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Job Description:

Intern – Product Portfolio & Network Strategy (Biotherapeutics)

Department: Value Chain – Innovative Medicine
Work Location: Hybrid
Duration: 6 months
Biotherapeutics Site Assessment

Job Description (Workday-Ready Technical Version)

The Value Chain organization within Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Master-level intern to support activities related to at a biotherapeutics manufacturing site assessment.

This role is ideally suited for students with an engineering, biotechnology, or bioprocessing background who want hands-on exposure to biologics operations, site capability evaluations, technical risk assessment, and global network strategy.

The intern will coordinate technical workstreams, analyze operational inputs, and support structured execution of key assessments across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Operational Assessment Support

• Coordinate execution of Site Annex I and broader Quality & Compliance assessments.

• Track and consolidate technical evaluation inputs related to:

  • facility capabilities

  • equipment trains

  • sterile operations and aseptic readiness

  • parenteral technology capabilities

  • biologics or biotherapeutics process requirements

• Assist in compiling process flow information, capacity assumptions, and technology requirements to support manufacturing scenario evaluations.

Data Collection & Analysis

• Gather technical data from cross-functional partners (batch sizes, yields, cycle times, cleanroom classification, utilities).

• Support preliminary analysis on:

  • capacity vs. throughput impacts

  • equipment fit and facility readiness

  • process transfer feasibility

  • regulatory and quality constraints

• Structure technical inputs to feed financial, tax, and tariff assessments.

Supplier & External Partner Coordination

• Support follow-up on RFP evaluations for key suppliers.

• Track proposal statuses and operational considerations (supply risk, logistics factors, lead times).

• Consolidate supplier-related technical risks or constraints.

Scenario Evaluation & Network Strategy

• Assist in organizing scenario impact assessments on product supply, CMO strategies, or internal network options.

• Support mapping of product flows, interdependencies, and operational risks under each scenario.

• Help document assumptions, risks, and mitigation options.

Project Management & Governance

• Maintain the technical and cross-functional action tracker with clear timelines and ownership.

• Prepare technical summaries and slides for Value Chain governance forums.

• Draft meeting notes, decision logs, and risk registers.

• Ensure tight confidentiality controls in document handling and communication.

Qualifications

Required

• Current Master’s student in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Bioprocessing, or related field.

• Strong understanding of bioprocess operations (upstream, downstream, sterile formulation, or fill–finish).

• Solid analytical skills with ability to structure engineering & operational data.

• Proficient in Excel and technical problem‑solving.

• Strong communication skills to interface with manufacturing, quality, and technical subject matter experts.

• Ability to work with confidential information in a controlled manner.

Preferred

• Exposure to biologics manufacturing, aseptic operations, GMP environments, or quality systems.

• Experience with process mapping, facility or equipment analysis, or basic capacity modeling.

• Prior internship or project experience in pharma/biotech operations, engineering, or supply chain.

What the Intern Will Learn

• How biotherapeutics manufacturing sites are evaluated for capability, compliance, and capacity.

• How network strategy decisions are made in a global pharmaceutical supply chain.

• Hands-on experience working with senior SMEs in Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Finance.

• Real-world application of engineering and bioprocess knowledge to operational decision-making.

• Best practices in project management, scenario evaluation, and Value Chain governance.

 

 

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