Intern the Otsuka Way: Talent Management Intern - Otsuka Summer 2024 Internship
Job Summary
Otsuka is a dynamic and vibrant organization made up of motivated individuals we call Otsuka-people—people who have a shared mission for creating new products for better health worldwide. We live by our purpose: defy limitation, so that others can too. This purpose gives meaning to our work and motivates and drives us each day.
Otsuka’s Internship Program offers meaningful hands-on project experiences that impact patient’s lives while providing students an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. The internship program takes a holistic approach to education, in that students acquire both practical, applicable skills, but also gain additional experience in business and innovation as it relates to the pharmaceutical industry and the student’s area of study. Students will have the opportunity to learn to navigate the complex matrix and team environment at a global pharmaceutical company, gain the fundamental skills and knowledge in the industry and will also engage in valuable, practical job experience through the internship experience.
We have opportunities for you across our business and corporate functions!
We’re looking for the best candidates out there who want to make a difference in patients’ lives. Candidates who are hungry, innovative, and ready to make an impact within the Pharmaceutical Industry. Now is your chance to be a part of the innovation!
Job Description
The Talent Management Team is responsible for overall talent practices including but not limited to succession, leadership development, assessment and selection, performance management, coaching and mentoring, and executive recruiting. Our Team serves the enterprise for all Otsuka employees, people leaders, and executive leaders across functions and pay levels.
The intern will have a diverse portfolio of projects to gain breadth and understanding of talent management. Projects will be determined based on intern desire, interest, and business needs. The intern will have both ownership of specific projects with core deliverables as well as exposure and collaboration on other projects. These experiences will enable the intern to craft strategy, design, roadmaps, execution, and delivery as well as learn and collaborate across talent management and potential broader HR initiatives to create an integrated and robust intern experience. Projects and experiences may include the evolution of performance management, talent analysis and metrics, leadership development strategy, content creation and design launches, amongst others. The intern will need to collaborate across the boundaries of the human resources and people & business services function as well as collaborate, partner, and engage with business leaders across functions (R&D, commercial, and enabling functions).
The project(s) will be crafted based on critical business need, corporate priorities, and intern interest and alignment to development goals.
Qualifications/ Required
Educational Qualifications
Minimum
Current Graduate Student or Undergraduate Student in final year
Preferably MBA
Human Resource/Talent work experience
GPA minimum 2.8
Enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship or co-op assignment
Demonstrates behaviors aligned with the Otsuka Corporate Brand including Perseverance, Unconventional Thinking, and Humility
Big picture thinking, strategy, communications, strong verbal and written skills, intellectual curiosity, ability to execute, have critical thinking and “connect the dots”. Also, extremely strong collaboration and stakeholdering skills.
Someone who understands leadership development trends and/or HR industry trends. Complex problem solving and sense of urgency in addition to business acumen.
Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment
Demonstrate ability to think creatively to solve complex problems
Exhibits eagerness to learn and ability to learn quickly