Quality Systems Summer Student
Synthorx
Job title: Quality Systems Summer Student
Location: Waterford, Ireland
Start date: 1st June 2026
Duration: 3 months
About the job
As a Quality Systems Summer Student, you'll dive into life at Sanofi, quickly becoming part of the team. Over your 3-month placement, tackle real projects that challenge you and build essential career skills. Experience our unique culture centered on our people, patients, and community. Gain hands-on work environment exposure before graduation, honing teamwork, problem-solving, and communication skills. Work alongside experienced specialists in quality assurance, contributing to live projects just like any team member—gaining confidence and valuable experience.
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.
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.
Main responsibilities:
Ensuring proper documentation, record-keeping, and communication for third-party quality activities.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives with third parties to boost product quality and process efficiency.
Supporting resolution of third-party quality issues, including audits, deviations, non-conformances, and complaints.
Monitoring progress and timely implementation of actions for quality issues and improvements.
Developing, implementing, and monitoring annual GMP-compliant training programs, including customized plans and curricula.
Creating training materials with SMEs, conducting sessions for new hires and employ.
Updating training materials for regulatory changes and supporting inspections/audits by presenting records and processes.
Collaborating effectively within cross‑functional or matrix teams to support project delivery in a dynamic and complex environment
Driving small initiatives or workstreams with a results‑focused and proactive approach, demonstrating agility and willingness to learn
About you
To excel in this role, you will need to have:
An ongoing degree, ideally in STEM fields.
Self-driven mindset with a proactive, can-do attitude
Passion for the pharmaceutical industry and strong desire to grow professionally.
Strong team player skills with excellent communication.
Strong interest in quality management, GMP compliance, or training programs.
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.
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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!