Operational Excellence, QIC Intern

The Opportunity

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6000 strong and do business in over 130 countries providing answers with fast accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most home to hospital lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

The Role

QuidelOrtho is looking for a Operational Excellence QIC Internthat wants to spend their summer working towards our mission: Changing Lives One Test at a Time. Interns will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and develop their skills all while contributing to key company projects and initiatives. Our team will help students apply their educational background and broaden their knowledge base within their role and learn more about working in the medical device/biotech industry. Interns will work with a mentor(s) on a guided and impactful project and will be able to collaborate with and be part of a supportive and dedicated team.

This Internship is a full-time (40 hours per week) paid program for 10-12 weeks.

Session 1: June 15th through August 31st

Session 2: July 6th through September 31st

The Operational Excellence intern will support the Operational Excellence team by assisting in the standardization documentation and maintenance of current processes conducting process observations and developing reports that enable data-driven improvement.

This position is onsite in Rochester NY.

The Responsibilities

• Support the Operational Excellence QIC team in documenting and standardizing current-state processes across operational areas.

• Conduct process observations (gemba walks) to understand workflows identify inefficiencies and capture opportunities for improvement.

• Improve and Maintain teams Share Site Tasks/Responsibilities.

• Assist in collecting organizing and analyzing operational data to support performance reporting and data-driven decision making.

• Develop and maintain process documentation visual standards and work instructions to promote consistency and knowledge retention.

• Support the creation formatting and ongoing maintenance of training and onboarding materials aligned with standardized processes.

• Prepare reports dashboards and presentations summarizing findings trends improvement opportunities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather input validate process understanding and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Contribute ideas for process improvements based on observations data analysis and Operational Excellence principles.

Job Deliverables

• 2-3 Current & Future VSM

• 3-5 Process Observation & Improvement Summaries

• The intern will present a PowerPoint presentation on his/her work to a cross-functional group

The Individual

Required:

• Field of Study: Industrial Process Systems Manufacturing or Data Engineering; Data Analytics; or a related technical field supporting process optimization analytics & continuous improvement.

• Must be at least 18 years old Must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelors or Masters program in the Fall Semester 2025 at an accredited university or college.

• Student must start on June 15th or July 6th and Must be able to complete a consecutive 10-12 week internship.

• Must have work authorization in the United States at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

• Minimum GPA: 3.0

• Minimum Year in School : Rising Junior or Senior

• Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and engage with operational personnel.

Preferred:

• Coursework or project experience involving process analysis data analytics systems optimization.

• Experience working with data visualization or analytics tools (e.g. Power BІ Tableau Python or similar tools).

• Familiarity with process mapping workflow documentation or improvement methodologies.

• Experience working in operations healthcare or technical environment Demonstrated initiative through academic projects leadership roles or extracurricular activities.

The Work Environment

The work environment characteristics are representative of a manufacturing laboratory or warehouse environment and include handling of viral and bacterial hazards potentially hazardous chemicals as well as infectious or potentially infectious bodily fluids tissues and samples. Up to 75% of the time you will be standing walking or sitting for extended periods of time. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Flexible work hours to meet project deadlines.

Salary Transparency

The salary range for this position takes into account a wide range of factors including education experience knowledge skills geography and abilities of the candidate in addition to internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary range for current Freshman rising Sophomore is 18.00/hour; Sophomore rising Junior is 20/hour; Junior rising senior is $23.00/hour to $26.00/hour; Senior enrolled in school for fall 2024 is 25.00/hour to 28.00/hour; or currently enrolled Graduate MBD PhD program is 28.00/hour to 30.00/hour. At QuidelOrtho compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Equal Employment Opportunity

QuidelOrtho believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals including individuals with disabilities have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race religion color national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability genetic information or any other protected characteristic. QuidelOrtho is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform their duties. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability please contact us at .

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