Quality Assurance Intern

Job Description

Quality Assurance Intern | Elanco

The Tone:
This is an internship at Elanco, located in Fort Dodge, IA, for Summer 2027. As a global leader in animal health, Elanco is dedicated to innovation, delivering essential products and services to prevent and treat disease in both farm animals and pets. The company operates with a vision of “Food and Companionship Enriching Life,” driven by a purpose to “Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.” This Quality Assurance Intern role is vital, as it supports the critical function of ensuring the manufacturing and distribution of commercial products meet the highest quality and regulatory standards, directly contributing to Elanco’s mission of making animals’ lives better.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: In-person Fort Dodge, IA
• Pay: $20–$40 hourly
• Team: Part of the Quality Assurance team at the Fort Dodge, Iowa manufacturing plant.
• Mission: Ensure the oversight of manufacturing and distribution of commercial products through quality processes and standards.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Improvement: Optimize quality organization processes through systematic definition, measurement, analysis, and improvement.
• Manufacturing Oversight: Develop a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes and their integration with quality support functions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams on inspection readiness, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Sterility Assurance: Support production and analytical processes to ensure adherence to appropriate Sterility Assurance standards.
• Design Enhancement: Contribute to the enhancement of study design processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program focused on Science (Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or related fields) or Engineering.
• Experience: Not explicitly required for this internship role.
• Skills: Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills, along with a willingness to learn and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Bonus: An interest in animal health manufacturing, problem solving, scientific methods, or cross-functional skill development. Ability to thrive in cross-functional team settings.