Life Science Intern
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- Trenton, NJ
- Training
- Full-time
- Under guidance of the Senior Project Officer – Life Sciences, screen Customer Relation Management tool to identify redundancies, maintain database accuracy, and the completeness and integrity of external accounts.
- Conduct searches to expand potential target accounts for future outreach and perform necessary desk research to inform our approach.
- Under supervision, draft monthly newsletter summarizing key engagements, milestones and external events.
- Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient in grammar, spelling and editing; and foster communications with business professionals and EDA staff
- Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously and work independently within limited time constrains with little or no supervision
- Ability to analyze data, prepare data visualization materials and other relevant documentation for the sector leaders
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically with business professionals and EDA staff
- Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn new software packages
- Enrollment in an accredited university pursuing a sciences degree
- Minimal
- N/A
- Valid driver’s license
- Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.
- Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011 to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.
- Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.
- Must review the required NJEDA Ethics Guidelines.
- Those guidelines to can be found here:
- https://www.nj.gov/ethics/docs/ethics/plainlanguage2021.pdf
- https://www.nj.gov/ethics/docs/ethics/2022_uniformcode_april.pdf