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Thermo Fisher Scientific · 4 months ago

Quality Intern

Richmond, California, USA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$21.50/hr - $28.75/hr

0+ years exp

Start in 2026 Spring

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a company dedicated to making a significant impact in areas such as healthcare and environmental protection. They are seeking a Quality Intern who will be involved in various projects aimed at improving efficiency, supporting laboratory testing, and collaborating with teams to enhance quality processes.

Research

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with leadership to identify and address areas to improve efficiency and benchmark with industry best practices

Become a process owner; critically review specific processes with great attention to detail and proactively recommend opportunities for improvement

Provide training across Quality functions and support laboratory testing by ensuring standard operating procedures are followed

Use highly specialized equipment and instrumentation accurately and with limited supervision

Collaborate with Quality and Operations teams to perform key product related root cause investigations and identify/provide oversight of the execution of corrective actions

Develop tools and models to improve tracking and efficiency

Collaborate with team members in Production and Quality to build robust documentation to support audit readiness

Building strong partnerships with the Quality and Sourcing teams as well as external customers to ensure the highest level of customer service

Learn continuous improvement methodologies (i.e., PPI, Six Sigma, and others) and help promote improvement initiatives

Qualification

Continuous improvement methodologiesProcess improvementLaboratory testingInterpersonal communicationEmotional intelligence

Required

Undergraduate student completing an Engineering or Life Sciences-related degree between December 2026 and June 2027

0 years of work experience required; previous related internships preferred

Consistent track record of results demonstrating integrity, innovation, involvement, and intensity

Energized through championing change, driven in getting results, and savvy in navigating ambiguity

Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a high degree of emotional intelligence

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship (current or future) for employment visa status

Preferred

Previous related internships preferred

Benefits

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount