Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

*A successful legal intern candidate satisfactorily performs these general categories of duties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Review scientific articles and research with guidance from Research & Development.
• Create templates for claim substantiation matrices.
• Perform reviews of claim substantiation matrices.
• Support the project manager and or attorney on the substantiation matter received by Research and Development and Marketing.
• Coordinate and track claims and their substantiation through a systematic procedure.
• Assist with document retention, scanning, and shredding.
• Work efficiently with multiple departments to meet deadlines and goals.
• Assist the in-house attorney with other related projects.

 1 This list is a summary and not inclusive of all essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

 Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or in college/university for a bachelor’s degree)
• 1+ years of experience

Skills and Abilities: 

• Approachable with excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work as a team player while maintaining a high degree of customer service and confidentiality. 
• Ability to prioritize job tasks in order of changing priority and in a deadline-driven, fast-paced work environment.  
• High degree of integrity; able to handle confidential information with absolute discretion. 
• Strong initiative (drive, sense of urgency) and flexibility.  
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy, including data entry and mathematical aptitude. Highly organized, adapting quickly to changing priorities, and simultaneously handling multiple projects with total accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Strong organizational and administrative skills and the ability to multitask. 
• Ability to meet deadlines and follow directions.   
• Excellent time management skills and a demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure. 
• Adaptable and comfortable with change, focused on continuous Improvement.  
• Thrive in a deadline-driven environment and can respond well to changing priorities, workflows, and information. 
• Must be able to multitask and work well under pressure. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

 Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. 

 Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.