Intern - MedTech Labeling Design

Job Summary

We currently have an opportunity for a Summer 2025 Intern in the Labeling Design Medical Device Division to join the team and experience hands-on learning and training.
*This position requires working onsite in Lake Zurich, Illinois 3+ days per week.
*U.S. work authorization required: Fresenius Kabi will not sponsor work visas or other employment authorization.
*Pay rate is $19.00-$21.00 per hour, depending on completed academic years
*Fresenius Kabi does not provide a housing stipend or relocation assistance for summer internships.

Responsibilities

This position requires working onsite in Lake Zurich, Illinois 3+ days per week.

• The Labeling Intern role will support labeling related activities across the Labeling Team and across end-to-end labeling process(es) within the Fresenius Kabi MedTech Division in accordance with global medical device regulations for medical devices, drugs, and combination products.

• Labeling Team scope includes development of strategy, creation, and management of global labeling requirements, specifications and released artwork for multiple types of manuals, instructions for use, package inserts, release notes, product & package labeling in addition to Global UDI and Global electronic instructions for use (eIFU) activities.   Scope of team also includes the implementation and maintenance of labeling related platforms and tools and harmonizing legacy processes and practices across MedTech locations. 

• Interns can expect to participate in labeling & labeling component design (e.g. desktop publishing, technical illustrations), technical writing, eIFU publication, proofreading & editing of label content, localization management across product portfolio for multiple types of labeling deliverables for a variety of medical devices used in blood centers, plasma centers, and hospitals.

Specific activities / projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Review / Revise drawings, specifications, labeling components, labeling artwork, and instructions for use

• Create / update Charts, Graphs, flow charts, spreadsheets, and / or forms for illustrative content

• Prepare content for new labeling system by compiling existing labeling information into templates

• With guidance, support redesign and editing efforts to apply plain language and language management to existing content

• Support the implementation and publication of eIFU for specific product lines, including preparing legacy labeling for “electronic portability/ electronic distribution readiness”

• Participate/view simulated procedures to improve usability of manuals for legacy devices

• Other labeling team related activities as needed

Ideal Candidate

• Design, Graphic Arts, and / or instructional design focus preferred

• Microsoft Office Suite including Visio and Excel. General experience with Adobe PDF reader/editing. Ideally has experience with Adobe Creative Cloud – Illustrator, InDesign. Experience with Adobe Framemaker is a bonus

• Attention to detail.  Able to focus on smaller tasks to advance bigger picture goal/process. Advanced/technical writing skills.  Ability to distill complex process content to brief, concise, and understandable language and / or illustrations.  Curiosity and drive to see how innovative labeling strategies and solutions can bring complex global compliance, business, technical and human factors requirements together. 

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a student at an accredited college or university program; pursuing a degree related to the position
• Be classified as a minimum of a sophomore
• Must be planning to return to school at the end of his/her break
• Must commit to 8-10 weeks of internship

Additional Information

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability, 401K with company contribution, and wellness program.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.