Pfizer, Inc.

Quality Assurance Summer Worker

July - August 2019 • Groton, CT

What I liked

Everyone at Pfizer was kind and welcoming. They gave many opportunities for the interns to network and learn more about different areas within Pfizer. They also gave you the option of job shadowing and mentoring. Everyone was willing to set up meetings and talk about their experiences. Additionally, everyone was willing to help you when you were stuck on a project.

What I wish was different

All the acronyms were confusing for the first month. I wish I had more Excel experience going in to the position.

Advice

Do not be afraid to reach out and network. Everyone at Pfizer is willing to help all the summer workers.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May 2019 • Andover, MA

What I liked

Great experience in a professional setting.

What I wish was different

I wish i could have started earlier and worked more days during the summer.

Advice

The people at this company are always willing to help no matter what the question is. A great way to learn about a professional workplace is with good coworkers and employees

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Asset Manager

June - August 2019 • Chesterfield, MO

What I liked

Independence

What I wish was different

More Structure

Advice

Would Recommend

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Instrument Validation Co-Op

March 2019 • Andover, MA

What I liked

I love the sense of community that the site provides. They have team building opportunities to help build connections to your department. The culture creates trust and the free events are also fun!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Risk and Governance Intern

May - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I my supervisor was always available to discuss any questions I had and willing to put me in touch with other supervisors if I was interested in learning about other departments.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Global Procurement Analyst

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I enjoyed having a structured internship program that still provided me flexibility to choose which projects I was part of.

What I wish was different

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Scientific Informatics Coordinator

June - August 2019 • Chesterfield, MO

What I liked

My team and my supervisor.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more opportunities to apply what I am studying.

Advice

It was a great experience and I definitely learned a lot that I will be able to apply in my future jobs.

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Data Analyst

June - August 2019 • Groton, CT

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Employers are impressed by a work ethic to continue to support a team for the team's sake more so than prior work or education.

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Biology Research Intern

May - August 2019 • Groton, CT

What I liked

The internship came with multiple built-in career support activities.

What I wish was different

Advice

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US Medical Affairs Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I loved the opportunity to be in New York City, with one of the largest companies in the country working in their headquarters. It was very exciting to, while an intern, still be around a lot of people close to the very top. I also really enjoyed Pfizer's culture which was surprisingly laid back and very warm.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more resources to find housing, it was very stressful as I got the position last minute and NYC housing is crazy. It would have been great if they had offered housing or if Wofford had some sort of connection.

Advice

I would recommend applying early to have the best chance of getting in, and as much time as possible to prepare living arrangements, etc.

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Research Intern

May - August 2019 • Groton, CT

What I liked

Loved my position. Everyone was so nice and i learned a lot and felt useful. They have a great intern program as they have over 70 interns every summer

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Tour every part of the company you can to get better understanding of a pharmaceutical company

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Maintenance Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Andover, MA

What I liked

First hand experience at a leading company in a cutting-edge field. I got to see which skills I was strong in and which skills I needed to further develop to be a stronger candidate for future applications and work in the industry (biopharmaceuticals/biotech). It was an extremely collaborative work environment so I had to really come out of my shell to get things done, which has directly translated to doing better in my classes this semester. I got to learn a lot of really interesting new techniques in drug manufacturing.

What I wish was different

I was relatively isolated compared to the other interns, who were in groups of 2-4 while I was the only intern in my building on the site. I found the silver lining in this to be I got to work with more developed professionals, rather than my work getting more colloquial by working with mostly students.

Advice

Make the most out of any opportunity you can get! Find out what's going on at the site and reach out to people to learn about it and get some experience. This was what I did with things that I was interested in (gene therapy drugs) and it was my favorite part of the internship.

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Biological Chemistry Manufacturing, and Controls Intern

June - August 2019 • Groton, CT

What I liked

It was a great experience with 92 other interns.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Networking in your free time

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Marketing Intern

May - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I was able to work on a wide spread of projects incorporating different brands and different needs/skills

What I wish was different

Nothing, it was overall an amazing experience

Advice

Take at least one internship/co-op outside of your comfort zone because you will learn so much more about yourself and what you want in a job when you push yourself to do something you wouldn’t normally do

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Global Engineering Intern

June - August 2019 • Peapack-Gladstone, NJ

What I liked

Fun Experience

What I wish was different

More Work to learn

Advice

be interactive

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Summer Intern

June - August 2019 • Portage, MI

What I liked

I was able to work on a meaningful and interesting project related to one of their drug processes. It was amazing to be able to chemical synthesis on actual drug intermediates and to know that my work may change the way the resulting drugs are made in the future.

What I wish was different

Advice

It is important to seek out paid research position early during the school year. A lot of positions hire students on a rolling basis, so in certain circumstances applying in December may be too late.

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Design Coordnator

May - August 2019 • Madison, NJ

What I liked

Great corporate environment. Great exposure working with big brands like Chapstick, Emergen-C and Advil.

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Make the most of your time - it goes fast!

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Summer student worker

June - August 2018 • Andover, MA

What I liked

Lots of other interns to be able to network with.

What I wish was different

Advice

Be proactive about networking and applying yourself for work.

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Cyber Threat Analyst

June - August 2017 • Collegeville, PA

What I liked

The Collegeville campus is beautiful and expansive. The intern cohort is really close and has a ton of events.

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Try and meet and talk to as many people as possible. Pfizer colleagues are very helpful

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Optical Microscopy Intern

May - August 2018 • Cambridge, MA

What I liked

- Exposure to research in an industry setting - Exposure to a corporate pharmaceutical environment - Ability to work with and meet a diverse group of talented scientists