2026 Future Talent Program - Supplier Quality - Intern

Our Manufacturing 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.

The 2026 Global Supplier Quality Internship will have a duration of 10-12weeks during the summer months. The Supplier Quality Intern, with guidance from the Director/ Associate Director, will have the opportunity to work on strategic goals for the business. The incumbent will have the opportunity to drive project(s) through the organization, participate on multi-functional teams and interacting with Senior Leaders. The Supplier Quality Management (SQM) organization ensures each 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 committed to deliver a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.

The project(s) would be within a specific areas and identified upon acceptance; however, the following areas are potential areas that the incumbent would support: Data Visualization Tools - design/develop dashboards, quality metrics for data management, Supplier Management Systems and projects to support simplification and optimization for key supplier quality management elements, not limited to the approved supplier list, quality agreements, supplier changes and performance monitoring.

Primary Activities:

• Develop a project plan to address the strategy/problem statement that you will be working on and identify key milestones and project deliverables.
• Schedule routine meetings with the necessary stakeholders to collect their input(s).
• Actively participate in the Staff/Tier process and use this forum to make concerns visible.
• Maintain metrics and tracking of progress on project and provide periodic report outs to Manager/ team.
• Ensure all data is in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Documentation Practices and departmental procedures is of the highest integrity, quality and accuracy.
• Participate actively in all offered Intern activities as offered by the Program.

Required Education & Experience:

• Candidates must currently be a student (junior or senior) enrolled in a B.S. in Science/Engineering/Data Analytics program.
• Candidates must have experience with data analytics and data visualization tools.
• Candidates must be proficient in use of MS Office, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate interpersonal skills including flexibility, collaboration and inclusion skills, and ability to work in a team environment.
• Candidates must be a self-starter with capability to develop innovative solutions to challenges.
• Candidates must have proven analytical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and ability to apply key concepts.
• Candidates must be able to speaks with courage and candor.
• Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills using PowerPoint.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Prior experience with data sets analysis using tools such as Excel capabilities such as conditional formatting, Power BI.
• Experience or knowledge of additional IT tools like PowerApps.
• Familiarity with concepts of project-product management and / or supply chain management.

Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer, at the discretion of the company.

Salary range:
The salary range for this role is $39,600.00-$105,500.00 USD

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Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Required Skills:
Business Decisions, Business Decisions, Clinical Research, Cloud Data Catalog, Data Analysis, Database Management, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Security, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Detail-Oriented, Event Planning, Global Manufacturing, IS Audit, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Management Process, Manufacturing, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Proper Documentation, Python (Programming Language) {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:
11/3/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R362731