Phase1 is Orion's paid trainee program for university and university of applied sciences students. The program brings together a large group of trainees from different disciplines. In addition to summer jobs, the program offers various events, networking with other trainees and Orionees, and group mentoring to support your career! Could this be the first phase of your Orion career? For more information about the Phase1 trainee program and the application process, please visit Orion's website.

Description of the position

We are looking for a trainee interested in research of solid state properties of pharmaceutical materials. In this job you will work with quality control related analytics, and tests to verify methods for new equipment. You will get to know various analysis techniques, analyze materials using different methods, collect data and results, and summarize and make conclusions of your observations. The analysis techniques relevant for this job are mainly particle size determination techniques, X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry.

This position is based in Espoo. The work starts preferably in May and continues for at least 3 months. The exact start and duration will be agreed together with the applicant.

Description of the unit

This trainee position is situated in Drug Product Development unit, which belongs to Pharmaceutical Sciences department responsible for CMC development and regulatory documentation for new products. The Drug Product Development unit plans and executes CMC activities for new drug products, such as, oral solid and liquid dosage forms, and dry powder inhalation products. The multidisciplinary unit consists of analytical and formulation scientists, and project managers. The daily activities in this job will be situated in the laboratory of physical analytics, where all of the actual analyses are done. There you will be working alongside experienced research associates and scientists. Together we make sure that the drug products meet the expectations of the patient and high standards of quality.

We offer

At Orion, you'll get a broad insight into physical analytics and its field of activity. You'll also get responsibility during the summer as we offer you the opportunity to challenge yourself with interesting and varied tasks. During the summer you will also get a comprehensive overview of Orion's processes, activities and learn about different positions within the corporation.

In addition to your salary package, we offer comprehensive employee benefits such as sports and cultural benefits, and a wide range of health and beauty products in our very own staff shop.

Appreciation of colleagues and continuous development are part of our core values.

Requirements

We expect you to have performed at least 1 year worth of applicable university level studies such as chemistry, pharmacy or physics. You are resourceful and curious to learn new. You know your way around laboratory, like to work with different instruments and examine the data and results produced. You get along with people and work in open collaboration with research assistants and scientists. Communicating and documenting your work in English is natural for you. Familiarity with solid state analysis techniques is a benefit. 

Additional information

Please apply as soon as possible, but no later than 30th January 2022. We will start interviewing possible candidates during the application time, so please ensure that we have your application as soon as possible!

If you would like to know more about the application process and timelines, please visit our website.

Welcome to build well-being with us next summer 2022!

Orion Corporation operates in more than 30 countries, where we Orionees, 3300 in total, work in all kinds of positions. Among us there are Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Engineers and IT Specialists as well as people working in Production, just to mention some examples. We offer diverse and responsible jobs to our personnel in a truly multi-disciplinary work environment. We encourage people to develop their competences and offer opportunities to affect the job description and creating their own career path at Orion. We are searching for top talents who are ready to share our passion for the work that we do.