Audit and Assurance Services Co-Op (Jul 2025)

Job Description

Our Finance team brings financial perspectives into overall strategic and tactical decision-making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Position Overview:

Our company Corporate Audit and Assurance Services (MCAAS) Co-Op participants will be placed onto audit projects and work with our Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) project management team. These teams collaborate with stakeholders across the Finance organization, helping to solve vital business needs for Finance by leveraging data analytics and understanding implications on global healthcare systems.

By joining the co-op, individuals will gain an understanding of how the company is fulfilling its purpose of inventing medicines to improve people’s lives. The co-op will allow individuals to gain knowledge on products, healthcare systems, payors, and regulatory and reputational risks while working intimately with our global business operations. In addition, individuals will use data analytics to gain insights into business practices and the execution of the company’s strategy; this includes a deeper knowledge of internal controls, business compliance, and risk management. Individuals will be based in the global headquarters in Rahway, NJ.

This opportunity will last 6 months and will include several projects. These opportunities will provide you with a variety of experiences and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Opportunity to Innovate in a Changing World through:

• Win as one team – We will empower you to work across the company developing and leveraging a network of relationships to achieve high-level business insights. We collaborate with different finance and business functions to achieve the goals of the company as one team.
• Focus on what matters – You will learn how to evaluate business operations, processes, and internal controls to effectively complete risk-based audits. Individuals are empowered to develop their skillsets through a wide breadth of engagements, across various business lines. This helps individuals to focus on what matters in a complex and evolving business environment.
• Act with urgency – We act promptly as our company actively evolves in a changing world. Additionally, MCAAS acts as a trusted advisor, supporting the enterprise via advisory engagements.
• Experiment, learn, and adapt – We challenge the way we work every day as our Senior Leaders are committed to continuously evaluating new ways of working through ideation and experimentation. Individuals will be part of a culture where every experiment is taken as a lesson learned, which is part of the innovative process.
• Embrace diversity and inclusion – We are dedicated to bringing diverse backgrounds, cultures, and mindsets into our team. We believe in creating an environment when everyone can bring their full self to work and feel they are part of a team.
• Speak up and be open-minded – We work to break down silos and share our knowledge to better connect people and data. Individuals will be challenged to critically problem solve, act as trusted advisors, and utilize data & analytic applications to provide business insights. Co-op participants will prepare and deliver presentations to both peers and leaders, sharing their successes and lessons learned.

This opportunity spans from July to December 2025. Co-ops will be full-time during the summer with the option to be part-time (20 – 30 hours/week) during the fall semester with flexibility surrounding class schedule. This is a paid opportunity with the added option to receive internship credit if allowed by your academic program.

The Co-op is designed to be completed by rising juniors who are still enrolled in classes. During the summer, co-ops will complete a comprehensive onboarding and training. This training will provide expansive business, industry, and audit knowledge. Additionally, the training will develop overall finance and business acumen, enhance leadership skills, and offer extensive networking opportunities.

Position Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience:

• Current Sophomores enrolled in a BS in Finance, Accountancy, or Business Analytics preferred
• Dedication to teamwork
• Demonstrated leadership
• Passion and commitment to learning
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Proven success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with client and business process owners as well as finance colleagues
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• Demonstration of ethics and integrity within a professional work environment

Preferred Experience and Skills:                   

• Previous internship or work experience in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics
• GPA of 3.3 or above

Our support functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our support functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities, and Security.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday, and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day unless business-critical tasks require an on-site presence.  This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

Other Details:

• Relocation: No relocation
• VISA Sponsorship: No
• Travel Requirements: No Travel Required
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
• Shift: Not Indicated
• Valid Driving License: No