Global Project Management and PMO Intern

Fresenius Kabi is a global health care company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and medical technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. Our expansive portfolio of products and global network of science and manufacturing centers provide essential support for the care of critical and chronically ill patients. We are part of Fresenius SE, a health care group with more than 100 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and life sciences. Our employees – more than 35,000 worldwide – develop and deliver injectable pharmaceuticals and infusion systems; blood collection, transfusion and cell technologies; and essential nutrients for parenteral nutrition.

Whether you work for us, buy from us, partner with us, or invest in us, you will come to know that caring is at the core of everything we do. Our purpose is to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of people who care for patients, and to find answers to the challenges they face every day.

About us

The Business Unit Parenteral Nutrition, Keto-Analogues & Standard I.V. Fluids manages the global product portfolio from initial idea to finished product. The project management department within the Business Unit is responsible for the entire project portfolio and involved from early concepts of new products until market launch. We have the central role of managing product development projects by bringing experts of different departments together and leading teams in line with the overall strategy. 

We are looking for a highly motivated graduate student to join our team and to support project leaders in various exciting projects such as new product development, life cycle management projects (e.g., global artwork strategies), technology transfers and global rollouts. This advanced internship allows you to build up a sustainable international network and demonstrate your generalist mindset. You will be mentored by a project manager who will support you to develop required skills to apply for various entry roles after graduation.

 

Main tasks

Support project work in portfolio projects such as new product developments, life cycle management and portfolio internationalization
Contribute ideas pro-actively for strategic initiatives
Organizational preparation, execution and follow-up of workshops and project/management team meetings
Creation of project-relevant information presentations
Continuous development of internal project management tools and templates
Support the maintenance of financial project steering
Maintain and extend project SharePoint platforms
Contribute in improving/developing PMO processes
 

About you

Enrolled student in advanced full-time course (graduate/master’s level) in medical sciences, natural sciences, engineering, business/economics or similar
Very good Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint)
Excellent English skills spoken and written; Swedish and/or German are of advantage
Independent, structured and team-oriented working spirit
Being self-driven and high engagement and flexibility
Strong social and communication skills as well as an analytical and solution-oriented way of thinking
Willingness to collaborate with multicultural and interdisciplinary colleagues
Creativity and high interest in project/portfolio management
As this is an advanced internship, potential candidates should have at least 6 months of experience from previous internships, preferably within pharmaceutical sector
 

Application

This is a temporary student internship for 6 months – ideally starting in January 2021. This internship is office based; located in Uppsala Business Park.
The internship is a part-time, paid on hourly rate and can be compliant with internship courses at university to receive credits.

If you are interested in joining our global project management team, please submit all relevant documents in English language, including cover letter, CV, transcript of records, certificates and letter of recommendations / employee references.
We do not accept applications by e-mail or post.