2024 Summer Internship - Quality Assurance

Kyowa Kirin is a fast growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four areas of unmet need: oncology, nephrology, immunology and CNS/movement disorders. The North America organization includes two offices (in New Jersey and California) that focus on drug discovery, product development, and commercialization. Together, we work as a close-knit team to understand clinical needs and advance innovations that can have a profound impact on patient lives.

We are currently seeking a student intern to join our team. As a Quality Assurance intern, you will work closely with the Quality Assurance team as well as the additional areas of the business impacted by the project: Supply Chain Management, Product and Project Management, and Manufacturing Technology Management. You will also gain a broad understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), and the importance of the Quality Assurance department in relation to product quality and our patients.  This position is a paid, temporary internship eligible to undergraduate students within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ. This role is a hybrid role with some in-office time required.

Responsibilities:
•    Working closely with the Quality Assurance team on assigned tasks 
•    Project work will include but it not limited to the following: 

• • Assist with the transfer of North America documents from SharePoint to the Document Management System.
  • Collaborate with the North America Document Management Business Administrator on the creation of document binders.
  • Ensure document metadata is accurate for both newly transferred North America document as well as existing.
  • Create training materials related to the project.
  • Contribute to the development and/or revision of related procedural documents.

Requirements:

•    This position requires candidates to have completed the first year of a full-time undergraduate program in a health or science related area (e.g., Public Health, Health Policy, Biology etc.)

•    Strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Interns are required to be able to work from May 28th, 2024 - August 9th, 2024
•    The ability to work a hybrid schedule is required 
•    Candidates are required to live within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ.
•    This position requires that candidates be able to work in the United States on a permanent and on-going basis.

 

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