Job Description
Our Quality Assurance group ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored, and distributed aligned with our incredibly high standards of quality, and meets all regulatory requirements. Partnering across our internal manufacturing facilities, external contract manufacturers, and suppliers we create an interdependent global manufacturing network dedicated to delivering a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.
Our Quality Organization ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored, and distributed aligned with our high standards of quality, and meets all regulatory requirements. The 2024 Quality Operations Interns will have the opportunity to work on a strategic project(s) aligned to our site and divisional quality goals in the areas of Quality Operations, Quality Assurance, or Quality Control. The intern will have the opportunity to drive project(s) through the organization, leading multi-functional teams and interacting with Senior Leaders.
The following areas are potential areas of focus the incumbent may support:
Laboratory Technical Services (Chemistry/Biochemistry, Virology, Microbiology)
Laboratory Instrument and Equipment Support
Digital Solutions/Data Visualization
Environmental Monitoring/Qualification
Quality Management Systems
Primary Activities:
Develop a project plan to address the strategy/problem statement that you will be working on
Schedule routine meetings with the necessary stakeholders
Actively participate in the Tier process and use this forum to make concerns visible
Maintain metrics and track progress on a project.
Ensure all data is in compliance with cGMPs, GLPs, and departmental procedures and assay methods and is of the highest integrity, quality, and accuracy
Required Education & Experience:
Preferred Experience & Skills:
Candidates should demonstrate interpersonal skills including flexibility, collaboration, and inclusion skills, and the ability to work in a team environment.
Candidates should have experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Candidates should be a self-starter with the capability to develop innovative solutions to challenges.
Candidates should have proven analytical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and the ability to apply key concepts.
Candidates should have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Candidates should have hands-on experience in a laboratory setting (chemistry/biochemistry, microbiology, etc.)
Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.
FTP2024
MMD2024
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
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