Quality Excellence Intern

Sanofi; Waterford; Hybrid; EUR 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Waterford offers a Quality Excellence Intern position at the Waterford site. You will gain hands-on experience supporting quality culture and continuous improvement across the site.

You'll work with experienced colleagues on quality-focused activities, from improvement projects and quality systems to training and audit readiness, developing your project, communication and problem-solving skills in a healthcare manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Be a current university student who will return to university after completing the internship.
• An interest in quality, continuous improvement and project work; broad field of study acceptable.
• Proactive attitude and willingness to take initiative, get involved and contribute.
• Good communication skills and confidence working with different people across a team or organisation.
• Good organisation skills and ability to manage tasks and follow up on actions.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and willing to learn new systems.
• Collaborative mindset, curiosity and willingness to ask questions, learn and seek support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support quality and continuous improvement projects, coordinating activities, tracking actions and moving projects forward.
• Contribute to quality issue investigations by supporting root cause analysis and identifying improvements and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with production and other teams across the site to support process improvements and quality initiatives.
• Assist in the introduction and use of new quality systems, tools and ways of working.
• Monitor the effectiveness of improvement initiatives, maintain project records and prepare progress updates for stakeholders.
• Support quality culture, training and audit-readiness activities, coordinating sessions and follow-up actions.
• Prepare presentations, trackers, reports and other project materials, seeking opportunities to support the wider team.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

University student

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

• Location:Waterford
• Start date: January 2027
• Duration: 6-8 months
• Work Model: Hybrid - minimum 3 days per week on site. Depending on project, training and business needs, additional on-site presence may sometimes be required.

About the job

As a Quality Excellence Intern, you'll get hands-on experience supporting projects that help strengthen quality culture and continuous improvement across the site.

You'll work alongside experienced colleagues on a variety of quality-focused activities, from improvement projects and quality systems to training and audit readiness. This is an opportunity to build your project, communication and problem-solving skills while gaining an understanding of how quality is embedded within a healthcare manufacturing environment.

You don't need to already be a quality expert. We're looking for someone who is curious, proactive and keen to learn, who enjoys getting involved in projects and working with different people across the organisation.

Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you'll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life - all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.

Main responsibilities:

• Support quality and continuous improvement projects, helping to coordinate activities, track actions and keep projects moving forward.
• Contribute to quality issue investigations by supporting root cause analysis and helping identify appropriate improvement and preventive actions.
• Work with production and other teams across the site to support process improvements and quality initiatives.
• Support the introduction and use of new quality systems, tools and ways of working.
• Help monitor the effectiveness of improvement initiatives, maintain project records and prepare Progress updates for stakeholders.
• Support quality culture, training and audit-readiness activities, including helping to coordinate sessions and follow up on agreed actions.
• Prepare presentations, trackers, reports and other project materials, while proactively looking for opportunities to support the wider team.

About you

To excel in this role you will need to have:

• Be a current university student who will return to university after completing the internship.
• An interest in quality, continuous improvement and project work. Your field of study can be broad, and a specific scientific or quality-related discipline is not required.
• A proactive approach and willingness to take initiative, get involved and look for ways to contribute.
• Good communication skills and confidence working with and reaching out to different people across a team or organisation.
• Good organisation skills and the ability to manage tasks, follow up on actions and work on different activities.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word, and willing to learn new systems and tools.
• A collaborative mindset, curiosity and willingness to ask questions, learn and seek support when needed.

About Sanofi

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system - and innovative pipeline - enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Why choose us?

• Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.
• Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare.
• Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.
• Explore more with personalized development plans, short-term gigs, and internal mobility across functions and countries.
• Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives.
• Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being.
• Launch your career with a company that invests in you - and empowers you to reimagine what's possible.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications.