Job Description:

Life Science Intern

US-NJ-Trenton

Job ID: 2024-2082
Type: Intern
# of Openings: 1
Category: Infrastructure
NJEDA

Overview

Job Summary

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) serves as the State’s principal agency for economic growth. The NJEDA drives inclusive and sustainable economic development by helping to build strong and dynamic communities, creating good jobs for New Jersey residents, providing pathways to a stronger and fairer economy, and implementing initiatives to strengthen New Jersey’s long-term economic competitiveness.

The Economic Transformation Division’s mission is to accelerate the growth of New Jersey’s economy by implementing initiatives that enhance the State’s long-term economic competitiveness and establish New Jersey as an innovation leader within high job growth strategic industries, including life sciences, technology innovation, clean energy, and film and digital media. The division focuses on these priority industries and also provides cross-industry support through workforce training, venture, manufacturing, and tax credits & incentives teams.

The Intern will work directly with the Life Sciences team to support and coordinate key initiatives that further the team’s mission to support and grow the life sciences industry in New Jersey.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Under guidance of the Senior Project Officer – Life Sciences, screen Customer Relation Management tool to identify redundancies, maintain database accuracy, and the completeness and integrity of external accounts.
• Conduct searches to expand potential target accounts for future outreach and perform necessary desk research to inform our approach.
• Under supervision, draft monthly newsletter summarizing key engagements, milestones and external events.
• Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient in grammar, spelling and editing; and foster communications with business professionals and EDA staff

• Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously and work independently within limited time constrains with little or no supervision
• Ability to analyze data, prepare data visualization materials and other relevant documentation for the sector leaders

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically with business professionals and EDA staff
• Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative and customer focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn new software packages

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

• Enrollment in an accredited university pursuing a sciences degree

Physical Demands

• Minimal

Travel

• N/A

Certificates and Licenses Required

• Valid driver’s license

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job description. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope, general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Your employment at NJEDA is voluntary and subject to termination by you or NJEDA at will, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in this job description shall be interpreted to conflict, eliminate or modify the employment-at-will status of NJEDA employees.

NJEDA reserves the right to amend/revise this job description as necessary to meet current and changing business needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Requirements

• Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.
• Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011 to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.
• Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.
• Must review the required NJEDA Ethics Guidelines.
  • Those guidelines to can be found here:
  • https://www.nj.gov/ethics/docs/ethics/plainlanguage2021.pdf
  • https://www.nj.gov/ethics/docs/ethics/2022_uniformcode_april.pdf

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Salary: $16.00

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