Yebin Seo

My internship experience with AstraZeneca was very rewarding. I felt the team treated me as if I were a full-time employee and included me in all aspects of the work that they were doing. Because of this, I learned a lot about the role of IT in the pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, I enjoyed working with and getting to know many of the other…[Read more]

During my internship, I have learned that building close relationships with my co-workers is really important. Whenever I had a question and my manager was busy, I would have to rely on those who sat around me for help. If I did not make an effort to get to know my co-workers, I could not have gotten help from them as easily as I did, so the…[Read more]

At my internship, I often used Excel. As a result, the one credit excel class and the Data Analytics class really helped me accomplish my work quickly and efficiently. Especially in regards to Pivot Tables and using formulas like VLOOKUP. Additionally, I had to do a group presentation analyzing a communications tool called Slack to possibly be…[Read more]

In the beginning, I had trouble balancing my work, school, and extracurricular activities. I had classes all day Tuesday/Thursday and then work Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 7 to 4. However, I found that planning ahead and making a schedule every single day helped me prioritize and get all of my work done. I wrote all of my upcoming tasks in my…[Read more]

Effective communication is a vital skill that I have discovered is needed at my internship. I needed to clearly and succinctly communicate my ideas or problems to others whether this was through email, Skype, or in person. It is also important to be willing to learn new skills. During my time at AZ, I had to learn how to use a data migration tool…[Read more]

Like David mentioned, it took me a while to learn how to navigate myself around the company. During the first week, I came into the office early so that I could experiment with the different parking lots and routes I can take to get to my office. Thankfully, my manager helped me a lot when he told me where the closest parking lot from our office…[Read more]

Hi David! During my time at AZ, I worked in two different IT departments. My first job assignment was under the US Commercial IT department, and then my next assignment was under the Global IT department. I really enjoyed my time working in the pharmaceutical industry. I had the opportunity to learn about a company that uses technology as an…[Read more]

My name is Yebin Seo. This past summer and winter semester I was an IT intern at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. For my first assignment, I worked under a Business Analyst in the North American Commercial IT department writing business requirements and helping integrate various technologies into the company. Then, I was re-assigned to a Solutions…[Read more]