Becton Dickinson
Communications/Public Relations Summer Associate
BD is a multi-billion dollar medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by healthcare professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For the past century, BD has offered products and services that have improved the quality of life for millions of people and advanced medical research around the world. BD is a Fortune 500 company and employs over 24,000 associates worldwide. As one of the word's leading medical device companies, we have a profound effect on global health every day. Virtually all of the vaccines ever delivered, all of the blood tested, and all of the diseases researched, have involved BD. Our mission of "helping all people live healthy lives" reveals not only our humanitarian nature, but also our unique ability to touch billions of people.
Job Description: Position is at corporate headquarters in Franklin Lakes, N.J. (35 minutes northwest of the George Washington Bridge in Bergen County) from May-August, 2008 in the Communications/Public Relations department.
Responsibilities:
• Seeking energetic, articulate, self-starter to support fast-paced public relations group with initiatives that address global healthcare issues (e.g. diabetes, HIV/AIDS, influenza, healthcare- associated infections) to drive medical and diagnostics business platforms.
• The PR group is responsible for issues-monitoring, strategic messaging, media relations, spokesperson identification and training, third-party alliances, and special media-related events.
• The associate will be involved in a variety of tasks relating to all of the above.
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Previous Interns:
Kateleigh Hewins '09
Karin Jorgensen '06
Cathy Reilly '05
Qualifications: Class of 2009 or 2010. You must be admitted to the Summer Internship Program to apply for this internship.
Candidates should have excellent writing skills and verbal communications skills, and a willingness to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
To Apply: Submit a resume and cover letter via CrusaderConnections.
FYI - BD's CEO is Mr. Edward J. Ludwig, a member of the Holy Cross Class of 1973.
Deadline: Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
For more information, please visit http://www.bd.com