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Summer 2024 Internship - 40 hours/week - up to 12 weeks, starting late May.  Candidates must be local to Northern Colorado for consideration.

About Tolmar

 Do you want to learn new skills, explore pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, network with experts and build a resume that opens doors? Join us to launch your career. We’ll support you with training, employee connections, and our shared vision for specialty pharmaceuticals.

Tolmar, Inc. is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company based in Colorado that develops, manufactures, and globally distributes branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals in the areas of urology, oncology, and dermatology. Tolmar is a leader in the development and manufacturing of specialty injectable products such as ELIGARD® and FENSOLVI®, not to mention our extensive line of generic prescription dermatologic applications.

Passion guides our commitment to providing the highest level of support to the health care providers and patients within the disease states that our products treat. Our highly experienced commercial leadership team and specialty sales force embody dedication with purpose. Tolmar is dedicated to advancing our pipeline of products and expanding our portfolio to serve important patient medical needs.

About Analytical Services 

The Analytical Services team is the analytical arm of MS&T (Materials Science & Technology) and is tasked with providing analytical support for anything that is not proceduralized within the Quality Control (QC) lab. Some of the tasks Analytical Services are responsible for include method development/remediation, investigations, raw material qualification, providing analytical support for process changes, the implementation of new FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations, and much more. In short, Analytical Services has broad responsibilities that create a challenging, yet extremely rewarding fast-paced work environment.

 Proposed Work Description

 The nature of business is that priorities can shift according to the needs of the company/department and therefore the work described below is a sampling of the kinds of work we expect this position to entail:

•  Work with Research Associate to collect data to help justify changing our water content analysis for a particular product.
• Assist with general laboratory tasks such as cleaning of glassware, pipettes, balance verifications, ordering lab supplies, checking in samples, and archiving of notebooks.
• Other project support duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Basic knowledge of laboratory principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of dissolution and HPLC techniques.
• Good documentation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to understand complex systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to maintain a regular and predictable work schedule
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently as well as co-operatively within a team environment.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical analytical labs and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) with interest in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Core Values

The Intern is expected to work within the framework of Tolmar’s Core Values:

• Consistently work with the highest standards of ethics and compliance.
• Take ownership of your actions, success, and setbacks.
• Respect each other and understand that honest collaboration is at the heart of our company's success.
• Go the extra mile to make things happen.
• Be committed to all we do and the patients we serve.
• Embrace change with enthusiasm.
• Strive to learn about and understand the needs of customers and patients and act with great speed and efficiency no matter the task.

Education & Experience 

• Pursuing a degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biology, or related field, preferably third-year.
• Previous coursework with a lab. 
• Have achieved an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $19.00 per hour
• Medical insurance and 401k

Working Conditions

•  Work is performed primarily in a laboratory environment but could include office, clean room, or production floor.
• Dress is casual but business- or business-casual dress may be required on occasion

Tolmar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

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