

New · posted Nov 13
AstraZeneca · Pharmaceuticals
Summer 2027 Analytical Development & Quality Control Intern
- New Haven, CT
- On-site
- Internship
- Associate & Specialist
The role
Alexion is seeking a Analytical Development & Quality Control Intern to support the Product Development and Clinical Supply organization at its New Haven, Connecticut location. This lab-based intern will help assess the heterogeneity and purity of therapeutic proteins, compile characterization assays and profiles, and share scientific findings with the analytical and product development groups.
Date Posted
12-Nov-2026
Closing Date
29-Nov-2026
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What you need
Required Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, or a related discipline, as a Rising Senior or Rising Junior.
- 0-2 years of experience working in a relevant laboratory setting.
- Knowledge or coursework in the fundamentals of proteins and the analytical methods used to monitor them.
- Ability to work in a lab-based role conducted in a laboratory environment.
- Ability and desire to learn new techniques.
- Good interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Meeting the applicable graduation timeline requirements with an anticipated graduation date set for after August 2027.
- US Work Authorization is required at time of application. Applicants must have work authorization that does not require future sponsorship.
- This role will not be granting OPT support.
- Ability to report on site to New Haven, CT 4-5 days per week. This role will not provide relocation assistance.
- Program Dates: June 7th - August 13th, 2027
- Hourly rate: $37-$39 per hour
What you'll do
- Execute experimental studies to assess the heterogeneity and purity of therapeutic proteins.
- Compile characterization assays and profiles.
- Communicate and present scientific findings within the analytical and product development groups.
Pay
$76,960 – $81,120 a year
Employer provided$37.00 – $39.00 an hour · yearly at 2,080 hours (40 a week)
How this comparesWhere you'll work
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The context around this role
Live data · November 13, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 8% above the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in the US89 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $76,960 | — | $81,120 |
| All US (middle half) | $64,000 | $73,000 | $88,500 |
This role: AstraZeneca's own published range, converted to a year at 2,080 hours. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 13, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 265 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not AstraZeneca's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 20 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods6
- Collaboration and leadership3
- Documentation and SOPs1
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Control work in pharmaceuticals, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- USPUSP–NF(official source, opens in a new tab)US Pharmacopeia general chapters and monographs, such as <61> bioburden, <85> endotoxin, <1225> validation
- FDAFDA OOS guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- ICHICH Q2(R2) and Q14(official source, opens in a new tab)Validation and development of analytical procedures
- FDAFDA analytical procedures guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation for Drugs and Biologics
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- ICHICH Q1 stability testing(official source, opens in a new tab)Stability testing of drug substances and drug products
- EDQMEuropean Pharmacopoeia(official source, opens in a new tab)The Ph. Eur. quality standards for medicines in Europe, published by the EDQM
- ICHICH Q3 impurities(official source, opens in a new tab)Impurities in drug substances and products, residual solvents and elemental impurities
- FDAFDA aseptic processing guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing: Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- ISOISO 14644-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Cleanroom air cleanliness classification by particle concentration
- EUEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules, including Annex 1 sterile and Annex 15 validation
- ISOISO/IEC 17025(official source, opens in a new tab)Competence of testing and calibration laboratories
- ICHICH Q7(official source, opens in a new tab)Good manufacturing practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients
- ISPEISPE GAMP 5(official source, opens in a new tab)A risk-based approach to compliant GxP computerized systems
Company hiring pulse
AstraZeneca on Regulatory Jobs
- 41
- Open roles
- 41
- Distinct roles
- 9
- Locations
By discipline
- Clinical16 39%
- Regulatory13 32%
- Quality12 29%
By level
- Director26 63%
- Associate & Specialist11 27%
- Senior & Principal2 5%
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