I loved the culture at Amgen! Everyone was so willing to help and the project I was given had a real impact on the company.
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Advice
Don't be afraid to go outside of your comfort zone! That will help you learn an incredible amount and you will gain skills that you can apply for a lifetime!
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information systems intern
May - August 2019 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
My team and how they gave us a broad exposure to the company.
What I wish was different
I was not entirely interested in information systems and wished I pursued something closer to manufacturing.
Advice
Take all the opportunities they offer you to network.
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Supply Chain Analyst Intern
June - August 2019 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
I loved the company culture
What I wish was different
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Business Operations Intern
May - August 2018 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
I actually worked on projects that are now in use in the company and I worked with many different departments.
What I wish was different
I wish I could have had more time on the manufacturing floor.
Advice
Don’t be afraid to ask anyone for help and to work on other projects.
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Quality Control Intern
May - August 2018 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
My manager was very supportive! Every employee was so willing to give career advice and provide mentorship. The program includes a weekly speaker series with members of the Senior Leadership Team, offsite intern bonding, and a poster session at the end of the summer to showcase your work.
What I wish was different
My primary project was not very technically challenging, and it was a lot of busy work.
Advice
Leverage the network during your time there!
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Global Supply Chain Analytics & Insights Intern
May - August 2018 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
The work culture, personal freedom, amazing facilities, overall welcoming employees
What I wish was different
Better project structure and more manager involvement
Advice
Stay goal-oriented and seek help from a variety of sources
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Finance and Strategy Intern
June - August 2018 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
I loved the program! I loved the paid for housing, intern lunches, coffee chat culture, executive speaker series, and case competition.
What I wish was different
I wish we had some say over what project we were given.
Advice
The Amgen internship is a three-fold experience: 1. Your Project 2. Coffee Chats/Networking 3. Week long case competition.
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Research
June - August 2017 • Pasadena, CA
What I liked
Studying jellyfish
What I wish was different
Enjoyed California more
Advice
Research may not be exciting to do at first but it definitely grows on you when you take more control.
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Finance and Strategy Intern
June - September 2017 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
Program was set up great, the company has an amazing and comfortable culture - very supportive. The internship was set up to where you are developing a project that is actually useful.
What I wish was different
Your experience is heavily due to the manager you are assigned to and a lot of the projects aren't comparable in difficulty and complexity, as well as some projects were not finance related at all.
Advice
Network as much as possible and get ahead on your project.
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Automation Engineering intern
May - August 2017 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
Tons of support, fun company that cares about its people, products, and customers, fantastic company culture
What I wish was different
a better project that had more tangible results
Advice
Ask everyone to talk or for help! Learn as much as you can. Everyone wants to see you succeed there.
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Software Engineer
June - September 2018 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
Organized intern program, they paid for housing, good pay, good networking opportunities, good project, good technology, smart people
What I wish was different
My project was very independent of what the team was working on, so I received little guidance.
Advice
Network a ton
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Continuous Improvement Intern
May - August 2018 • Tampa, FL
What I liked
I liked how they treated the interns. They threw intern social events and speaker series. They also made sure all of the interns had a project to present at an end of the summer Intern Poster session.
What I wish was different
I wish that I had less free times. At times it would get very slow.
Advice
Talk to everyone and always be asking for more work.
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Biology Research Assistant
May - August 2018 • New York City, NY
What I liked
Amgen Scholars internship program gave me housing and flew me out to LA for symposium during the summer. Program included scientific communication seminar course. Also had a good deal of independence in the lab.
What I wish was different
I wish I had been given better-defined expectations and an idea of “reasonable” work. Some interns would work weekends and some regularly had short work days.
Advice
Don’t be afraid to ask questions
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Business Development Intern
June - September 2018 • Thousand Oaks, CA
What I liked
The program made top executives accessible to interns and enabled us to learn from their advice.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Data Science Intern
June - August 2018 • Cambridge, MA
What I liked
The office is awesome - right in the middle of Kendall square. Most FTEs are relatively young, so I felt like they were receptive to my ideas and input. I definitely feel like my work was appreciated.
What I wish was different
The office in Cambridge doesn't have a strong HR presence so there aren't many events / bonding opportunities for interns. I got to know the few who worked on my team, but not many others.
Advice
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Human Resources Intern
May - August 2018 • Tampa, FL
What I liked
Wonderful company that seeks to develop young professionals.
What I wish was different
Nothing!
Advice
Work at this company!!!
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Product Manager Intern
August 2017 • Paris, France
What I liked
They give me a lot of projects and responsibilities
What I wish was different
We do not have time to do everything. We are always in the rush and it is stressful. Also I am an apprentice so one week per month I have to go to school and it contributes to the rush because I only have 3 weeks per month to work. It’s part of it but sometimes frustrating.
Advice
Communicate a lot with your manager. Never say yes you can do it when you know you won’t be able to. When you start to job you want to give everything and say yes to everything but sometimes you have to learn how to priorize and to say no.
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Product Lifecycle Management Intern
May - August 2019 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
The company itself, the people I met, my team, the Internship Program, living in RI
What I wish was different
My project, the amount of hands-on work was lacking
Advice
Learn from people on your team but also those in different facets of the company. Everyone is so smart and has some awesome experiences to share.
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Manufacturing intern
May - August 2020 • West Greenwich, RI
What I liked
What I wish was different
Advice
Learn as much as your can! It’s a great opportunity
