The Chicago-based Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) is seeking UIC Honors College students for internships this spring and summer. There are several projects available, which students and CHI supervisors will select together based on student interest and background as determined in interviews. A listing of current project topics is available here: https://files.blogs.illinois.edu/files/1516/109891/3849.docx. Through each project, Honors College interns will:
- Network and interact with the world’s leading life science and healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and service professionals
- Gain exposure to top healthcare, life sciences, and private equity organizations from around the world
- Acquire real-world, pragmatic business experience to augment and reinforce concepts learned in the classroom
- Participate in professional development seminars designed specifically for interns
- Be assigned a high-level (Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or M.B.A .) industry leader as a personal mentor
- Receive post-internship career placement and résumé assistance
Qualifications:
- UIC Honors College students with junior or senior standing, any major
- 2+ years of work experience is preferred
- Management or non-profit experience preferred
- Self-motivator with strong initiative and work ethic
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Commitment to learning from and contributing to a small, entrepreneurial, non-profit organization
- Interest in the health care field combined with an interest in business or non-profit management
- MS Office proficiency
Additional information about CHI and the internship environment:
- Strong, supportive, team-oriented culture and work environment
- Colleagues and management who are among the best, the brightest, and the most accomplished in the world
- Rigorous commitment to excellence
- Globally-attuned organization, with particularly strong connections to Brazil, China, Germany, India, and Israel
- Modern, full-amenity office space in prime Chicago loop location
- 10-15 hours of work per week at downtown Chicago office during the spring semester, some of which can be done remotely and completely flexible, based on the student’s class schedule (20 hours per week for summer internship option)
For more information about CHI, please visit http://chisite.org/.
The application form is available here: https://files.blogs.illinois.edu/files/1516/109891/3848.docx
For fullest consideration, students are strongly urged to take advantage of the resume review services offered by the Office of Career Services:
- One-on-one appointments can be made through your account on UICcareers.com, or by calling 312-996-2300
- Drop in hours are available daily. Check http://careers.uic.edu for hours
- You may also e-mail your resume to Jennifer Kass at jkass@uic.edu for feedback
Please submit completed application form and resume to Mr. Joseph Gaspero at joseph@chisite.org.
Please contact Stephanie O’Leary at soleary@uic.edu with questions.
