9 months Intern - Early Clinical Development, Medical Communications & Governance (Summer 2025 - 2026)

9 months Intern - Early Clinical Development, Medical Communications & Governance (Summer 2025 - 2026)

Department Summary

Become a part of Early Clinical Development (ECD) as an intern within the Medical Communications & Governance group, which works to support and advance ECD's capabilities to bring pioneering therapies to patients. As an intern, you will assist with medical writing, editing, and project management for the development of clinical documents, including study protocols, informed consent forms, abstracts, manuscripts, and key scientific statements. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders in Clinical Science, Safety Science, Biometrics, and other functions to author, edit, and finalize these clinical documents.

This internship position is located in South San Francisco, CA.

The Opportunity

• Assist with the development of protocols and informed consent forms, including creating and maintaining project timelines; ensuring adherence to standard templates and style guides; facilitating authoring and review cycles; and coordinating publishing, signoff, and archiving.

• Support the development of publications (abstracts, posters, presentations, manuscripts) that are in line with the teams' strategic publication plans; maintain timelines and foster compliance with review processes.

• Assist with the development of scientific statements that capture the strategic messaging for an early-stage investigational molecule, including performing competitor and literature analyses and initial drafting of the scientific statements, as well as participating in the scientific statement workshop with the ECD molecule team.

• Participate on project teams and act as a key strategic thought partner with the clinical scientist and other team members for the above deliverables.

• Acquire and demonstrate a deep understanding of the role of clinical trials in the drug development process.

Program Highlights

• Intensive 9-month, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

• Program start dates are in May/June (Summer).

• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

Who You Are (Required)

Required Education: You meet one of the following criteria:

• Must be pursuing a Master's Degree (enrolled student).

• Must have attained a Master's Degree.

• Must be pursuing a PhD (enrolled student).

• Must have attained a PhD.

Required Majors: Sciences or English; Scientific or Technical Communication emphasis preferred.

Required Skills

• Superb written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate effectively across different functional areas.

• Prior experience with scientific, technical, or medical writing; ability to provide writing samples upon request.

• Strong planning and organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, follow a project through to completion, and ensure attention to detail within required timelines.

• Team player with ability to build effective working relationships throughout multiple levels of the organization.

• High degree of customer-focused sensitivity towards both internal and external customers helland business partners.

• Expert knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and gDocs, with interest in exploring technology trends and AI in the writing processes.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $35-$45 hour.Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for paid holiday time off benefits.

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