IT Intern

About Abbott

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About the Internship Program

The Information Technology (IT) Intern Program is a minimum of 12-week program that aligns with the academic calendar and the needs of the individual business. The IT Intern Program provides current college students with meaningful, challenging projects with contributing deliverables that impact our business. IT Interns have opportunity to engage, network, explore and immerse themselves in Abbott through formal business presentations, mentorships, and social gatherings.

We are honored to be ranked as the top internship program globally by ChooseMyCompany's HappyIndex Trainees survey and Vault's 2023 internship rankings have recognized our program as the leading internship program in health sciences and finance in the United States.

Through this program, qualifying interns are well positioned to compete for IT Professional Development Program (ITPDP) opportunities upon completion of their studies in the future.

Basic Qualifications

Candidates must be interested in pursuing a career in the IT field. Individuals interested in the IT Intern Program must currently be pursuing bachelor's or master's degree in an IT related discipline or formal focus area. The candidate must have an excellent academic record with a minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA or equivalent. Candidates must also have permanent unrestricted authorization to work in Malaysia.

Preferred Qualifications

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

• Data Analytics and Visualization Tools
• Programming, Software Development
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• System, Network Administration
• Cloud Development
• Math, Statistics
• Cybersecurity, Security
• User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Customer Experience (CX)
• Project Management

Ideal Candidates Will Have

• Analytical, creative problem-solving, decision-making, and strategic thinking abilities
• 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)

What you will do

IT Interns will be aligned to assignments that are in key areas of IT. Assignment matching takes the IT Intern's interests, talents and development needs into consideration to support the best fit – based on project timing and availability.

Our internship program offers:

• Meaningful Work - From the beginning, our interns work on meaningful, challenging projects with direct impact on our business.
• Access to Senior Leadership - You will have regular access to senior leadership and the opportunity to grow and learn from the best each day.
• Career Development - You will receive ongoing training, join a global community of interns, and can create your own network that can support you throughout the years. All this can boost your career ... even to the point of becoming one of our leaders in the future.
• Benefits - You can use the benefits and programs we offer to help you live a full life, both in and out of the office.

Focus areas for information technology interns could include business systems analysis, project management, application development, data analysis and network infrastructure.

Application Process

Please note, you are submitting for general consideration only. Your qualifications will be reviewed and if you fit the current need, you will be contacted by a Talent Acquisition Professional. We are looking for interns to join us from June 2024, a minimum of 12-weeks.