2024 It Intern Jobs

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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.

The Information Technology (IT) Intern Program is looking for college students who possess the ability to be future leaders in IT. Abbott’s IT Intern Program engagement is a summer twelve-week assignment.

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 Bachelors (Sophomore or Junior Status) or Masters degree in an IT related discipline or formal focus area. Candidates must be returning to school following the internship assignment. The candidate must have an excellent academic record with a minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA. Candidates must also have permanent unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S.

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:

• Cybersecurity, Security
• System, Network Administration
• Math, Statistics
• Digital
• Internet of Things
• Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
• Business Domains
• Data Analysis, Data Science
• Programming, Software Development
• Cloud Development
• Device Protection
• User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Customer Experience (CX)
• Project Management
• SDLC including DevOps, Agile, Iterative and Incrementation Concepts

Ideal Candidates Will Have:

• Solid planning and organizational skills
• Competency in Integrity, Adaptability, Initiative, Innovation and Teamwork
• Analysis, creative problem-solving, decision-making and strategic thinking abilities
• Extracurricular activities that demonstrate IT related and/or leadership capabilities (in or outside of school)
• Good written and oral communication skills

IT Interns will be aligned to summer 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. Work assignments may be located at Abbott’s Corporate Headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois (40 miles North of Chicago), or one of Abbott’s many domestic locations in the United States. Successful candidates must be willing to relocate during the assignment period.

This program is designed to recruit people who will work for Abbott following their graduation. Candidates must have work authorization on a long-term basis that will allow them to work for Abbott without sponsorship after they've completed their education.

The base pay for this position is $9.42 – $33.59 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.