Operations Management Intern

Abbott Nutrition, UIUC Research Park

Job ID Number: 100001

Who We Are:

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 74,000 people.

Position Summary:

Abbott Nutrition is seeking a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) student to support Abbott’s Research Park site manager with maintaining and improving operations and engagement.

An Operations Management Intern will be responsible for:

• Tracking status and deliverables of all research projects
• Acting as liaison between site and global R&D to recruit and initiate projects
• Conducting annual “Call for Project Proposals” within Nutrition R&D and coordinating proposal review and student alignment with review committee and project investigators
• Preparing an annual report based off of events, projects, and deliverables from previous year
• Contributing to the design and management of intern deliverables library in Microsoft SharePoint
• Collating monthly accomplishments for advisement of senior HR and leadership
• Creating materials for internal and external marketing of Abbott Research Park activities

What We Offer to Our Student Employees:

• Part-time employment with Abbott at the UIUC Research Park during the academic year
• Minimum of 8-10 hrs/week and maximum of 19 hrs per week
• Competitive hourly wage commensurate with year in school
• Flexible work schedule with 24/7 keycard office access
• Personally-assigned workstation in a modern style office space
• Valuable experience in the global healthcare industry

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled as a student at UIUC
• Must be available to work during the summer
• Preferably a sophomore or junior undergraduate
• No major restrictions but should preferably be a student interested in a future with Abbott
• Experience in Excel is highly recommended
• Responds well to feedback
• Effective communication and excellent verbal/written English language skills
• Self-motivated problem solver that can lead a project from beginning to end

Start Date/Duration:  Late in the Fall 2017 semester or at the beginning of the Spring 2018 semester through at least Summer 2018 with a possibility for an extension

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