Summer Intern, Quality Assurance

About This Role

The Quality Assurance e.l.f.tern will support critical quality operations for new product launches and ongoing standards management, gaining hands-on exposure to cross-functional quality processes and manufacturing readiness. This role involves owning a project to strengthen consistency, traceability, and speed across the business.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate first production sample approvals across cross-functional partners to support on-time shipments for new product launches
• Create and operationalize a centralized Product Standards Library (physical and digital), tracking standard ownership, storage location, and age/refresh cadence
• Audit and catalog existing product standards, ensuring accurate documentation
• Improve the OTC manufacturer list in partnership with Regulatory by incorporating quality certifications and key compliance indicators
• Participate in quality investigations training, including understanding how quality issues are identified and learning structured investigation methodologies
• Build and maintain trackers, inventories, and documentation to support quality workflows and ongoing investigations

Requirements

• Rising junior or senior at the time of the internship
• Available for the full internship period: June 1st - August 28th
• Currently pursuing a degree in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering or science discipline
• Foundational understanding of laboratory practices, quality control principles, and data integrity
• Proficient with spreadsheets and databases (Excel or Google Sheets)
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable auditing inventories, reconciling discrepancies, and maintaining version-controlled documentation
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to identify gaps, propose process improvements, and follow through to implementation
• Collaborative, professional, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, launch-driven environment

Qualifications

• Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering or science discipline
• Must be a rising junior or senior at the time of the internship.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with cGMP concepts
• Exposure to manufacturing or process environments
• Experience with Airtable or SharePoint

Skills

* Required skills