computerized systems.

Job Requirements:

• Current sophomore and junior year students strongly preferred or senior transferring to a masters or PHD program
• Applicants must be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Biochemistry.
• This position requires full-time commitment, necessitating five days of on-site work at the Thousand Oaks facility each week.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a collaborative team member.
• Comfortable working in a clean room environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point software
• Required skills/tools: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt and basic hardware/peripheral usage
• Languages (all not required): Java, Python, HTML/CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/ReactJS, SQL, C# and C++
• Preferred skills include:  Power BI, RPA Automation, Power Automate, GitHub, SourceTree, ReactJS, NumPy, Axios, Firebase, FileZilla, Figma, Postman, Trello, Slack

For Location:

U.S. Hourly Wage Range:

$21.00 - $46.00

EEO Statement

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