Description

Spend Your Summer Improving Public Health!

• The USP Paid Summer 2022 Internship Program offers students of scientific and business operational disciplines the fulfilling opportunity to spend 12 weeks at USP working on a defined project that expands and enhances USP's core strategic initiatives. Selected applicants will work onsite in Rockville, MD, and remotely based on positions from May through August, 2022

Eligibility and Requirements

Undergraduate juniors and senior students majoring in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, bioengineering, chemical engineering, or a related field are eligible for scientific roles. Other majors will be considered for business operational internships, such as marketing, finance, management, public health, or accounting.

Application Procedures & Deadline

To apply, please submit the following documents:

• Resume or CV
• One letter of recommendation from professor or professional mentor
• Essay (no more than 300 words) describing your interest and aspirations in working for USP and making an impact on global public health

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) (Remote 2-Positions)

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging is an interwoven part of each core value here at USP. We are passionate about change through building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all employees. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

During this 12-week internship, the Equity Office interns will work closely with the EO Program Assistant and Chief Equity Officer in supporting the key diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programming, practices, and policies. Interns will support the logistics of critical programmatic efforts such as launching the Change Management Workshop, Allyship training, Courageous Conversations series on Colorism, and Courageous Conversations scenario practice sessions.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (will apply to the selected candidate(s) hired:

As a condition of employment with the United States Pharmacopeial Convention's (USP) duty to provide and maintain a workplace free of known hazards, all employees and contingent staff hired after July 1st, 2021, must be fully present vaccinated unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in all aspects of our work—from the standards we make to the partnerships and conversations we cultivate. An environment where every employee feels fully empowered and valued irrespective of, but not limited to, personality, race, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, education, religion, gender identity and expression, life experience, sexual orientation, country of origin, regional differences, work experience, and family status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP

Job Category Contingent Staff

Job Type Part-Time