3 Summer Internship projects available at LifeHealthcare

Published 12 Oct 2016, 5:06 pm, by Sara Sullivan

Dear students

The below information on summer internship opportunities is posted on behalf of LifeHealthcare.

About LifeHealthcare

LifeHealthcare is one of Australia’s leading independent medical device distributors of a wide range of high-end products across clinically specialised divisions. Our strength lies in offering the scale of a multinational without being constrained by a single foreign parent company. Operating in Australian and New Zealand, we provide one-to-one surgeon training, tailored professional education services, personalised procedural solutions and product/customised instrument development. We look for innovation in everything that we do – in serving our customers, in the way that we run our business, and in the way that we approach solving problems.

LifeHealthcare aspires to create a diverse working environment of learning opportunities, mutual respect and support, a sense of belonging and empowerment.

LifeHealthcare - Not your typical multinational

Internship Program

Our Summer Internship Program has 3 projects on offer, commencing in late November. LifeHealthcare’s internship positions are unpaidand offer challenging projects with high impact. We are looking for driven problem solvers with an eye for detail and an entrepreneurial spirit. Interns will be assigned a supervisor who will help identify project goals, inspire, mentor and support their professional development.

The Projects

Healthcare Connect

This project involves gaining an understanding of the IT based products and services each business division within LifeHealthcare currently supplies and gaining an understanding of the value such technology offers LifeHealthcare’s customers. In conjunction with this, an external review of what other technologies are available which would complement the business’s current product portfolio is to be carried out. As a final piece, a business case will be presented providing recommendations around how to best support the sales and service delivery of such products. This will take into account LHC’s current organisational architecture, systems and culture as well as LHC’s vision for the future.

This project is suited to students studying one of the following:

  • IT Informatics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Business & Engineering
  • Marketing

For more information, please go to http://www.lifehealthcare.com.au/careers/healthcare-connect-internship/

Patient Specific Implant Marketing Strategy

This project will focus on LifeHealthcare’s patient specific implant 3D printing products to assess what is the most effective and commercially viable method of communicating these products to surgeons.

This project is suited to students studying one of the following:

  • Marketing Communications
  • Public Relations
  • Media & Communications
  • Marketing Communications

For more information, please go to http://www.lifehealthcare.com.au/careers/patient-specific-implant-marketing-internship/

Healthcare Funding and Policy

This project will involve mapping out government healthcare policy and funding mechanisms in Australia as well as mapping the areas of healthcare where privately funded money, such as private equity, is being directed. This internship will play a vital role in undertaking healthcare funding and policy research and presenting findings and recommendations.

This project is suited to students studying one of the following:

  • Economics
  • Policy
  • Commerce
  • Business Studies

For more information, please go to http://www.lifehealthcare.com.au/careers/healthcare-funding-and-policy-internship/

Candidate Fit & Opportunity

Length of internship is negotiablewith a preference for part-time applicants. Positions are open to both local and international students. Perks include free boot-camp attendance onsite twice a week, professional development opportunities, industry networking, supportive management.

This will be a great opportunity to learn about the medical device industry with exposure to multiple disciplines.