Clinical Science Internship Year in industry placement start mid-2026

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Unlock your potential as an Abbott Intern. Join us to work on impactful projects learn from senior leaders and build your career. At Abbott you can:

• Contribute to meaningful challenging projects with a direct impact on our business
• Have regular access to senior leadership providing you with an opportunity to grow and learn from the best each day
• Develop your career and grow your knowledge through targeted training a global intern community and the opportunity to build your network
• Access perks that keep you supported both inside and outside the office

The Opportunity

The Clinical Science group within Clinical Affairs have an exciting intern opportunity for a Student Scientist to join their team. A large and growing area of focus in the group is the timely delivery of key technical reports under the Medical Device Regulation and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation for Abbott Diabetes Care products to enable CE marking and the selling of medical devices in the EU. Day-to-day this varied role will see you collate appraise and document various types of clinical evidence on Abbotts and competitor products and prepare reports for Performance/Clinical Evaluation and Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up. The team interacts with colleagues in key business functions including product regulatory quality assurance and statistics.

Our last intern says My placement within the team has been both rewarding and exciting. Every day is different and I get the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and tasks with a team that is always there to offer support.

What are we looking for

You will be studying a Science based degree (with successful completion of 1st 2 years) and be seeking a year in industry placement as part of your course. Were looking for someone who is passionate around STEM and keen to pursue their career in the Medical Devices sector. You will be able to demonstrate strong skills in communication time management innovation and team work. You should be excited about working in a fast-paced environment within a hard-working and welcoming team. You will be keen to develop your skills inscientific writing data appraisal and production of reports.Career growth and future opportunities are pillars of our program. Students who continuously excel in our early career programs are encouraged to apply for Abbotts Professional Development Programs or other full-time positions.

To Apply:

To apply please submit your CV and Cover letter. Closing date for applications is 18th January. Shortlisting will take place early mid-January with interviews being conducted from late Jan onwards. By submitting your application you consent for your details to be shared with our Third Party Labour supplier who are working on behalf of Abbott on this position.

For University courses requiring submissions (e.g reports/presentations) a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with yourselves and your universities will be sought prior to the start of the placement. The purpose of this agreement is to allow you to become fully integrated in the team during your placement while protecting the intellectual property (IP) of Abbott. Please discuss this with your supervisors before submitting your application.

Our Diabetes Care Business:

With a track record of innovation and development Abbotts Diabetes Care business designs develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and professional healthcare settings. We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney Oxfordshire. The site has been instrumental in the research development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2 FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of peoples lives.

Abbott is proud to see a number of our students return to us for permanent roles post-graduation and our internship opportunities are a stepping-stone to a longer-term career with us. To be eligible therefore to apply it is a requirement that candidates can demonstrate the assured on-going right to work without the need for sponsorship now or in the future thus must be already eligible to work in the UK or able to apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas ancestry etc.) that do not require future sponsorship.

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