# Summer 2027 Pharmaceutical Development Summer Intern PhD

Alexion is seeking a Pharmaceutical Development Summer Intern to support Synthetic Product Development within the Product Development and Clinical Supply organization at its New Haven, Connecticut location. This lab-based PhD intern will assess the impact of drug substance crystallization process conditions on phase behavior, plan and conduct experiments to support enabling formulation evaluations, and communicate findings through technical reports and presentations. This role supports talent pipelining, with the goal of identifying and training talent for future full-time positions. Responsibilities Assess the impact of drug substance (DS) crystallization process conditions on phase behavior. Plan and conduct laboratory experiments to support enabling formulation evaluations. Prepare and evaluate formulations using appropriate laboratory techniques and development approaches. Analyze experimental results, identify key trends, and contribute to recommendations for further development. Maintain accurate laboratory records and communicate findings through technical reports and presentations. Required Qualifications Currently pursuing a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Enginee

- **Id**: 4223503
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/astrazeneca-summer-2027-pharmaceutical-development-summer-intern-phd>
- **Role**: Early Careers
- **Role family**: Early Careers
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: New Haven, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T06:41:09Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3455
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Prescription Drugs, Oncology Therapeutics, Rare Disease Therapeutics, Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 13195
- **Name**: AstraZeneca
- **Domain**: astrazeneca.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/astra-zeneca>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 188
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0.356
- **Repost share**: 0.112
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T06:41:09Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T08:12:07Z

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