Job detail for Quality Assurance (QA) Intern – Animal Health

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated fourth-year student pursuing a Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related healthcare field!

Are you looking for an internship where you can gain practical experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical industry? Do you want to discover how quality management is applied at an international market leader? We offer an internship within our local Belgian, Dutch, and Luxembourg (Benelux) Regulatory Affairs, , and Quality Affairs department, where you will be given the freedom and space to take your own initiative.

Intern - HBO - Quality Assurance (QA) Intern – Animal Health

Welcome to our team

The RA-PV-QA department is an essential hub in our organization. This department focuses on maintaining and managing product dossiers, including drafting and updating product information, to support timely and compliant market introduction and lifecycle management of veterinary medicines in the Benelux. Additionally, the department focuses on monitoring the quality, safety, and efficacy of products by processing and answering internal and external questions and signals from the field. The team consists of 10 employees, all with extensive knowledge and experience in RA, PV, and/or QA in the pharmaceutical industry and national and European regulations. The team works closely with other departments within the company to achieve set goals. Within Quality Assurance, we support compliance with GDP and quality requirements of the distribution chain between the warehouse and the end customer. We work closely with logistics partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure our products reach veterinarians in a safe and compliant manner.

Your internship project

As an intern, you will support the QA team in managing and optimizing quality processes for veterinary medicines intended for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The project focuses on mapping and qualifying veterinary medicine suppliers. This also includes looking at the necessary Technical Quality Agreements and process improvements. You will gain insight into GDP compliance and the quality management system.

**Your **

• Drafting and maintaining an overview of inbound and outbound suppliers in the Netherlands and Belgium.

• Performing supplier qualifications and re-qualifications in accordance with GDP guidelines.

• Reviewing, updating, and, where necessary, drafting Technical Quality Agreements (TQAs).

• Supporting the optimization of quality processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Contributing to quality-related projects and improvement initiatives within the department.

The described tasks form the basic package and will often be performed independently after proper training and a learning period. These tasks can be supplemented with other projects and/or tasks on your own initiative or at the request of the organization.

What is required

• Student in the fourth year of a Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related healthcare program

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Proactive attitude and curiosity

• Strong analytical skills

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Interest in quality management and compliance.

• Ability to work independently within clear guidelines.

• Critical and problem-solving mindset.

• Good communication skills in Dutch and English, both written and verbal

• Available for a period of 6 months for 4-5 days per week

During this internship, you will learn, among other things:

• How GDP guidelines are applied in practice.

• How suppliers are qualified within the pharmaceutical sector.

• How quality agreements are recorded in Technical Quality Agreements.

• How deviations, notifications, and quality risks are managed.

• How a Quality Management System (QMS) functions within an international organization.

• How the relationship between quality, regulatory, and works.

What we offer

Interning at our company means working together with your team for health in an international work environment. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work closely with experts and learn from them. In addition, we offer:

• The chance to gain experience in the pharmaceutical industry

• The opportunity to build a professional network within an international organization.

• A challenging and dynamic work environment with plenty of room for personal development and initiative

• Good guidance from experienced specialists

• A gross monthly internship allowance of €500 based on a 40-hour work week

Required Skills:

Agreement Management, Agreement Management, Analytical Problem Solving, Clinical Research, Compliance Activities, Conceptual Thinking, Critical Thinking, Data Analytics, Database Management, Data Entry, Data Visualization, Document Management, Financial Acumen, Health Economics, Liaison Work, Microsoft Word, Office Applications, Operational Quality, Proactive Thinking, Process Improvements, Project Facilitation, Project Management, Quality Assurance Processes, Quality Control Management, Quality Control Systems {+ 6 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

10/7/2026

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