This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Baxter offers a robust summer internship program based in the Chicagoland area that provides meaningful work assignments and projects that immerse students in Baxter’s culture designed to provide practical work experience highlighting what an individual would do in a similar full-time role with the ability to make a business impact.  You\'ll be paired with a mentor, receive support from your manager, and have access to the entire Baxter employee community to ensure your success.  We’ll help you have fun outside of work with outings to sporting events, community service opportunities, networking events with Baxter leaders, and other activities.

The intern will work with a broad team of professionals including engineers, program managers, and professionals in IT and Finance to advance projects as part of Baxter’s Digital Transformation Office.  The intern will build out reporting analytics and dashboards for Digital Transformation Program Initiatives and participate in a Proof of Concept project sprint related to curating our data assets and enabling the use of data for data-driven decisions.  The intern will also lead the creation of Digital Transformation metrics, key performance indicators and dashboards.  These activities will provide opportunities to automate work done manually today, building in proactive algorithms.

In this role, the intern will have the opportunity to advance many digital initiatives for a major medical device company, gain valuable industry experience, and receive guidance on future career aspirations and professional development.

Responsibilities:

• As part of Baxter’s broader Digital Transformation, build out reporting analytics and dashboards for key digital programs
• Assist and participate in project sprints in support of executing Baxter’s data strategy
• Train broader organization on digital practices and processes including agile methodology and design thinking
• Learn techniques to automate processes and build proactive algorithms
• Assist and participate in project team meetings as needed, involving cross-functional team representation

Requirements:

• Baxter is targeting students with proven academic performance and leadership potential.  Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Rising Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering preferred
• GPA of 3.0 or above
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude, team-oriented, adaptive to change, and collaborative
• Actively involved in campus or community activities and organizations, preferably in leadership roles

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