U.S. student opportunities

Length of program:

• Three 12-month assignments

Focus areas:

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing and Supplier Management
• Quality
• Science & Technology
• Supply Chain 

Basic requirements:

• Completion of a degree in related discipline:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree:
    • Engineering (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related)
    • Life Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, or related)
• Doctorate degree:
  • Pharmacy
• Strong academic performance, minimum cumulative GPA = 3.0/4.0
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

Preferred requirements:

• Excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills
• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative and integrity
• Global mobility, flexibility and mindset

Global opportunities:

Global assignment opportunities are in the following countries for your 2^nd or 3^rd assignment:

• Germany
• Ireland
  
• Italy
  
• Netherlands
  
• Puerto Rico
  
• Singapore
  
• United States (Lake County, IL)

Length of program:

• Four 6-month assignments

Focus areas:

• Financial analysis
• Budgets, plans and forecasting
• Reporting and controls
• Manufacturing operations accounting

Basic requirements:

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in related discipline:
  • Finance
  • Accounting
• Strong academic performance, minimum cumulative GPA = 3.0/4.0
• Minimum of four Accounting classes for semester schools and five for quarter schools upon graduation
• One 3-4 credit hour accounting course needs to be cost accounting
• Willingness to do one to two 6-month rotation(s) outside Lake County, IL
• School and/or work experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
• Minimum of one internship in finance or accounting

Preferred requirements:

• Dual major or minor in a related field is a plus
• No more than one “C” in accounting classes
• Active member/leader of school or national organizations in finance or accounting
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership and project management skills
• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative and integrity
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting

Global opportunities:

Each program member would most likely have two to three Lake County, Illinois assignments and one international assignment in one of the following locations:

• Australia
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico
• Audit assignments, vary by audit

Length of program:

Two 18-month rotations in both Marketing and Managed Healthcare and one 12-month rotation in Sales

Focus areas:

• Sales/key account management
• Product marketing
• Managed health care marketing

Basic requirements:

• Completion of a Master’s of Business Administration, preferably with an emphasis on marketing or general management
• Strong academic performance, minimum GPA = 3.0/4.0
• Eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

Preferred requirements:

• Demonstrated leadership potential
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Domestic geographic mobility
• 3 to 5 years of prior work experience

Location opportunity:

A majority of our Commercial Leadership Program opportunities are based in Lake County, Illinois. However, roles in sales or key account management are field-based and can be flexible.  Field locations include:

• Boston
• San Francisco
• Chicago

Length of program:

Three 8-month assignments

Focus areas:

• Clinical program development
• Data sciences
• Clinical Drug Supply Management
• Clinical Compliance
• Compliance Training
• R&D Contracting

Basic requirements:

• Completion of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in related discipline:
  • Life Sciences (Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry), Nursing, Clinical Research, or related
  • Statistics (Data Sciences, Mathematics, or similar)
  • Engineering (Computer Science, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering)
• Strong academic performance, minimum cumulative GPA = 3.0/4.0
• Previous internship or related experience required
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

Preferred requirements

• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative and integrity
• Excellent communication, leadership, project management, problem solving, analytical skills, and business mindset
• Microsoft Excel or other database experience is a plus

Locations

Lake County – North Chicago, IL

Length of program:

Three 12-month assignments

Focus areas:

• Business Human Resources supporting one of our functional businesses:
  • R&D, Operations, Commercial, or Corporate staff functions
• Global Talent:
  • Talent Management
  • Talent Acquisition
• Other Centers of Excellence:
  • Total Rewards
  • Employee Relations 

Basic requirements:

• Strong academic performance, minimum cumulative GPA = 3.0/4.0
• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in HR, Master’s preferred 
• Previous internship or related experience required
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship 

Preferred requirements:

• Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity
• Global mindset to thrive in a diverse culture and environment
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills
• Analytical and creative problem solving abilities

Locations:

Lake County – North Chicago, IL

Focus areas:

• Project Engineering
• Quality and Compliance
• Science & Technology

Upon successful completion of an Operations internship, interns may be considered for a full-time position in our Operations Development Program.

Focus areas:

• Financial analysis
• Budgets, plans and forecasting
• Reporting and controls
• Manufacturing operations accounting

Upon successful completion of a finance internship, interns may be considered for a full-time position in our Finance Development Program.

Focus areas:

• Sales/key account management
• Product marketing
• Managed health care marketing

Upon successful completion of a Commercial internship, interns may be considered for a full-time position in our Commercial Leadership Program.

Focus areas:

• Clinical program development
• Data sciences
• Clinical Drug Supply Management
• Clinical Compliance
• Compliance Training
• R&D Contracting

Upon successful completion of a Clinical Trial Operations internship, interns may be considered for a full-time position in our Clinical Trial Operations Development Program.

Focus areas:

• Business Human Resources supporting one of our functional businesses:
  • R&D, Operations, Commercial, or Corporate staff functions
• Global Talent:
  • Talent Management
  • Talent Acquisition
• Other Centers of Excellence:
  • Total Rewards
  • Employee Relations

Upon successful completion of a Human Resources internship, interns may be considered for a full-time position in our Human Resources Leadership Development Program.

As an Experiential Intern, you will do meaningful work that has a real impact on our business and patients worldwide.  These assignments are based on business need and may change annually. An advanced degree may be required for some roles.

Focus area examples:

• Clinical Pharmacology 
• Data Sciences & Statistics 
• Drug Product Development 
• Drug Discovery 
• Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
• Manufacturing, Science, and Technology (MS&T)
• Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PPS) 
• Process Chemistry

These assignments are based on business need and may change annually.

Focus area examples:

• Corporate Responsibility, Brand and Communications (CRBC)
  
• Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
  
• Corporate strategy office