Business Development Intern

Position

Business Development Intern

Covington, GA

3 Months Contract

40.00

1st shift

Developmental position for growth into strategic marketing. Generates and executes plans and programs under the supervision of the Business Development Manager. Contributes to opportunity assessments in conjunction with Marketing and R&D teams to gain expertise in strategic planning and new product development. Assists with necessary target screening and due diligence work, potentially leading to full business cases on growth opportunities identified.

Helps complete approved assessments and full business case presentations for review by senior management. The Intern may be assigned additional projects involving new market assessment and business plan development upon demonstrated success with the existing duties.

• Analyzes business and clinical information in order to assess the attractiveness of new markets
• Research and analyze sales trends and forecast potential sales volume
• Construct market models and forecasts for New Product Development (NPD) and New Business Development efforts
• Collaborate with NPD and assess technology solutions to market needs
• Contribute to the NPD process by providing appropriate input on value proposition, product design, claim strategy, customer needs

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements included in this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Proficient in the use of a personal computer with intermediate level of keyboarding skills and proficiency in the use of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting using Excel
• Good technical knowledge of medical device marketplace composition, drivers, and trends
• Innovative thinking and technology aptitude
• Strong interpersonal skills required in the areas of verbal and written communications, customer focus, professionalism, coaching and team building
• Strong listening and assessment skills
• Strong questioning and problem‑solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership potential
• Decisive, flexible, quick‑thinking
• High level of curiosity and desire for new learning
• Unquestionable integrity and honesty
• Organized and thorough
• Creative

• Pursuing Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, marketing or finance
• Some healthcare experience/exposure preferred
• Experience analyzing business opportunities

• Full written and verbal command of the English language
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers

• College-level math skills required
• Working knowledge of statistics necessary and some understanding of regression analysis preferred

• Strong problem‑solving skills required
• Conceptual thinker preferred
• Demonstrated analytical skills necessary

• Employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, use keyboard, see, talk and hear. May occasionally lift objects of 10 to 25 lbs
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• This position works in a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate

Must be able to provide own transportation.