• Job Description

  Req#: 31096298
  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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
  JOB DESCRIPTION:
  Co-Op
  Working at Abbott
  At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO, if eligible.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
  The Opportunity
  This position works out of our St Paul location, supporting our Structural Heart Division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.
  We are seeking high caliber, innovative students who have an interest in the Medical Devices industry. Patients around the world benefit from our transformational pain management technologies and cutting-edge neuromodulation technologies and our catheter-based and surgical treatment solutions for structural heart disease are focused on ease-of-use and improving quality of life.
  • Co-op—Typically a 6- to 8-month assignment; t he majority of Co-ops have an Engineering focus; Students receive learning experiences and meaningful work that challenge and reward, working on projects that directly align to our company’s mission
  Required Qualifications:
  • Eligible students must be currently enrolled in the school year of the assignment and the semester following their assignment.
  • Candidates must be currently enrolled at an accredited undergraduate or graduate engineering program
  • GPA of 3.0 or greater
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and work independently with minimal direct supervision
  • Candidate must be available to work full-time (40 hours/week) during the 6 month Co-op session
  • Students must be able to work in the US without requiring sponsorship
  Preferred qualifications:
  • Rising juniors or graduate students preferred.
  Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
  Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on X @AbbottNews.
  The base pay for this position is
  $15.85 – $31.65/hour
  In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
  JOB FAMILY:
  Administrative Support
  DIVISION:
  SH Structural Heart
  LOCATION:
  United States > Minnesota> St. Paul > Woodridge : 177 East County Rd B
  ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
  WORK SHIFT:
  Standard
  TRAVEL:
  No
  MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
  Not Applicable
  SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
  Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
  Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
  EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
  EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

• About the company

  Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States.

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