2025 Summer Internship – US Medical Information and Review

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Job Description

The Medical Information & Review team delivers high-quality, balanced, and timely medical and scientific information regarding specific Takeda products, upon the request of internal and external business partners, health care professionals (HCPs) and consumers. Another critical responsibility of this team is to provide medical and scientific review of promotional materials, press releases, sales training communications, and medical materials to support the overall Medical/Regulatory/Legal review process

Job Description:

The candidate will be given exposure to the responsibilities of an entry level position on the Medical Information and Review team

• Retrieve, analyze and interpret professional and scientific literature to assist in providing medical information to consumers and health care professionals.
• Use a systematic and efficient procedure to retrieve appropriate medical information to assist in answering a request.
• Utilize several types of medical information resources that can be used to satisfy a medical information request.
• Evaluate components of research literature, including study design, methodology, results, conclusions, and clinical significance, for appropriateness, accuracy, and completeness.
• Formulate medical information responses based on requestors’ questions and Takeda's medical information editorial standards.
• Provide medical and scientific review of a medical information response, and promotional/medical material to support the Medical/Regulatory/Legal process.
• Understand the various roles, processes and industry standards involved in providing medical information and review in the pharmaceutical industry setting.
• Develop knowledge of other roles and functions within Medical Affairs and other departments.
• In consultation with the internship supervisor, develop and present at least one structured presentation relevant to Medical Information & Review as well as a journal club presentation.

Internship Development Opportunities:

The Medical Information & Review team delivers high-quality, balanced, and timely medical and scientific information regarding specific Takeda products, upon the request of internal and external business partners, health care professionals (HCPs) and consumers. Another critical responsibility of this position is to provide medical and scientific review of promotional materials, press releases, sales training communications, and medical materials to support the overall Medical/Regulatory/Legal review process. The candidate will be given exposure to the responsibilities of an entry level position on the Medical Information and Review team.

Job Requirements:

• This position will be Hybrid and require 2-3 days in the Lexington office per week.
• Must be currently enrolled  in a PharmD, MD, or PhD program
  • Candidate must have completed their P2 year if in a PharmD program by the start date of the internship.
  • PhD students will ideally have a research focus that is healthcare adjacent (e.g., an area in biology or chemistry, epidemiology, etc.)
• Basic understanding of computer skills including MS Office (PowerPoint, Words, Excel)
• Internet skills including use of e-mails, group messaging and information gathering
• Highly reliable and a strong team player
• Flexible with an attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Internship Eligibility

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a perman