2025 University Recruiting - US Medical Affairs Health Systems Internship
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Job Description
The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.
Our company's Research Laboratories is currently recruiting for a summer intern within U.S. Medical Affairs Health Systems. The intern in this position will gain a broad understanding of Medical Affairs and access/reimbursement in US Health Systems (e.g., payers, integrated delivery networks) across the entire Company portfolio through collaborative leadership experiences. The intern will partner with internal Health Systems (HS) colleagues to develop and update listening priorities, review and share insights with key internal stakeholders, and contribute to resource and training planning of the HS field team. In addition, the intern will monitor for updates to both internal and competitor data and regulatory action across therapeutic areas to appropriately update the HS Field Engagement Plan(s). The intern will gain valuable experience in working within a matrixed organization of several internal stakeholders. This position would best suit someone with an interest in various therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, vaccines, general medicine, cardiovascular disease, etc.), market access principles, and medical affairs.
Education:
- Candidates must be currently pursuing a degree in Pharmacy, or a doctorate level clinical/ health science degree
- Candidates must be returning to school in Fall 2025
Required Experience / Qualities:
- Candidates must be available to work full-time for 12 weeks from ~May 26 – August 15, 2025
- Candidates must be proficient with Microsoft Office (e.g., PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Candidates must be self-driven and hard-working
- Candidates must have excellent verbal and written skills
- Candidates must have strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Candidates must have ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
Preferred Experience:
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and / or managed care
Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected salary range:
$39,600.00 - $105,500.00
FTP2025
MRL2025
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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