Intern - Early Stage Development

2026 Summer Internship consists of 40 hours/week, 10-12 weeks starting in late May. Candidates must be local to the Fort Collins, CO area for consideration.

About Tolmar

Are you interested in learning new skills, exploring pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, networking with experts, and building a resume that opens doors? Join us to jumpstart your career! At Tolmar, you will connect with like-minded professionals in a supportive community. This is a place where you can make a meaningful impact and feel empowered by the abundant opportunities for growth.

Tolmar, Inc. is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company based in Colorado. We develop, manufacture, and distribute both branded and generic prescription medications globally, focusing on oncology, urology, and pediatric endocrinology. Our long-acting injectables and oral medications offer innovative treatment options that meet the diverse needs of patients worldwide. By leveraging emerging technologies and developing new products, we aim to simplify treatment delivery and enhance the overall patient experience.

About Early Stage Development

Early Stage Development is part of Research & Development. This team provides formulation and analytical work to develop new products at its earliest stage. The typical tasks in Early-Stage Development often undergo changes in priorities. We focus on developing formulations and analytical methods to support early stage projects. This research and development work is rewarding, as our team is the first to characterize and create both formulations and analytical techniques.

The dynamic environment offers many opportunities for scientists to grow quickly.

Proposed Work Description

The nature of business is that priorities can shift according to the needs of the company/department needs. Therefore, the work described below is a sampling of the kinds of work we expect this position to entail:

• Work with scientists/manager to support ongoing and applicable development projects.
• Assist managers/scientists in identifying opportunities for increasing department efficiency.
• Assist with general laboratory tasks such as cleaning of glassware, pipettes, balance verifications, ordering lab supplies, checking in samples, and archiving of notebooks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Basic knowledge of laboratory principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques.
• Ability to understand complex systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to maintain a regular and predictable work schedule
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently as well as co-operatively within a team environment.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical analytical labs and willingness to learn good scientific practices with interest in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Core Values

The Intern is expected to work within the framework of Tolmar’s Core Values:

• Center on People: We commit to support the well-being of our patients and treat our employees and those we serve as valued partners. By placing people at the heart of our actions, we actively engage, invigorate, acquire knowledge, and grow together with an enterprise-wide mindset that lifts the whole organization.
• Are Proactive & Agile: We embody a culture of engagement and action. With a hands-on approach, we fearlessly adapt to change. We anticipate, respond swiftly and efficiently to ignite a spirit that propels us towards extraordinary outcomes.
• Act Ethically: We are committed to consistently conducting our business in an ethical, compliant, and socially aware manner, in line with our purpose of positively impacting lives. We actively cultivate diversity, equity, inclusion & sustainability in our workplace.
• Constantly Improve: We are committed to a proactive, collaborative effort to enhance our products, systems, processes, and services by reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and improving quality.
• Are Accountable: We think, act, and communicate with honesty, transparency, and clarity in alignment with our core values. We don't compromise our values for near term gain. We take accountability & ownership of…