Summer Intern, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy And Engagement

Intern Position Summary
The AGT PA&E 2023 Summer Intern will support the PA&E department with key programs and initiatives to ensure the voice of the patient is incorporated into our development programs to deliver meaningful outcomes and resources for the patient community.
The ideal candidate for this position demonstrates a genuine desire to learn more about the role the Patient Advocacy function holds in the development of meaningful clinical programs and lifecycle. This individual will be responsible for overall department support including: support with Patient Advocacy Organizations (PAO) funding requests, patient-focused employee engagement events, conferences participation, development of educational resources and other tasks as indicated by the executive director and senior manager.
Intern Job Responsibilities/Deliverables
- Manage patient-related grant and sponsorship tracking, agreements, and key processes
- Lead planning and implementation of patient-related virtual events for employees
- Development of select educational resources to support the programs and department, including AGT patient brochure, disease-specific educational materials, website etc.
- Manage specific patient conference and meeting logistics
- Lead coordination and vendor management for select patient insight initiatives
Intern Qualifications and Skills
- Pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in life sciences or a related field with a minimum GPA of 3.3
- Must have an interest in pursuing a career in Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharmaceuticals
- Ability to manage workload effectively including planning, organizing, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
- Demonstrates genuine compassion, empathy, and caring deeply for the patients and families we have the honor to partner with and learn from
- Experience with process management, management of projects, or organizing work plans and collateral, internal and external communications, or other experience with transferable competencies
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to appropriately adapt communications to diverse audiences
- Demonstrates sound judgement and ethics