GRADUATES PROGRAM 2025


We’re ‘In it for life’.
What are you in it for?



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WELCOME TO HOVIONE
Where science and innovation meet impact

Hovione is an independent family-owned multinational company that’s been pioneering pharmaceutical innovation since 1959. Today, our dynamic team includes over 2,400 team members from 45 nationalities, collaborating across three continents to solve some of the pharmaceutical industry’s most exciting and complex challenges.

We’re more than experts in developing and manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients. We partner with the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, providing an integrated range of services - from drug substances and intermediates to finished drug products - covering the full product lifecycle.

Our strong scientific heritage and commitment to innovation mean that every year, we’re actively involved in 5% to 10% of all new drugs approved by the US FDA.
That’s not just science, that’s impacting millions of lives around the globe.

Kickstart your career at Hovione
And let’s shape the future of healthcare together

We are a group of exceptional people with strong scientific and technical capabilities. We thrive on challenges and constantly push the limits of what’s achievable at the intersection of health and technology.

We’re all about innovation, quality and delivery, and we are ‘In it for life’.
If you’re ready to join a great workplace that’s home to exceptional people and makes a real difference in the world, Hovione is the place to be.

OUR CULTURE IS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR PURPOSE

As a Top Employer company, we are committed to fostering a workplace that inspires motivation and
enhances employee satisfaction, enabling our team members to bring their best selves to work each day

OUR GRADUATES PROGRAM

Our Graduates Program is a 12 month working experience based in Lisbon or New Jersey and you can apply to different areas:

Manufacturing & Production
Marketing & Sales
Supply Chain & Procurement
Health, Safety and Environmental Management
Engineering & Maintenance
Quality
Digital
Operational Excellence
External Communications
Finance
Research & Development
L&D
Strategic Alliances & Licensing

Let's do
amazing
things
together.

YOUR TALENT

Are you passionate about your field, creative, curious and eager to learn?
Are you willing to go the extra mile to achieve outstanding results?

If yes, we are thrilled to meet you.

Apply if you meet these criteria:

  • You’re a finalist student in Engineering, Industrial Management, Chemical Sciences, Information Systems, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Management, or other related areas;
  • You have up to 1 year of professional experience;
  • You’re available to start working full-time in September 2025;
  • Write and speak fluently in English.

YOUR TALENT MATTERS TO US

We support and enable you on your path to excellence. These are some of the initiatives we have in place to guide you through the program:

Company and
Team Onboarding

Company and Team Onboarding

Training and Development
Initiatives

Training and Development

Interplay with key areas
of the company

Interplay with Key Areas

Permanent support

Permanent Support

JOURNEY

Our application journey is designed to help you showcase your talents
and every step brings you closer to shaping the future of healthcare with us


1

Online Application
Until June 20th

2

Online
Tests

3

Telephone
Interview

4

Group
Dynamics

5

Final
Interview

6

Onboarding
September

TESTIMONIALS

Find out what our Graduates say about our Program