Information Technology Intern - Veterinary Medicine R&D & Commercial Genetics

Role

Description:

Zoetis is seeking a highly motivated individual to intern with our dynamic Information Technology team, supporting both Veterinary Medicine Research & Development (R&D) and Commercial Genetics. This opportunity will immerse you in the intersection of IT and animal health innovation, exposing you to real-world projects in data management, digital product development, analytics, and scientific informatics. You'll collaborate with scientists, engineers, business professionals, and our customers to help advance veterinary research and genetics digital products through technology.

Responsibilities:

• Active rotation in operations and engineering projects
• Agile and Waterfall project delivery
• Rapid response end user support
• Use case interpretation and design
• Formulation and presentation of data metrics
• Active participation as part of a team of information technology professionals

Education and Experience:

• Studying Full Stack Development, Data Engineering, Data Science with a focus on Veterinary Medicine and/or Genetics or related field, 3rd and 4th year preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with software development & design
• Ability to interpret and explain IT issues in very simple non-IT terminology
• Effective meeting skills, presentation skills, and the ability to learn quickly in a rapidly evolving environment
• Ability to build working relationships within an organization and between organizations
• Ability to clearly and effectively relay key information to management levels
• Ability to provide concise and "to the point" informative reports
• Previous intern experience or work-related experience is desirable

Knowledge, Skills, Ability Requirements:

• High level of integrity and strong ethical values
• Strong can-do attitude
• Comfortable with public speaking
• Programming language skills, i.e., Python, JavaScript, etc.
• Query language skills, i.e., SQL, KQL, etc.
• Basic knowledge of system design
• Basic knowledge of data engineering
• Working knowledge of Azure
• Working knowledge of Data Bricks
• Curiosity in determining and understanding how things work
• Artificial intelligence (AI) / Large Language Models (LLM), a plus
• Graphic design, HTML, CSS, Power
  
  BI, Tableau a plus

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):

Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour

Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $24.20 per hour

Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour

Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

Full time Intern (Trainee) Colleague

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Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification.

Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoeti to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks…