Statistician 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

We currently have an exciting opportunity for of number of Student Statisticians to join our Technical Operations and Research and Development Statistics teams for a 13-month internship at our manufacturing site in Witney Oxfordshire starting summer 2025.

We are keen to hear from candidates looking for an opportunity to make an impact at work and contribute to patient health for the next generation of glucose monitoring technology.

In this role you would be joining a large vibrant friendly and diverse group of Statisticians and SAS programmers where you can expect to work across a diverse range of projects and utilise various statistical techniques. Key activities as a Student Statistician include:

• Providing statistical support to various different functions across the business helping to produce statistical outputs and inference for use in presentations and reports.
• Applying statistical techniques learnt within your degree in real world applications.
• Monitoring the performance of new and existing products to ensure control accuracy and looking at ways to drive continuous improvements.
• Using SAS to analyse a diverse range of clinical laboratory and manufacturing data.

Sophie a current Intern has said As a Student Statistician in Diabetes Care Ive discovered how much I value collaboration - sharing ideas solving problems as a team and learning from others makes my internship truly rewarding.

What are we looking for

You should be studying for a degree in Mathematics Statistics or a similar numerical degree and have a requirement for a year in industry as part of this course.

SAS programming skills would be beneficial but is not essential as on-the-job training will be provided. The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative is able to work within a team and be comfortable working in a fast-paced changing environment.

You will need to have good oral and written communication skills to be able to collaborate with different people within the department prepare reports interpret results and provide effective summaries. You must be organised and flexible in your approach to work with good attention to detail in order to ensure that data and analyses are accurate.

Were looking for someone who is passionate around STEM and keen to pursue their career in the Medical Devices sector. 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.

About us:

Our Diabetes Care division is part of the Medical Devices group and it is here that we design develop and manufacture leading-edge blood glucose monitoring systems including our revolutionary Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System which is used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of system consists of a hand-held meter or smartphone app and disposable test strips or on-body patch containing a meters are developed in Alameda California and the strips and sensors developed and manufactured in the UK at Witney near Oxford.

To Apply:

To apply please submit your CV and cover letter (consolidated to 1 document). By submitting your application you consent for your details to be shared with Randstad our Third-Party Labour supplier who are working on behalf of Abbott on this position. This is a 13-month placement starting summer 2026. Please note there is no official closing date for applications however we will begin conducting interviews at our Witney site in Oxfordshire starting late January. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

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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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In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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