Job Description:

We are looking for a motivated fourth year of a Master’s degree in Pharmacy student! Do you want to know what it's like to be part of one of the largest multinational companies in the pharmaceutical industry? We offer an internship opportunity within our In Market Quality Netherlands department where you will have the freedom and space for your own initiative.

Intern - fourth year of a Master’s degree in Pharmacy- In Market Quality

Welcome to our team

The In Market Quality department is an essential hub in our organization. This department is focused on quality oversight of the distribution of medicines in the Dutch market. In The Netherlands there is a Quality Responsible Person, that belong to a cluster of the 5 countries (France, Belgium, Netherlands , Spain and Morocco ), all employees have extensive knowledge and experience in Good Distribution Practice. The team works closely with other departments within the company to achieve the stated goals.

Your internship assignment

As an intern, you will be responsible for supporting the Quality Responsible Person of Netherlands on some daily taks detailed below to ensure the business continuity and GDP compliance.

Your responsibilities

• Documentation: Support with routing of SOPs/Forms for approval and to archive documentation in GDPs repositories
• Support with the batch commercialization of vaccines process, including updating the tracker tool.
• Complaints samples management
• Support on temperature excursion
• Support on 3PL oversight
• Providing a fresh perspective to the department by sharing your opinion.

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

What is required

• Current university student in the fourth year of a Master’s degree in Pharmacy.
• Familiarity with Good Distribution Practices (GDP).
• Enthusiastic about learning and working in a team.
• Fluent in English.

Work schedule and duration

• Approximately 20 hours per week (3 days per week).
• Period: until 31 December 2026.
• Remote work for part of the time can be considered.

What we offer

Interning at our company means working together with your team towards 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

• An opportunity to showcase yourself for potential opportunities after your internship period

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

• Good guidance from an experienced specialist

• Free sports facility

• A gross monthly internship allowance of €500,- based on a 40-hour workweek

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Required Skills:

Accountability, Analytical Problem Solving, Clinical Research, Communication, Data Analytics, Database Management, Data Entry, Data Visualization, Document Management, Health Economics, Microsoft Office, Office Applications, Process Improvements, Project Management, Reporting and Analysis, Technical Support, Technical Training, Workload Prioritization

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Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

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Job Posting End Date:

04/30/2026

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