Market Research Intern

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive research on the macroeconomic status, healthcare system dynamics, medical device market, and competitive landscape in Nigeria and Ghana.

Through this internship you will have an opportunity to work for one of the biggest medical device companies, develop you knowledge of healthcare and the industry and expand your professional network. And above all you will have an opportunity to contribute to our company effort to unlock access to healthcare and critical therapies in Central Africa.

Internship details:

• Start date: January
• Duration: 3 months
• Working hours: 40 h/week with flexibility (exams and holiday period)
• Working model: remote
• Based in Lagos, Nigeria
  
  
  

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Conduct in-depth research of the macroeconomic conditions of assigned countries relevant for healthcare sector and medical device industry
• Support with assessing the medical device market, including market size, growth potential, and key players
• Map out available healthcare financing, including foreign investment
• Help to identify key short-, mid- and long-term opportunities for medical device industry
  
  
  

Required Knowledge:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a master’s degree in economics, public health, business, market research, or a related field
• Proficiency in English
• Strong analytical and research skills with ability to synthetize and report out
• Strong analytical and research skills with ability to synthetize and report out
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  
  
  

Would be a plus:

• Familiarity with the healthcare sector and/or medical device market
• Previous experience in market research or data analysis
  
  
  

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here