LifeScan Community Relations Graduate Fellows Program
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LifeScan, Inc. (Milpitas, CA), a Johnson & Johnson company dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with diabetes, is providing a year-long fellowship program for two 2nd-year Haas MBA students with a passion for corporate social responsibility.
Selected students must commit to working as a paid Fellow during their second year of study while also pursuing their graduate business course work (up to 15 hours / week during the semester). Students may also be offered the opportunity to work in the LifeScan Community Relations Group as a paid intern during the summer between their first and second year of MBA study.
Both the internship and fellowship will be paid. The fellowship includes tuition reimbursement.
Some of the opportunities for Fellows include:
- Integral involvement in LifeScan corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives
- Interacting with LifeScan senior-level management
- Working on communications related to Corporate Community Relations
- Assisting with the production of LifeScan’s Social Responsibility Report
- Writing CSR related articles for LifeScan newsletters
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with both public and private sector organizations to further LifeScan’s Corporate Social Responsibility goals
- Facilitate LifeScan’s employee grant program on behalf of LifeScan’s Community Relations Council
Download LifeScan Fellows Brochure (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Application Guidelines
To apply to the LifeScan Fellows Program, candidates should submit an updated resume / CV and a personal statement that addresses the following questions:
- Why you want to become a LifeScan Fellow, what do you bring to program, and what do you hope to get out of your experience?
- What is your intended post-MBA career plan and how will your LifeScan Fellows experience impact your future career?
- Why is corporate social responsibility important to you?
- What related background and expertise do you have that may not be highlighted on your resume?
- Please list any other time commitments you may have, including other programs or activities that will be pursued during the year?
Application materials should be emailed to Katharine Brewer at kbrewer@haas.berkeley.edu and must be received by 5 PM on Tuesday, February 5.
Finalists will be invited to interview with LifeScan Senior Management. Notification of acceptance into the program will be sent to successful applicants by mid-March.
For more information on LifeScan, please visit www.lifescan.com.
For more information on the LifeScan Fellows Program:
Katharine Brewer
Director, Center for Responsible Business
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kbrewer@haas.berkeley.edu
p. 510.642.5581
