Intern – MBA Marketing – San Diego, CA – Summer 2026
About The Position
Are you interested in an Internship opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing their MBA (first years) to participate in a 3 month paid intern opportunity with Philips Image Guided Therapy-Devices, focusing on development of marketing assets and sales support. This role is hosted at our site in San Diego, CA. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands-on experience working for a HealthTech company. Your role: Translating in-depth market and customer insights as well as competitive analyses into winning concepts/clear lifecycle for product specifications release in such a way that short-, mid- and long-term business results can be achieved Gathering input and facilitating alignment among internal groups (e.g., R&D, Innovation, manufacturing or suppliers, marketing management, communications and sales) and external stakeholders to create a winning roadmap and comprehensive implementation plan Guiding and driving the development of new products from initial phase until finalized to get the optimal combination of performance and price for the defined market segment Influencing business plans and management communications by supporting small product development projects for new features Participating in trade shows, events and other market introduction activities Providing post-market sales and field support (product promotion and pricing, communications and training/education materials)
Requirements
- You are a current MBA candidate
- Marketing/Sales experience or a combination of biomedical/engineering with commercial experience (marketing or similar emphasis preferred)
- Ability to develop a project from concept to realization while taking input from key stakeholders
- 2+ years of previous work experience, which may include previous internships and/or co-ops (medical device industry experience, a plus)
- Knowledge of marketing methods, channel strategies and value proposition creation
- Business acumen and a strong passion towards understanding the customer
- Able to communicate in English effectively, both written and verbal
- Able to work within a team environment
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
- US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
- For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance the job posting location.
Nice To Haves
- medical device industry experience, a plus
- Knowledge of interventional cardiology or cardiac Cath lab work environment is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Translating in-depth market and customer insights as well as competitive analyses into winning concepts/clear lifecycle for product specifications release in such a way that short-, mid- and long-term business results can be achieved
- Gathering input and facilitating alignment among internal groups (e.g., R&D, Innovation, manufacturing or suppliers, marketing management, communications and sales) and external stakeholders to create a winning roadmap and comprehensive implementation plan
- Guiding and driving the development of new products from initial phase until finalized to get the optimal combination of performance and price for the defined market segment
- Influencing business plans and management communications by supporting small product development projects for new features
- Participating in trade shows, events and other market introduction activities
- Providing post-market sales and field support (product promotion and pricing, communications and training/education materials)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
