Co-op Student- Quality (4 months)

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

The successful co-op student will report to the Director of Quality and be responsible for several work packages supporting Nordion’s Quality Assurance program.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize Nordion’s Quality Management Systems and components to implement changes
• Perform assessments of regulatory requirements, standards, and manufacturing processes
• Review and revise documented procedures; create new procedures
• Past work packages have included:
  o    Supplier assessment to Quality Standards
  o    Electronic records management strategy
  o    Process mapping and review of procedures
  o    Evaluation of metrology inspection tools

Learning Objective

• Understand the fundamentals of a Quality Management System, including areas such as design control, change control, non-conformance and deviations.  These are basic requirements for working in a regulated environment.
• Understand basic radiation physics concepts. 
• Understand the lifecycle of nuclear materials for medical applications.
• Understand sterilization modalities in industry.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with:
  o    Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, etc)
  o    Technical writing

• Familiarity with:
  o    Evaluation of manufacturing processes and documentation for improvements.
  o    Revising operating procedures to reflect current processes

Skills and Competencies

• Self-motivated to complete milestones.
• Work effectively independently, as well as collaborating with various departments
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Experience in project planning and management.
• Problem-solving, learning and critical thinking abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and high degree of comfort to interact with people.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.

Additional Requirements

• There will be frequent interaction with Nordion employees in both the manufacturing and office areas of the company. 
• Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker, which will be provided by Nordion.
• Work model may change

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.