Takeda Pharmaceutical
API Intern
23 January 2026
Department
Health & Biotech
Job Category
Health & Biotech
Description
- Support the commercial manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients/drug substances through the review of relevant documents and compile certain parameters in excel sheet
- Perform statistical tools including digital tools designed for the purpose
- Contribute to manufacturing investigation through collecting the relevant information from the documents provided
- Assess the quality and regulatory impact in line with the guidelines
Internship Development Opportunities:
- How to learn and apply regulatory principles of commercial manufacturing in pharmaceutical industry
- Approaches to solving real-world problems in commercial manufacturing using Digital and statistical tools
- Methodologies in using real-world evidence (RWE) to help deliver medicines to patients globally
- Exposure to professional environment and development of commercial settings
Qualifications
- This position will be Hybrid and require 2-3 days in the Cambridge office per week.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited university for the semester before and immediately following the internship.
- Applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree and have completed at least their freshman/sophomore year or be a graduate level student pursuing either a PharmD or Master’s degree
- For Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students, a major in healthcare, pharmacy or life science field is preferred.
Internship Eligibility:
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
- Must be currently enrolled in a degree program graduating December 2026 or later
- The internship program is 10-12 weeks depending on the two start dates (May 26th-August 14th or June 15th- August 21st)
- The intern must be able to commit to one of these time frames
- Able to work full time 40 hours a week during internship dates
- Takeda does not provide a housing stipend or relocation support for the U.S Summer Internship Program