Quality Co-op
Beam Therapeutics
Summary
Beam is seeking a highly energetic, talented, and motivated Quality Co-op to join our Quality team from January through June 2027. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain broad exposure to Quality Systems through rotations in both Document Control and Supplier Management. The co-op will work closely with cross-functional teams while supporting key quality processes and initiatives, providing a holistic view of how Quality functions support Beam's mission and operations.
Job description
Position Overview
Beam is seeking a highly energetic, talented, and motivated Quality Co-op to join our Quality team from January through June 2027. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain broad exposure to Quality Systems through rotations in both Document Control and Supplier Management. The co-op will work closely with cross-functional teams while supporting key quality processes and initiatives, providing a holistic view of how Quality functions support Beam's mission and operations.
Responsibilities
- Document Control/Training Quality Assurance Co-op for external collaborations will help provide quality system expertise and help identify solutions and ensure compliance to GMP.
- Work collaboratively with cross functional teams, partners, and vendors to gather background knowledge needed to complete assignments.
- Support the draft and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and related GMP documents.
- Participate in system improvement initiatives to optimize the business processes and practices within Veeva.
- Participate in projects to support Quality Systems department holistically.
- Assess document metadata within Veeva for missing data and facilitate clean-up.
- Assist in organization of the Document Archival Room and enter paper archives into a database for tracking.
- Assist in logbook cleanup around site.
- Create Person Records and assign initial learner roles.
- Run the Veeva/Success Factors report and make any needed changes.
- Create Micro-learning trainings for wide personnel use.
- Create flow charts for all process areas.
- Document metadata updates (based on the +12K documents unassigned for product/stage/impacted departments).
- Assess GR records to solidify retention of all document types within the archived lifecycle.
- Curriculum Periodic Review.
- Assist with Learner Role/Curriculum Consolidation.
- Support BEAM-101 and BEAM-302 supplier commercialization activities.
- Assess authorized vendor qualification status.
- Complete Veeva supplier qualification documentation.
- Support reassessment of approximately 282 existing forms/records.
- Identify gaps and create replacement/new assessments as required.
- Align supplier risk assessments and vendor classifications.
- Document commercial-readiness status.
- Support SCN intake, assessment, tracking, and follow-up.
- Support associated Change Controls.
- Maintain visibility of aging and overdue actions.
- Track supplier audit responses and CAPAs.
- Follow up on overdue commitments.
- Review supporting evidence.
- Maintain audit records and closure documentation.
Qualifications
- Pursuing a BA in Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, or related field.
- Prior industry internship or academic lab-based research experience is preferred.
- The candidate should have a solid academic foundation in science and laboratory coursework (examples: biology/chemistry/biochemistry, biochemical/bioengineering, microbiology, tissue culture, molecular biology, etc.)
- A team player who is curious, motivated to learn, organized, and possesses strong communication skills.
- This role follows a hybrid work schedule and requires onsite attendance 4-5 days per week.
- Applicants must be currently enrolled in a degree-granting college or university program and maintain their student status throughout the duration of the co-op to be eligible.
Requirements
- Pursuing a BA in Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, or related field
- Prior industry internship or academic lab-based research experience is preferred
- Solid academic foundation in science and laboratory coursework (biology/chemistry/biochemistry, biochemical/bioengineering, microbiology, tissue culture, molecular biology, etc.)
- Team player who is curious, motivated to learn, organized, and possesses strong communication skills
- Currently enrolled in a degree-granting college or university program and maintain student status throughout the co-op
- Ability to work onsite 4-5 days per week
Company overview
Beam Therapeutics is a pioneering biotechnology company focused on developing precision genetic medicines through base editing technology. Founded by leading CRISPR researchers, the company leverages its proprietary base editing platform to create therapies that can make precise, single-letter changes to DNA without causing double-strand breaks. Beam's innovative approach addresses genetic diseases at their source by correcting point mutations that cause various inherited disorders. The company's pipeline includes programs targeting sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, and other genetic conditions. Beam Therapeutics represents the next generation of gene editing companies, building upon CRISPR technology to enable more precise and potentially safer genetic modifications. The company has established strategic partnerships and collaborations to advance its therapeutic programs and expand the applications of its base editing technology across multiple disease areas.