Quality Assurance Summer Student - Mississauga

Nazwa biura: Mississauga Milverton Drive · Posted Date: Feb · Are you a student interested in learning how quality assurance, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration come together to ensure safe, high-quality medicines and vaccines reach patients? · GSK remains committed ...

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Nazwa biura: Mississauga Milverton Drive
Posted Date: Feb

Are you a student interested in learning how quality assurance, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration come together to ensure safe, high-quality medicines and vaccines reach patients?

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver $40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.​

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.​

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose
GSK is looking to hire a Quality Assurance Summer Student to join our Quality team. This role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence 2-3 days per week, and reports to the Quality Director. The ideal candidate will be based in or near Mississauga, Ontario.

As a Quality Assurance Summer Student, you will support the Quality team in maintaining compliance, ensuring batch release readiness, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site. You will gain hands-on experience in quality systems, documentation review, deviation management, and cross-functional collaboration with production and supply teams. This role offers practical exposure to GMP-regulated manufacturing and an opportunity to contribute to GSK's mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
 

*** This is a paid summer student placement running from May 4, 2026 to August 28, 2026, intended for students returning to school following the contract. Internal referrals are welcome. ***
 

Details (Your Responsibilities)  

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following: 

• Review executed batch production records, support batch release checks to enable compliant product release.

• Maintain accurate, controlled quality documentation in accordance with GMP and local procedure.

• Assist with investigations of deviations and non-conformances, participate in root cause analysis, and follow up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Support change control and basic risk management activities, escalating issues appropriately.

• Draft and revise Quality SOPs and product specifications including alignment with registration details for Canada‑marketed products.

• Support regulatory and third‑party audits through document preparation and control room assistance.

• Monitor quality metrics, assist with trending and performance tracking for the QA team, and contribute to continuous improvement and quality improvement projects.

• Perform management monitoring activities and take on special projects and initiatives as required.

• Ensuring all activities align with internal compliance and regulatory standards

Why you?
Basic Qualifications:  
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• Currently enrolled in a university program and returning to school in September 2026.

• At least one year of relevant manufacturing experience, internship, or co-op in a regulated environment.

• Basic knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and good documentation practices.

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow written procedures accurately.

• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Ability to work within a team as well as independently with minimal direction

• English language proficiency sufficient to read and interpret technical documentation.

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

• Reliable and independent contributor with strong organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:  
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Previous experience in pharmaceutical quality assurance, batch release, production support or related healthcare industry experience is considered an asset.

• Experience supporting investigations, root cause analysis, or CAPA activities.

• Familiarity with electronic quality management systems or controlled documentation systems.

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In compliance with Ontario's provincial pay transparency legislation in Canada, this job posting includes a salary range to support equitable and informed hiring practices. The annual pay rate for new hires in this position ranges from CAD$31,980 to CAD$79,950 taking into account a number of factors including work location within the Canadian market, education level (e.g., Undergrad / Masters / MBA etc.) and based on the experience required for the role. GSK is dedicated to promoting transparency and fairness throughout our recruitment process. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at canada-  Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.

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