Chemistry Data Science Intern - Digital CMC Workflows

## Internship Summary Zoetis VMRD Process Chemistry is seeking a summer intern to help build and test a structured, digital way of managing process chemistry and analytical data. The intern will organize reaction, batch, purity and impurity data from an active development program into a structured CMC data platform, build an impurity-fate case study, and run a head-to-head benchmark against the current workflow. The outcome is an objective, data-backed recommendation on how digital CMC tools should be deployed across the portfolio. ## Internship Job Duties - Structure, clean and validate reaction, batch, purity and impurity data from an assigned process chemistry project, applying consistent compound and impurity naming conventions. - Build an impurity-fate and data-retrieval case study in a structured CMC data environment (e.g. Luminata or an equivalent platform), mapping impurity formation, carry-through and purge across the synthetic route. - Design and execute a benchmark comparing defined scientific tasks in the new digital environment against the current workflow, measuring time to correct answer, accuracy, traceability, data completeness and number of systems consulted. - Analyze benchmark results and build a concise KPI scorecard summarizing where structured data delivers measurable gains and where it does not. - Document data standards, assumptions and gaps, and deliver a final presentation with recommendations for broader deployment to Process Chemistry, Analytical and Tech & Digital stakeholders. ## Internship Qualifications - Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD program in Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Chemical Engineering, Data Science, Computational Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or a closely related field; rising seniors and graduate students preferred. - Demonstrated experience analyzing structured or semi-structured data using Python, R, SQL, Excel or Power BI. No specific language is required—strong, reproducible data handling matters more than a particular toolset. - Sufficient organic chemistry background to correctly interpret reaction schemes, HPLC/chromatographic data and impurity profiles; coursework in organic and analytical chemistry required. - Strong attention to data quality, traceability and reproducibility, with the discipline to document assumptions and flag gaps rather than fill them in. - Clear written and verbal technical communication; able to present findings and defend conclusions to scientists and to non-chemist stakeholders. ## Anticipated Hourly Base Pay For candidates located outside the specified higher-pay locations: $16.00 per hour for Associate-level students, $22.00 for Undergraduate-level students, $32.50 for Graduate-level students, and $36.00 for Doctorate-level students. For candidates located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, or Washington (Seattle area): $17.00 per hour for Associate-level students, $24.20 for Undergraduate-level students, $36.40 for Graduate-level students, and $40.30 for Doctorate-level students.