2026 U.S Summer Internship Program: Global Regulatory Affairs Project & Process Specialist Intern

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Job Description

Takeda is committed to innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement. We believe in empowering our team members with the tools, skills, and resources they need to excel. As part of our Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) Operations team, you will collaborate with stakeholders across Research & Development departments to deliver projects that drive meaningful results for both our personnel and our patients.

Embark on a transformative journey where your curiosity meets innovation, and your ambition catalyzes organizational growth. As the business landscape continues to evolve, the ability to adapt and enhance processes through intelligent technology becomes paramount. We are searching for forward-thinking individuals eager to make a tangible impact by marrying project management expertise with cutting-edge solutions. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are driven by the prospect of contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, your next opportunity begins here.

Are you passionate about streamlining business operations, leveraging technology for organizational success, and applying your project management skills to real-world challenges? We invite highly motivated students with a background in project management, business administration, information technology, or related fields to join Takeda’s Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) Operations team as a Summer Intern. In this role, you will play a key part in optimizing key business processes and supporting the application of technology solutions to improve our team’s knowledge management capabilities across various MS Office applications (SharePoint, Project, Excel, OneNote, etc.).

How You Will Contribute:

As a GRA Operations Project & Process Specialist Intern, you will have the opportunity to develop competency, build capability, and deliver results in the following areas:

• Project Management Support: Assist in planning, executing, and monitoring business process improvement initiatives. Collaborate with project teams to define objectives, create timelines, track progress, and ensure deliverables are met.

• Process Documentation: Analyze existing business workflows, identify gaps or inefficiencies, and help document new or improved processes using standardized methodologies.

• Technology Solutions Implementation: Work with teams to deploy, configure, and optimize various software applications. Support migration of content and ensure effective categorization, tagging, and access controls.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and facilitate training sessions or workshops on new technologies and procedures.

• Change Management: Contribute to the development of communication and training materials to support adoption of new business processes and technology solutions.

• Performance Measurement: Help establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and assist in the collection and analysis of data to measure the success of process improvements.

• Continuous Improvement: Research best practices in project management, process optimization, and knowledge management, and recommend enhancements or new tools for optimizing organizational efficiency.
   

You will have the opportunity to contribute specifically by:

• Attending routine 1-1s and progress meetings with project teams.

• Reviewing current business processes and assisting in mapping workflows using tools such as Visio.

• Supporting the consolidation of legacy documentation and knowledge repositories within SharePoint, establishing metadata and versioning standards, and ensuring standards are followed.

• Drafting training guides, quick reference sheets, and internal communications to support process and technology rollouts.

• Helping manage project trackers, status reports, and meeting notes.

• Responding to queries and provide troubleshooting assistance related to knowledge management platforms.

• Documenting lessons learned and share feedback with the team to support continuous improvement efforts.

• Preparing and delivering a “My GRA Summer” synopsis of the intern exper