[Engintern] Internship Opportunities

Rebecca Stoodley rstood at MIT.EDU
Tue Apr 17 08:58:56 EDT 2007


Dear Student,

Below are recent internship opportunities in engineering or related fields.
Please refer to the individual summaries for information regarding positions
and deadlines.  Good luck with your search!

For additional tips on finding internships, please visit:
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/jobs/internships.html

Sincerely,
The MIT Careers Office
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WebMD

WebMD provides health information services to over 35MM consumers and 85% of all
practicing physicians each month. The WebMD Health Network consists of
www.WebMD.com, its primary portal for consumers, and www.Medscape.com
(Medscape), its primary portal for physicians and other healthcare
professionals.

WebMD makes money by selling large advertising programs to help
healthcare/pharmaceutical and consumer products companies to communicate a
health claim or a larger ?brand claim?. An example: WebMD writes and
promotes an article about foods that irritate your stomach, and sells the
advertising around this article to a company that manufactures and markets a
stomach-friendly coffee.

CPG Strategic Development Group
The CPG Strategic Development group consists of former consultants from Bain,
McKinsey, BCG and others. The group is charged with going after the largest
consumer packaged goods (CPG) sales opportunities. These opportunities exist
with the largest marketers in the world, including: Coca Cola, Proctor and
Gamble, Unilever, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsi, CVS and others.

Responsibilities
Account Research & Analysis: You will utilize internet research, internal
resources public filings, analyst reports to develop succinct insights into the
background of specific brands and their marketing needs.

Solution Development: You will utilize the account research to help
?kick-start? the process of creating a custom advertising solution. You
will assist your manager in working with the marketing team to develop a solid
solution.

Sales Presentation Design: You will assist your manager and the sales team to
develop presentations, ?pitch books?, pricing strategies and negotiation
tactics to be used in pitches of multi-million dollar deals with clients.

Requirements
In-Office: 45 hours each week (9am-6pm).
WebMD is located at 111 8th Ave (15th & 16th St)
Compensation: $14/hour

Skills Preferred:
PowerPoint; Excel; Writing Skills
Management majors preferred
Marketing, Sales or Entrepreneurial interest preferred



Timing
Resume Deadline:  April 18, 2007
First Round Interviews:   April 19 & April 20 (By Phone)
Second Round Interviews: April 21 (In Person)
Job Start/End Dates:  June 4 ? August 31

We recognize that you may want to take a vacation in between or at the
beginning/end of summer, so these dates are flexible!

Nick Gidwani
Manager - Strategic Accounts
WebMD Health - www.webmd.com
Office: 646-674-5338
Cell: 917-693-7759
Email: ngidwani at webmd.net


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Highland Capital Partners ? Summer Entrepreneurship Opportunities
Highland Capital Partners is offering summer entrepreneurship opportunities for
students interested in developing their idea to start a company in the
technology, consumer or life sciences industries. Selected participants will
receive a financial grant and reside alongside other students and
Highland-backed entrepreneurs in the Highland E-Center, which has hosted over
35 seed initiatives since its launch in 2002. They will have access to Highland
investment professionals along with a curriculum for injecting real-world
advice, insight and perspectives into the entrepreneurial and company building
process.

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Leerink Swann Strategic Advisors ? 2007 Summer Analyst Internships (Boston)
Leerink Swann Strategic Advisors is a Boston-based strategy consulting group
with unparalleled ability in blending scientific information, clinical and
business expertise, and financial analysis to help leading and emerging life
sciences clients identify and develop growth opportunities.

Leerink Swann is recruiting analyst interns for Summer 2007.  If you are an
interested Junior with a background in the life sciences and an interest in
business or consulting, please send resume and cover letter to
andrew.khouri at medacorp.com by April 15th.  Any applications received after
April 15th will be considered based on availability.

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SAP Labs ? Human Resources Intern for Summer 2007
This is a great opportunity to visit the west coast and work with the team at
SAP Labs. The Human Resources team is currently looking for a Human Resources
Intern.  This position will provide support to Global and Regional HRBP?s by
collaborating with the HR Functional Teams within the Shared Services
organization. They will also participate in projects related to HR initiatives
and process, and provide administrative support for HR team. Seeking Junior and
Senior students. Position is paid. Please apply at www.sap.com/careers, Job ID:
12426



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