Internship Product and Workflow Management Refractive Lasers

ZEISS; Jena; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS is offering a 6-month internship in our refractive laser technology division in Germany. You will combine your studies with practical experience, gaining valuable skills, expanding your network, and growing professionally.

You will actively support product and workflow management, collaborate with product managers on hardware and software projects, learn usability engineering for medical devices, and participate in user research and presentations.

Qualifications

• You are studying economics, communication science, psychology, social sciences, ophthalmology/optometry, medical technology, or engineering with a strong academic record.
• Strong customer focus and interest in medical technology and complex products.
• Excellent English and German written and spoken skills.
• Strong analytical skills for processing complex content.
• High initiative, motivation, and enjoyment of teamwork.
• Strong communication, time management, and project management experience.
• Advanced MS Office skills; familiarity with qualitative/quantitative data tools is a plus.
• Willingness to work full-time for 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Actively support all areas of product and workflow management in refractive laser technology.
• Collaborate with product managers on innovation and development for hardware and software products.
• Learn usability engineering methods for medical devices and apply them to develop user-friendly products.
• Participate in user research activities, conduct interviews, and evaluate data.
• Present work and research results to the team in a concise format.
• Assist in creating business and marketing plans, including presentations and graphics.
• Conduct competitive research and prepare results.
• Assist in creating sales information about products.
• Provide administrative support to the team and help with workshops and contract management with customers.
• Work independently in a dynamic, open, and supportive team.

Skills

Customer focus

Analytical skills

Initiative & teamwork

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Economics / Communications / Psychology / Social sciences / Ophthalmology / Medical technology / Engineering studies

Tools

MS Office

Qualitative & quantitative tools

MAXQDA

Condense

Job description

Seeing beyond - future of medical technology For more than 100 years, ZEISS medical technology has been driving progress in ophthalmology and microsurgery. In ophthalmology, our solutions help to maintain and improve people's vision at every stage of their lives. In microsurgery, our solutions enable targeted interventions on diseased tissue so that small and sensitive organs continue to function optimally.

Medical technology from ZEISS supports medical professionals in improving the lives of patients worldwide. The fact that our actions have a direct impact on people's well-being is what drives us every day.

Your Role

With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.

• Actively support all areas of product and workflow management in the business field of refractive laser technology.
• Work closely with the respective product managers on innovation and product development projects for our hardware and software products and collaborate with the R&D interfaces.
• Learn methods of usability engineering for medical devices and apply them in depth to develop user-friendly products.
• Participate in user research activities for our products, e.g., while conducting interviews, on-site customer meetings, or international advisory panels, and then evaluate the associated data.
• Present your work and research results to the team in a concise and convincing format.
• Assist in the creation of business and marketing plans, in particular in the creation and revision of presentations, graphics and texts.
• Conduct competitive research independently and prepare the results.
• Assist in the creation of sales information about our products.
• Provide administrative support to the team, e.g., preparing workshops, assisting with contract management with customers, etc.
• Work independently in a dynamic, open, and supportive team.

Your Profile

• You are studying economics, communication science, psychology, social sciences, ophthalmology/optometry, medical technology, or engineering, and have a strong academic record.
• Strong customer focus, but also an interest in medical technology and complex products and solutions.
• Very good written and spoken English and German skills.
• Strong analytical skills for processing complex content and context.
• High degree of initiative, motivation, and enjoyment of working in a team.
• Strong communication skills, good time management, and initial experience in project management.
• Advanced skills in MS Office (Word, PPT, Excel), initial experience with qualitative and quantitative tools for data analysis is an advantage (e.g., Condense, MAXQDA).
• Willingness to work full-time for 6 months.

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future!

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Falk Dymke