Quality Assurance Intern

Who We Are

At Combe, personal care is the core of our mission. We operate with the ingenuity & agility of a start-up, guided by our experience as a time-tested, privately held CPG. Founded by innovators Ivan & Mary Elizabeth Combe in 1949, our dedication to delivering innovative brands that address unmet consumer needs remains unwavering.

With a successful track record of category & brand development, including groundbreaking brands like Just For Men® and Vagisil®, we're constantly on the lookout for the next personal "issue" to solve. We’re the majority investors in Virtue Labs® biotech haircare and the new home of Astroglide® personal lubricants. We compete to win in markets worldwide.

We like to say we bring the "&" to work every day – We’re deeply rooted & always exploring, three-generations-savvy & next-generation-bold. We believe diversity & belonging are core to our business success, as we bring empathy & expertise to personal care. We are one of the few CPG companies that is a fully women-owned business and a family-owned company for over 75 years.

Join our unique CPG team, where the most trusted brands meet exploration & innovation, and embark on an exciting journey to reshape the future of personal care. Together, we'll create products that make a significant difference in people's lives each day.

Why This Role

As a Quality Assurance Intern, you’ll gain hands‑on experience across supplier quality, master data, regulatory comparison, and quality systems. You’ll help us strengthen our Quality Management System (QMS), modernize how we manage supplier documentation, and explore how AI can make complex regulations and quality concepts more accessible across the organization.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is curious, detail‑oriented, and excited to learn how quality, compliance, and data come together in a real‑world consumer products environment.

What You'll Do: Support Supplier Documentation Migration:

• Help move supplier documents from various sources into Oracle, ensuring information is complete and organized.
• Work with different types of suppliers (materials suppliers, distribution centers (DCs), contract manufacturers (CMOs), and service suppliers to support the transition.
  
  

Partner With Suppliers On Updated Quality Documentation

• Contact and follow up with suppliers to request updated documents, such as certifications and third‑party audit reports.
• Track status and help organize responses for easy access by the Quality team.
  
  

Assist With Master Data And Item Master Updates

• Support the master data team with item master modifications.
• Help correct expiry information by product type.
• Assist with retest date and expiry date corrections to ensure data accuracy.
  
  

Use AI To Compare And Summarize Regulations

Use AI tools to compare key quality and regulatory requirements, including:

• FDA 21 CFR 820 (QMSR)
• FDA 21 CFR 210 and 211
• FDA MOCRA regulations
• Health Canada regulations
• Regulation references in the Medical Device Quality Manual (such as MRD, MDD, UKCA), and other relevant regulations as needed.
• Develop clear summaries of similarities and differences.
• Help perform a basic gap analysis to identify where our current processes or documentation may need updates.
• Work with the team to incorporate these regulatory elements into our internal audit process.
  
  

Support Quality System Tools And Forms (AQEM)

• Depending on your background and interest, help design or refine forms and templates in AQEM to support quality processes and documentation.
  
  

Create “Quality Moments” And Visual Learning Tools Using AI

• Use AI and design tools to help develop one‑page “quality moments” that can be shared across sites.
• Create simple visual aids to explain key quality concepts for non‑quality colleagues (for example: What is a CAPA? What is a QMS? Why do complaints matter?).
  
  

Help Maintain Cosmetic Adverse Event And Complaint Data

• As needed, assist with adding details to the Cosmetic Adverse Events or complaint database.
• Support consistency of entries, similar to how data is handled for Medical Device (MD) and Over‑the‑Counter (OTC) products.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Currently enrolled in a relevant undergraduate program in quality assurance, engineering, regulatory, data/analytics, or related field.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles and procedures is preferred.
• Experience with data analysis tools and techniques is a plus.
  
  

Why Join Us

At Combe, we go beyond offering a competitive salary – we're committed to offering extraordinary benefits that empower our employees to thrive. Join us and enjoy:

• Hybrid work environment for most roles (Tuesdays & Wednesdays in the office)
• Office-based employees receive partial lunch subsidies, ensuring you savor mouthwatering meals without breaking the bank.
• The internship offers an hourly wage of $17.00.
  
  

As we strive for excellence together, our commitment to offering remarkable benefits remains unwavering, ensuring a brighter future for everyone in our growing community. Combe offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We value diversity and inclusion and actively seek a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and strive to build an accessible and inclusive environment for all candidates.