Sterilization Quality Engineer Summer Intern 2026

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

About the role: Sterilization Quality Engineer Summer Intern 2026

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers.

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office.

Relocation assistance may be available to those who meet the eligibility criteria.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time

Our Purpose:

Our mission is to serve more patients with improved product experiences through 4 key objectives: creating the best culture, best agility, best performance, and best compliance. Develops, establishes, and maintains quality engineering methodologies, systems, and practices that meet BSC, customer, and regulatory requirements. As a Quality representative to improve awareness, visibility, and communication on quality initiatives to support departmental, functional, site, divisional, and corporate quality goals and priorities. Provides focused quality engineering support within the sterilization industry.

To develop competence in strategic and/or operational work while performing in a professional work situation with emphasis placed upon training and development, and to expand professional preparation experiences far beyond the potential inherent in classroom and laboratory activities. Each internship is unique, based on matching the educational and career objectives of the student to the activities of a particular functional area and its specific needs. The internship will, in most cases, focus on a major project for the entire period. Student Interns are expected to learn from the experience as well as contribute to BSC's goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Engaging in specific functional area tasks or projects, which may involve research, data analysis, teamwork, presentation development, strategy design to support changes and improvements to sterilization and supporting processes.
• Acting as a regular full-time staff member by adhering to BSC’s rules and regulations, maintaining professional and personable conduct with staff and customers, and complying with Boston Scientific’s confidentiality and professional policies.
• Gaining a thorough understanding of their responsibilities, business and operational issues, BSC’s management, and relevant company-specific matters.
• Assisting in the creation and production of proposals and reports using word processing, spreadsheets, and other software tools.
• Preparing and presenting an oral and written evaluation to Management upon completing the internship.

Your Impact:

As a Quality Engineering intern: 

• Maintain compliance with applicable regulations and internal BSC requirements further ensuring patient safety.
• Candidate projects are prioritized to reflect savings and value to the site which may include time savings, cost avoidance, and nonconformance mitigation.
• Analysis and improvements to nonconformance data to reduce the occurrence or mitigate risks of failure.
• Standardization of sterile review steps and work instructions to streamline review processes and prevent human error.

Required Qualifications:

• Must graduate between Fall 2026 – Spring 2027.

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Must be able to commit to one of the following full internship program periods: May 18th – August 7th OR May 26th – August 14th, 2026.
• Experience in data analysis using Minitab, Power BI, or similar software
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization.
• Must have reliable transportation to commute to Boston Scientific’s Coventry, Rhode Island, locatiEager to work in dynamic, cross-functional teams to uphold quality engineering practices that meet BSC, customer, and regulatory standards. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desire to work in fast-paced Cross-Functional Teams to maintain and support quality engineering methodologies, systems, and practices that meet BSC, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Requisition ID: 617900 

Minimum Salary: $ 43264 

Maximum Salary: $ 73528 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.