Chemistry Internship in South African Pharmaceutical/Health Firm
Description:
Started in the 1940s, this company markets their large range of products and brands in some 26 countries worldwide.The manufacturing capability extends to the production of soft gelatine capsules and tablets; including vitamins, dietary supplements, aromatherapy oils, phytotherapy creams etc. The company conforms to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), has TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia) approval and complies with MCC (Medicines Control Council of South Africa) standards in terms of all its regulations. The Quality Assurance (QA) Department has a Quality Control (QC) section as well as a Stability testing section. The R&D Department recently moved into its own formulation and analytical laboratories in order to function as a separate business unit in the future.Internship tasks:
The R&D Department consist of 2 sub-groups: the Formulation group and the Analytical Chemistry group. The Analytical Chemistry group would be interested in a Chemistry intern to assist with:
* the analytical method development, troubleshooting and validation of various methods required to ensure quality of new proposed products. This will also incorporate stability testing according to a scheduled protocol.
* Analytical techniques used range from physical wet-chemistry techniques to specialised instrument techniques like, HPLC, GC, NIR and AAS. The prospective student will be involved in project teams that will seethe product through from inception until the 3-month test station of Stability. At the end of the internship, the student should have a good working knowledge of the laboratory testing requirements of food supplements and pharmaceuticals in South Africa
Qualifications:
* Studying towards a degree or a related degree in Chemistry.
* Laboratory experience
* Good analytical skills
* An interest in food supplements and pharmaceuticals
Hours:
9 to 5
Length/Availability:
Various durations
Start Date:
Year round
End Date:
, Year round
Deadline:
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