2026 Co-Op: Formulation Product Development (12 months, 2026 start)

Role Summary

The 2026 Co-Op: Formulation Product Development is a 12-month program starting in 2026, based in the Richmond, VA area. You will join Haleon’s EMEA-LATAM Innovation & Development team to help develop new consumer healthcare products, with a focus on multivitamin formulations. The role involves hands-on experience in formulation development, physical and chemical testing, and scale-up processes for solid dosage forms, including tablets, within a collaborative product development setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and conduct product development activities, including pre-formulation, formulation, process development/optimization for solid dosage forms such as tablets.
• Perform evaluations including, but not limited to, tablet characterization (weight, thickness, hardness, friability, imaging etc.).
• Data analysis and presentation of results.
• Implements written procedures & departmental quality documentation (including SOP’s, batch documentation, validation protocols & reports) and ensures work is conducted accordingly.
• Deliver all EHS standards and expectations on site and within the laboratories.
• Ensures work is always conducted following good scientific practice and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required) and maintains precise experimental records.

Qualifications

• Required: Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or Food Science.
• On-site laboratory work capability in Richmond, VA.
• Available to work full-time throughout the 12-week internship (approximately 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday).
• Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
• Must be eligible to work in the US for the duration of employment, with evidence of US work authorization.

Skills

• Creative and problem-solving thinking
• Strategic/big-picture thinking
• Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
• Strong prioritization and analytical skills
• Personal accountability
• Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
• Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
• A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
• Oral solid dose formulation experience

Education

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or Food Science.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work on site in a laboratory environment in Richmond, VA.
• Candidate must be available to work full-time throughout the 12-week internship (Approximately 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday).
• Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
• Must be eligible to work in the US at the time of, and for the duration of employment. Employees will be required to furnish evidence of US work authorization.