Abbott Laboratories
Abbott is a global leader in cardiovascular care, diabetes management, diagnostic testing, nutrition, pain and movement disorders, and more. We operate an on-campus intern program at Illinois Research Park, connecting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students with projects across our four main businesses and corporate functions.
Abbott Laboratories at Research Park
Intern Awards
- Most Outstanding Graduate 2019 – Zhuzhu Wang
- Most Outstanding Graduate Student Intern Finalist 2015- Kristy Du, Boyang Hua
- Most Outstanding Undergraduate 2014 – Sarah Frankland-Searby
- Most Outstanding Graduate 2014 – Nathan Pratt
Stay connected with Abbott Laboratories
Positions and Skills at Abbott Laboratories
- Abbott recruits interns to support our four main businesses: Medical Device, Diagnostics, Nutrition and Established Pharmaceuticals
- By contributing technical insight, research, data analyses and innovative solutions, interns help advance operational excellence across Abbott’s global portfolio.
Role Purpose
- Performs entry-level professional STEM business support/administrative work, gradually increasing in level of difficulty and responsibility as on-the-job/formal training is received.
Intern Responsibilities
- Performs a variety of STEM Focused entry-level duties and assists higher-level personnel in research and analysis related to areas such as administrative regulations, policies, processes, procedures, systems, methods, reports, and forms, while learning the fundamental structure, and operations associated with an administrative office in administrative services, academic affairs, or student services.
- Participates in analytic studies by conducting routine research, identifying samples, assembling and compiling data in well-defined areas related to administrative regulations, policies, procedures, systems, methods, reports, and forms.
- Applies basic statistical analysis techniques or, with detailed instructions, more advanced statistical techniques in analyzing data.
- Assists in writing instructions, procedures, and manuals to describe and improve administrative, technology, and operational methods and systems.
- Fully utilizes the capabilities and functions of standard office software applications such as data management, spreadsheet, presentation, and word processing in completing assigned projects.