Description

Spend Your Summer Improving Public Health!

• The USP Paid Summer 2022 Internship Program offers students of scientific and business operational disciplines the fulfilling opportunity to spend 12 weeks at USP working on a defined project that expands and enhances USP's core strategic initiatives. Selected applicants will work onsite in Rockville, MD, and remotely based on positions from May through August, 2022

Eligibility and Requirements

Undergraduate juniors and senior students majoring in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, bioengineering, chemical engineering, or a related field are eligible for scientific roles. Other majors will be considered for business operational internships, such as marketing, finance, management, public health, or accounting.

Application Procedures & Deadline

To apply, please submit the following documents:

• Resume or CV
• One letter of recommendation from professor or professional mentor
• Essay (no more than 300 words) describing your interest and aspirations in working for USP and making an impact on global public health

Promoting the Quality of Medicine (PQM+) (Hybrid/Remote and Onsite 3- Positions)

PQM+ interns will work to accomplish the following:

• Support development of the RBI guidance document for regulatory use.
• Compile and consolidate feedback from the pilot country (both GMP and GDP) module to enhance the Guidance and tool before their finalization and launch to NMRAs and interested stakeholders
• Identify and validate reference resources that are, and not limited to, WHO, PIC/S, SRAs (incl. EMA, USFDA, MHRA, TGA, etc.), WB, and country specifics
• Contribute to the revision and validation of the SATTA Tool. It is proposed to revise the SATTA into a more user-friendly tool that combines both ISO and WHO into one simplified list, provides an output that can be used more efficiently by the laboratories, and is associated with a detailed procedure for use.
• Conduct research and literature review towards the development of a WHO Strategy Model
• Research to advance the development of a RIMS advocacy tool working closely with MTaPS and key partners (interested NMRAs, WHO, ADB, WB, and CIP RSS participating MS)
• Analyze PQM+ technical tools, approaches, and training material and create an inventory in a centralized repository. Categorize material based on criteria developed by the technical team. Summarize information collected.
• Forensic analysis of workforce and instructional design activities. Organizing and analyzing existing data to help tell a WKFD story and identifying further data needs and analysis that may be useful (2-page proposal available).
• Develop workflow processes for capturing essential program information, e.g., data related to local manufacturing
• Support research and literature review for thought leadership material ( publications, manuscripts etc.)

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (will apply to the selected candidate(s) hired:

As a condition of employment with the United States Pharmacopeial Convention's (USP) duty to provide and maintain a workplace free of known hazards, all employees and contingent staff hired after July 1st, 2021, must be fully present vaccinated unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in all aspects of our work—from the standards we make to the partnerships and conversations we cultivate. An environment where every employee feels fully empowered and valued irrespective of, but not limited to, personality, race, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, education, religion, gender identity and expression, life experience, sexual orientation, country of origin, regional differences, work experience, and family status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP

Job Category Contingent Staff

Job Type Part-Time