Intern - Laboratory Business Continuity

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients.

With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a Laboratory Business Continuity Intern to join our General Laboratory team in Geneva.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday. 40hrs per week (with flexibility to consider an 80% working schedule).

• Working with laboratory teams and business continuity stakeholders, you will help define a global escalation process for operational disruptions, aligned with laboratory priorities, and develop a tool that guides teams through the appropriate response.
• Review business continuity information available, identifying gaps that require clarification with process owners.
• Work with laboratory stakeholders to identify critical activities, operational dependencies, and priorities that should guide escalation decisions.
• Help define a consistent global escalation process, including escalation triggers, roles, communication pathways, and laboratory-specific requirements.
• Develop and test a practical tool prototype that helps users identify the appropriate escalation steps based on the disruption and its impact on laboratory activities.
• Assess the proposed process and tool through representative disruption scenarios, gather stakeholder feedback, and prepare user guidance and recommendations for implementation and ongoing maintenance.

• Current enrolment in a Bachelor’s degree program in Operations Management, Business Continuity, Risk Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• Current enrolment in a Master’s degree program in Operations Management, Business Continuity, Risk Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• You must be a student and be eligible for an internship agreement with a third party.
• Intermediate level in English and in French required.
• Interest in business continuity, operational resilience, and laboratory operations.
• A structured approach to organizing information and translating complex processes into clear guidance.
• Attention to detail and willingness to verify incomplete or inconsistent information with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate clearly with colleagues from different backgrounds.
• Initiative and the ability to manage agreed tasks under supervision, communicate progress, and raise issues promptly.
• Commitment to confidentiality and following approved procedures when handling operational information.

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