Continuous Improvement Specialist 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 6,000 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 Continuous Improvement Specialist that wants to spend their 2025 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 12-weeks. Start dates are June 2nd or June 16th, 2025

Office Location: Summers Ridge – San Diego, CA - Students must be in the area for duration of the program. QuidelOrtho is unable to provide housing accommodations.

The Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include:

• Gain hands on experience supporting Continuous Improvement Initiatives as outlined in a Continuous Improvement Roadmap.  
• Support developing capability by learning and supporting the install of strong Daily Management Mechanisms that help identify problems, analyze for root cause and execute on countermeasures.  
• Work with functional teams to streamline processes to improve the customer experience, enable profitable growth and become more efficient. 
• Learn to support an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to improve KPIs, in the areas of customer, finance, people and quality.
• Provide support to develop problem solving capability within the organization at all levels.
• Individual would develop skills in Continuous Improvement tools (ex. A3; Kaizen; Daily Management; Root Cause Counter Measure; Kanban); Lean history and methodology and Operational Excellence Strategies.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned

The Individual

Required:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in the Fall Semester 2024 at an accredited university or college
• Minimum GPA 3.0 or higher
• Able to start on either June 2nd or June 16th
• Ability 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
• Working towards a BS Engineering, Science, Operations or Business
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite tools (Outlook; Excel; Powerpoint etc)
• Interest in Lean; Continuous Improvement or Operational Excellence

Preferred:

• Rising Junior or Senior at an accredited university or college

The Work Environment

No strenuous physical activity, though occasional light lifting of files and related materials is required. 30% of time in meetings, working with team, or talking on the phone, 70% of the time at the desk on computer, doing analytical work.

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 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 the 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 [email protected].