Overview

This position is a 12-week paid internship located in Bloomington, Spencer, or Ellettsville Indiana. Hybrid status located within 2 hours of Bloomington, IN is preferred. It is offered for a period extending from mid-May through mid-August (exact dates depend on school calendars.) This position includes 401(k) options, an assigned mentor, capstone presentation, and intern events. If working onsite, you will also have access to a fitness center, an onsite cafeteria option, and a one-time housing stipend. All internships provide hands-on experience with meaningful projects in the Medical Device Manufacturing Industry.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities/projects may include:

• Determine growth opportunities for specific products.
• Determine plan for margin growth for specific products
• Develop a strategy on how to counter specific competitors
• Identify market trends requiring Cook to take action to maintain or gain market leadership
• Identify industry partners who may be able to supply some accessories for a distributed-by model
• Evaluate the Portfolio and recommend areas for focus and areas for obsolescence / divestiture
• Gather data using various sytems such as Business Objects, Qlik, meetings, internet research, and medical journal publications
• Software utilized may include MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Access, Sharepoint, OneDrive), Qlik, Business Objects, Tableau, PowerBI, IOPS, Marketing Project Tracker, WebEx Teams
• Coordinate activities, actions and communications amongst various teams (Health Economists, Customer Experience, R&D engineers, Sales Management, Regional Market Development, Internal Training, Pricing teams, Digital Marketing, etc.)
• Develop knowledge and skills within the medical device industry
• Learn to work in a cross functional environment
• Gain time management and prioritization skills to ensure projects are completed on tim
• Enhance presentation skills to become more effective communicator
• Leave a lasting contribution that can benefit the organization
• Work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization

Qualifications

• All candidates should have an interest in a career in the Life Sciences field, a willingness to take initiative and an ability to work well with others

• Candidates should be students entering their Junior or Senior year the following fall semester or entering graduate school. Candidates who graduate the spring semester before this internship are also eligible

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred

• All candidates must provide proof of enrollment (including pre-registration certification for the following fall) for consideration

• Multiple disciplines will be considered (e.g., Marketing, Life Sciences, General Business, and Management)