Job Description

Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

The Human Resources organization seeks Masters' level students in Human Resources Management, Industrial and Labor Relations, I/O Psychology, Business or relevant related area, for a full-time, 3-month internship.

Responsibilities include working both independently and with other HR professionals. Projects and assignments will be customized based on candidate's interest and business needs, but may include:

• Providing HR Business partner support to select areas of the business, in areas such as organization change, analytics, talent management and project management

• Providing Employee Relations consultation, subject matter expertise, tools and resources to managers of U.S. non-bargaining employees on performance management/ improvement and conflict resolution matters.

• Participate in the execution of our company's talent strategies and solutions, including talent attraction, development, and retention solutions.

• Participate on an HR Operations project related to a key program or project priority for HR, inclusive of strategic planning, project management and communications.

• Participate in the execution of key initiatives in support of the company' s Global Diversity & Inclusion strategy.

• Involvement in projects focused on compensation solutions for our company's divisions and functions and/or use of workforce analytics to drive solutions to address business needs.

• Involvement in the ongoing reimagination, creation and planning of global learning strategies in support of unique client areas and geographies.

Required:

• Currently enrolled Masters' level student in the disciplines of Human Resources Management, Industrial and Labor Relations, I/O Psychology, Business or relevant related area, who has completed at least 1 year of coursework at time of internship but who has not yet received his/her degree

• Ability to work full time on-site at one of our New Jersey or Pennsylvania campuses

• High level of organization & attention to detail

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Ability to work independently

• Skill in probing and proactively asking the right questions to get needed information

Preferred:

• One previous internship completed or relevant work experience

FTP2025

GSF2025

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

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Requisition ID:R312298