Quality Intern

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Quality Intern will support our quality team by performing preliminary research, data analysis, and testing intended to better define process improvement opportunities to meet corporate initiatives and to support compliance requirements.

This intern will have the opportunity to assist with maintaining and improving the quality system in accordance with the requirements of, as appropriate, the following standards: IS0 9001, ISO 13485, MDSAP, FDA 21 CFR Part 820/211, EU MDR and other applicable standards. This role also will help support complaint/CAPA investigations, supplier quality improvement, operations production and process controls, and product and service quality improvement with the use of statistical techniques and other accepted quality principles. This role executes activities concerned with the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of STERIS quality systems.

Key Program Info:

• Dates: Summer 2026 (May-August)
• Location: Mentor, OH
• Work Environment: Onsite
• Hours: full-time for the duration of your internship

What You'll Do as a Quality Intern

• Assist with validation projects.
• Collect and analyze data.
• Help implement processes and procedures to improve efficiency and quality.
• Organize and document testing and product development process.
• Work as a collaborative team member in engineering projects.
• Interface with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate and present testing results and milestones (Microsoft Office Tools/Excel/PowerPoint/etc.).
• Assist in efforts associated with Installation Qualifications, Operational Qualifications and Process Qualifications.
• Assist in getting cycle time data and analysis and articulate process improvement recommendations, both written and verbally.
• Perform literature and web research.
• Assist in Lean tools and principles including set-up reduction, standard work, value stream mapping, A3 problem solving.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in a technical field: life sciences – biology, microbiology, biological engineering; or engineering – biomedical or biological preferred.
• At minimum, sophomore year requirements must be completed by program start (May 2026)
• Ability to collect & analyze data
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Previous internship or co-op experience within a technical field

Other:

• Organizational, communication, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment.

Pay rate for this opportunity is $20-25/hr.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.