About the role#
As a QA Student Intern, you will support the local operating company in the importation and distribution of pharmaceuticals. You will assist the Quality Management team in maintaining an effective quality management system and performing daily operations to ensure compliance standards are met.
What you'll do#
- Execute and deliver quality objectives and improvement plans, tracking trends against key performance indicators.
- Monitor quality performance to identify, communicate, and resolve compliance issues.
- Support the local change control and risk management processes, including reporting and escalation of risks.
- Develop local processes for root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive action plans are tracked to completion.
- Manage product complaints, including linking them to adverse events and following up as necessary.
- Assist the Quality Manager in maintaining the product incident process and training staff.
- Support systems affecting the quality of imported products to ensure they meet the quality management system requirements.
- Liaise with manufacturing sites to ensure compliance with local registered technical details.
- Ensure the timely release of imported finished goods and resolve delivery-related quality issues.
- Maintain product specifications and documentation.
- Support the Quality Manager in ensuring third-party warehousing and distribution comply with company standards.
- Document batch records and retain samples.
What you'll need#
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2+ years of experience within the Pharmaceutical or Consumer Healthcare industries.
- Experience in quality assurance systems, including documentation management, batch release, product incidents, and self-inspection.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for good manufacturing and documentation practices.
- Experience working with effective quality documentation systems.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills are preferred.
- Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- The role follows a hybrid work model, combining on-site collaboration with remote work.
About GSK
GSK is a public company that operates within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. It focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products and vaccines. The organization maintains a global presence with its headquarters in London and employs over 92,000 people.
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