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Intern, Business Operations, SRDO
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.San Rafael, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jan 2025
💰 $50,000/yr($42,000/yr – $50,000/yr)
About the role
Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Worldwide Research and Development
From research and discovery to post-market clinical development, our WWRD engine involves all bench and clinical research and the associated groups that support those endeavors. Our teams work on developing first-in-class and best-in-class therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with genetic diseases. SUMMARY:The BioMarin Summer Internship Program will enable students to gain valuable experience and knowledge of the processes and systems within BioMarin, while gaining an insight into the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Over the course of 10 - 12 weeks our interns gain industry experience while working alongside our talented team on meaningful projects. The Business Operations group within Strategic Research and Development Operations (SRDO), is the center of excellence for providing industry best practice operational support for the conduct of BioMarin’s global trials, including vendor and site contract management, strategic vendor oversight, and financial spend analysis and management. The group utilizes rigorous processes, procedures, and tools to ensure financial discipline and transparency in vendor and trial site spend, by managing the development, negotiation and execution of vendor and site budgets and contracts, and managing the financial and resource projections across projects and trials. JOB DESCRIPTION/PROJECT:The Intern is responsible for assisting with development of vendor/site contracting strategy, analyzing and negotiating budgets and contracting terms, drafting and/or reviewing and managing the execution of the vendor and site budgets, and invoice/purchase order management throughout the contract lifecycle. The intern will also be responsible for developing and implementing functional projects focused on improving effectiveness or efficacy of department systems and processes. Required Skills:· Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel);· Excellent organization and time-management skills; must be able to demonstrate agility in prioritizing assigned work· Strong written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with outside parties and serve as a liaison among department personnel and business partners, and proactively communicate relevant issues and deadlines; · Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic;
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Worldwide Research and Development
From research and discovery to post-market clinical development, our WWRD engine involves all bench and clinical research and the associated groups that support those endeavors. Our teams work on developing first-in-class and best-in-class therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with genetic diseases. SUMMARY:The BioMarin Summer Internship Program will enable students to gain valuable experience and knowledge of the processes and systems within BioMarin, while gaining an insight into the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Over the course of 10 - 12 weeks our interns gain industry experience while working alongside our talented team on meaningful projects. The Business Operations group within Strategic Research and Development Operations (SRDO), is the center of excellence for providing industry best practice operational support for the conduct of BioMarin’s global trials, including vendor and site contract management, strategic vendor oversight, and financial spend analysis and management. The group utilizes rigorous processes, procedures, and tools to ensure financial discipline and transparency in vendor and trial site spend, by managing the development, negotiation and execution of vendor and site budgets and contracts, and managing the financial and resource projections across projects and trials. JOB DESCRIPTION/PROJECT:The Intern is responsible for assisting with development of vendor/site contracting strategy, analyzing and negotiating budgets and contracting terms, drafting and/or reviewing and managing the execution of the vendor and site budgets, and invoice/purchase order management throughout the contract lifecycle. The intern will also be responsible for developing and implementing functional projects focused on improving effectiveness or efficacy of department systems and processes. Required Skills:· Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel);· Excellent organization and time-management skills; must be able to demonstrate agility in prioritizing assigned work· Strong written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with outside parties and serve as a liaison among department personnel and business partners, and proactively communicate relevant issues and deadlines; · Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic;
Desired Skills:· Relevant experience working in the pharmaceutical industry (including CROs)· Relevant technical experience working with contracts and business operations· Experience in the following applications:o MS SharePoint, Teams, Power BIo BOARD (business intelligence software)o DocuSign/DocuSignCLMo Coupao Oracleo Aribao Icertis
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