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Pfizer

Makes cancer drugs, vaccines and other medicines

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Fall 2027Updated on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Internship
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • A good school-leaving qualification, such as a Werkrealschulabschluss, Mittlere Reife, Fachhochschulreife, or Abitur.
  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for technology, especially mathematics, physics, and technical relationships.
  • Technical understanding and analytical thinking to understand complex processes.
  • Manual dexterity and enjoyment of working with tools, machines, and measuring instruments.
  • Teamwork and concentration for precise work and collaboration.
  • Very good written and spoken German.
Responsibilities
  • Work on installation systems, electrical power supply, and automation technology.
  • Manufacture mechanical parts and connections.
  • Lay and connect wires and cables.
  • Test, measure, and adjust assemblies and equipment.
  • Commission and maintain energy technology systems.
  • Work with control and regulation technology, including pneumatics, programmable logic controller programming, and robotics.
  • Comply with occupational safety and environmental protection regulations.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot production and packaging lines.

About the company

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Pfizer

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Pfizer discovers, makes, and sells prescription medicines and vaccines for patients, doctors, and governments worldwide, with large businesses in vaccines, cancer, heart disease, and rare diseases. In 2020, its COVID-19 shot, developed with German partner BioNTech, became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the United States. Its scientists find drug candidates and run clinical trials to prove they are safe and effective, and Pfizer then manufactures approved products in its own plants, earning most of its money from patented drugs before cheaper generic copies arrive. Pfizer was founded in 1849 as a chemicals business in Brooklyn and is based in New York City.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1849

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What believers are saying

  • Newer drugs carry the business: launched and acquired products grew 18% operationally in Pfizer's August 2026 quarterly report.
  • The outlook improved: in August 2026, Pfizer raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion.
  • Vaccine scientists get room to grow: Pfizer's $470 million Pearl River, New York research expansion is designed for 370 workers.

What critics are saying

  • Expect more site cuts: in November 2025, Pfizer moved to shrink Swiss staff from about 300 to roughly 70.
  • Generics will erase sales: Pfizer expects patent losses to cut $17 billion to $18 billion of yearly revenue through 2028.
  • Pfizer is chasing obesity leaders: Metsera's monthly shot showed 12.3% weight loss at 28 weeks in February 2026 data.

What makes Pfizer unique

  • Pfizer bought its way into cancer: its Seagen buyout added antibody-drug conjugates, which carry chemotherapy straight to tumors.
  • Pfizer is betting on monthly obesity shots: Metsera's berobenatide is dosed once a month, unlike weekly Wegovy and Zepbound.
  • Pfizer leans on one partnered heart drug: blood thinner Eliquis, sold with Bristol Myers Squibb, brings about 14% of revenue.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Relocation Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-3%
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Oct 19th, 2026
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