# External Supply Management Engineering Co-Op

**Company**: Pharmaceuticals
**Location**: Indianola, Pennsylvania
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $24.00 to $45.50
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At Bayer, we're visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges. As an External Supply Management Engineering Co-Op, you'll support medical device manufacturing within the pharmaceutical group, working on technical projects, process improvements, and design upgrades.

**Position Purpose** The purpose of this role is to support medical device manufacturing within the pharmaceutical group of Bayer. This position will be part of the External Supply Management organization, which is responsible for FDA and ISO-regulated contract manufacturing operations.

**Your Tasks and Responsibilities**

- Support the External Supply Management Medical Device team on projects including product transfers, continuous improvement initiatives, and design upgrades;

- Conduct and document technical activities while working independently when required;

- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, determine next steps, and communicate recommendations to responsible engineers;

- Conduct project management activities, testing and trial work, analyze results, communicate observations and conclusions both verbally and in writing, and provide recommendations for next steps;

- Improve production processes and manufacturing techniques to meet cost of goods sold (COGS) and quality targets;

- Apply engineering principles and technical knowledge to support projects, drive results, and effectively communicate progress with project teams;

- Support engineers with operations management activities and manufacturing initiatives.

**Who You Are**

- Demonstrated hands-on mechanical skills through coursework and/or extracurricular activities;

- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or graduate degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline;

- Must be entering sophomore through graduate year of college;

- Ability to generate and/or execute test methods and protocols;

- Strong customer focus with both internal and external stakeholders;

- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills;

- Ability to independently develop ideas and solutions;

- Strong attention to detail, goal-oriented mindset, and demonstrated work ethic;

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint;

- Ability to work effectively within a team environment.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Previous internship, co-op, laboratory, manufacturing, or engineering project experience;

- Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment;

- Familiarity with medical device manufacturing processes and continuous improvement methodologies.

**Compensation and Benefits** Employees can expect to be paid an hourly rate of approximately between $24.00 to $45.50. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission. Additional benefits may include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

## Skills

### Required
- mechanical skills
- Microsoft Office applications
- project management
- technical knowledge
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- previous internship or co-op experience
- regulated manufacturing environment experience
- medical device manufacturing processes knowledge

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