2027 IT Intern

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare with leading businesses and products in diagnostics medical devices nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Information Technology (IT) Internship

Working at Abbott
At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity
The Information Technology (IT) Intern Program is looking for college students who possess the ability to be future leaders in IT. Abbotts IT Intern Program engagement is a summer twelve-week assignment.

IT Interns will be aligned to summer assignments that are in key areas of IT. Assignment matching takes the IT Interns interests talents and development needs into consideration to support the best fit.

IT Internship assignments may be located at Abbotts Corporate Headquarters in Abbott Park Illinois (40 miles North of Chicago) or one of Abbotts many domestic locations in the United States.

This program is designed to recruit people who will work for Abbott following their graduation. Candidates must have work authorization on a long-term basis that will allow them to work for Abbott without sponsorship after theyve completed their education.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be interested in pursuing a career in the IT field
• Pursuing Bachelors (Sophomore or Junior Status) or Masters degree in an IT related discipline or formal focus area
• Candidates must be returning to school following the internship assignment
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA
• Have permanent unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S
• Must be willing to relocate during the assignment period

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidates coursework should include a variety of IT-related classes. This includes coursework in one or more of the following:

• Programming Software Development
• SDLC including DevOps Agile Iterative and Incrementation Concepts
• Internet of Things
• System Network Administration
• Cloud Development
• Math Statistics
• Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity Security
• Device Protection
• Digital
• User Interface (UI) User Experience (UX) Customer Experience (CX)
• Project Management
• Business Domains

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

• Analysis creative problem-solving decision-making and strategic thinking abilities
• Competency in Integrity Adaptability Initiative Innovation and Teamwork
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Solid planning and organizational skills
• Extracurricular activities that demonstrate IT related and/or leadership capabilities (in or outside of school)

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Our medical devices help more than 10000 people have healthier hearts improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders and liberate more than 500000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.

CRM

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

Diabetes

Were focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. Were revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Vascular

Abbott Vascular provides innovative minimally invasive and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

Neuromodulation

Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

Structural Heart

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

EP

In Abbotts Electrophysiology (EP) business were advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

HF

In Abbotts Heart Failure (HF) business were developing solutions to diagnose monitor and manage heart failure allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Diagnostics

Were empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day more than 10 million tests are run on Abbotts diagnostics instruments providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas including infectious disease cardiometabolic informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests instruments and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the worlds greatest healthcare challenges.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to lifes critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible molecular-based solutions.

Nutrition

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands including Similac PediaSure Pedialyte Ensure and Glucerna to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

The base pay for this position is

$9.42 $33.59/hour

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

Administrative Support

BTS Business Technology Services

United States > Waukegan : J46

Standard

Yes 5 % of the Time

Not Applicable

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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