Kalamazoo - Downtown Portage Street
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, PowerBI, 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: $20.00 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: $22.00 per hour

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

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

Zoetis is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.