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Undergraduate Students: EHS/Facilities Summer Intern (Onsite)

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US Pharmacopeia

Apr 1

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Healthcare
    Sustainability
  • Rockville

Requirements

  • The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices along with the following competencies and experience:
  • Interest and ability in analyzing information and processes in order to make them more user friendly, accessible, and useful
  • Project management experience or evidence of successful planning, coordination, tracking, and/or implementation of deliverable results
  • SharePoint experience, especially intranet portal design and maintenance
  • A/V background, interest, or skills
  • Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Facilities Operations or Management; Environment, Health, and Safety; or other relevant fields such as Business and Management and the sciences
  • 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 vaccinated unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

Responsibilities

  • The summer intern will work on cross functional teams throughout USP and especially within the Facilities Department to assist with both building services and environment, health, and safety projects. This position will aid in coordinating site relocation efforts of employees and helping to track project deliverables related to the increase in onsite expectations for staff.
  • The summer intern will gather, review, edit, analyze, and share department information using various communications channels including SharePoint features, internal communications newsletters and kiosks, and department meetings.

US Pharmacopeia

The Standard of Trust.

Manufacturing & Electronics
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1820
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

US Pharmacopeia (USP) is an independent, scientific nonprofit organization that has focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines since 1820. We are a public health organization that uses rigorous science and public quality standards setting to protect patient safety and improve global health. We are committed to building public trust and confidence in drug therapies to enable people to live longer and healthier, and also work to building trust in dietary supplements and food ingredients. Currently, we are working to strengthen the global supply chain so that the medicines people rely on are available when needed and work as expected. Our Volunteers USP standards are in a continuous process of review and revision based upon new evidence, emerging public health concerns, and public requests for revision. Input from our volunteers, through our Council of Experts and Expert Committees and Panels, is crucial for maintaining our standards and preserving public trust. Our Governing Bodies The USP Convention helps guide our areas of impact – nearly 500 Member Organizations from around the world contribute valuable perspectives, experiences, and expertise from across healthcare and science. In addition to collaborating on critical healthcare and science matters, every five years, Convention Members adopt USP Resolutions and elect USP’s Board of Trustees and the Council of Experts who lead USP’s standards-setting Expert Committees.