The Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization
Entrepreneurship Internship
www.zuckerinnovation.org
The Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization (Zucker Institute) is a key collaborator within the MUSC innovation ecosystem that collectively generates recognition and impact from the enterprise’s innovations across the domains of scholarly research, education, and public health. Established as a 501(c)(3) MUSC affiliated organization, the Zucker Institute’s missions are to evaluate and manage the intellectual property generated by the faculty, staff, and students at MUSC, to lead the commercialization of such intellectual property to ensure it will provide a benefit to the public, and to support and facilitate entrepreneurial and economic development activities that provide opportunities for research funding and elevate MUSC's reputation. This office works closely and collaboratively with leaders from several offices across the MUSC enterprise, including the Office of Innovation, Office of External Affairs, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the MUSC Health innovation team, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and the Office of the General Counsel to achieve its missions.
Internship Description:
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer of the Zucker Institute, the Entrepreneurship Intern will support entrepreneurship initiatives at ZI with a focus on creation of web-based content to educate and prepare life science inventors and entrepreneurs.
Responsibilities for the Zucker Entrepreneurship Intern include, but are not limited to:
- Working with CTO and other ZI team members to create web-based content for a “Founders Toolkit” designed for first time life science entrepreneurs.
- Contributing to planning and design sessions in collaboration with external marketing service providers.
- Interfacing with external marketing and creative content design teams.
- Curating content from online sources and sites with similar start-up resources to create unique resources that are consistent with existing university start-up programs.
- This is a paid position.
Technical Requirements:
- Educational focus in a Life Science, Bioengineering or Biochemical Engineering, or Entrepreneurship field.
- Strong interest in commercialization of Life Science Technology.
- Web design and creative content design expertise preferred.
Interpersonal Requirements:
Competency in developing collaborations.
Ability to communicate concepts clearly and concisely to audiences with and without technical expertise.
Ability to navigate collaboration and teamwork among a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.
Capacity for thinking both strategically and tactically.
Willingness to grow with the organization and participate in professional development training programs.
Background:
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state’s only integrated academic health sciences center, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and nearly 800 residents in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. MUSC brought in more than $271 million in biomedical research funds in fiscal year 2020, continuing to lead the state in obtaining National Institutes of Health funding, with more than $129.9 million.
As the clinical health system of MUSC, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2021, for the seventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.
MUSC and its affiliates have collective annual budgets of $4.4 billion. The more than 25,000 MUSC team members include world-class faculty, physicians, specialty providers and scientists who deliver groundbreaking education, research, technology and patient care.
In 2020, MUSC launched its bold new strategic plan, OneMUSC 2025, with seven goals including “Create a culture of innovation.” To meet its strategic objective, MUSC continues to refine its innovation infrastructure and to invest in new programs and initiatives that incentive innovation and serve to advance the Zucker Institute towards its own goal of becoming a best-in-class commercialization engine for the enterprise.
Benefits
- Truly hands on
- Work with world class inventors and researchers
- A real world view of startup formation
- Financial compensation and flexible hours
The Application: Application Form + Resume + Unofficial Transcript + (1) Letter of Recommendation emailed to Joe Fiore (fiorej@musc.edu) by March 17.
Download the application form for complete instructions. Contact fiorej@musc.edu with any questions.
