[Bioundgrd] Fwd: Job Opportunity

[Kathleen Long]

>The Technology Leadership Development Program is a three-year rotational
>program.
>Start Date:  July, 2005
>We will be recruiting the following majors: Life science (biology,
>chemistry, and physics) and all engineering majors.
>
>Please note that we will be having a company information session on October
>20, 2004 at MIT from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  The room location will be
>announced in August.  We will be conducting on campus interviews on October
>21, 2004 in the Career Center.
>
>
>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 20,000 associates worldwide. Currently, BD leads the way in healthcare
>and patient safety, with an array of products designed to reduce the
>incidence of sharps injuries, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and medical
>errors.  BD's partnerships with groups like UNICEF and the American Red
>Cross, in addition to BD's line of immunization products, help further
>disease prevention around the world.  BD's new blood glucose monitor and
>full line of insulin delivery products help millions of people live with
>diabetes everyday.  New technologies, including molecular and DNA based
>diagnostics, genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, advanced drug delivery,
>and cell and tissue engineering are being developed to ensure that BD
>remains not only one of the world's best performing companies, but also a
>company that helps all people live healthy lives.  We have full time
>opportunities for talented and motivated individuals who want to make a
>difference in the lives of people around the world.
>
>Please note that we will be having a company information session on October
>20, 2004 at MIT from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  The room location will be
>announced in August.  We will be conducting on campus interviews on October
>21, 2004 in the Career Center.
>
>
>
>The Technology Leadership Development Program's mission is to enhance BD's
>scientific and technological leadership base by recruiting entry-level life
>science and engineering majors who aspire to become research and applied
>development technology leaders.  Modeling successful leaders within BD,
>participants will have diverse assignments in three of the following areas,
>designed to help the candidate develop the key skills necessary to be a
>successful leader at BD.
>
>Product Developer: Representing a technical discipline within research &
>development on a multi-functional team under an accountable team leader,
>learn and apply technical skills required to advance understanding and
>performance of a product in development.
>
>Opportunity Assessor:  Acting as an individual or member of a small team,
>evaluate ideas and proposals for developing new products and services
>within BD.
>
>Product Evaluator (Technologist): As a member of a technical team, design,
>build and apply test methods for new technologies, new products and new
>product attributes as required in the development of new products and the
>maintenance of existing products. Process Developer: Spanning the
>responsibilities of manufacturing and R&D, understand the impacts of
>product design on manufacturability and product performance.
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>Project Leader: Lead a chartered multifunctional team in pursuit of a
>common goal: the release for sale of a new BD product or service.
>
>Product Development Scientist: Through working in a variety of projects and
>different scientific areas, the associate in this position will be
>For more information on the TLDP Program, please visit our website at
>www.bd.com and the link to the Technology Leadership Development Program at
>www.bd.com/careers/opportunities/tldp.asp.
>