UCB Internship - Policy & Government Affairs Intern

Job Title:UCB InternshipPolicy & Government Affairs Intern

Location: Washington D.C. (must be local)

Job Type: Internship (Hybrid 2 days a week onsite)

Educational Standing: Junior or Senior Preferred

Dates: May 20th - August 2nd 2024

This is a very exciting opportunity for young professionals, and we look forward to working with the intern hired as they grow their skills. A laptop and other resources necessary to support the work will be provided.

DC is at the heart of change for the health care system, affecting patients, providers, and innovators of life changing therapies. To help support our efforts in this ever-changing healthcare landscape, the UCB team is looking for a motivated summer intern who is ready to apply knowledge of public policy, government relations, and business in a fast paced, real-world environment.

Washington, DC is at the heart of change for the health care system, affecting patients, providers, and innovators of life changing therapies. To help support our efforts in this ever-changing healthcare landscape, the UCB team is looking for a motivated summer intern who is ready to apply knowledge of public policy, government relations, and business in a fast paced, real-world environment.

Job Description:

The intern will work in UCB’s Washington, DC office supporting the company’s U.S. Public Policy and Government Relations (GR) team (part of the US Corporate Affairs team). The intern will split their time working on projects related to federal and state public policy, federal and state government relations, and political programs (e.g., UCB’s political action committee (PAC)). Specifically, the intern will be responsible for the following activities:

· Review new rules and regulations to assess implications for patient access to UCB treatments;

· Assist with development of materials to be distributed to internal and external stakeholders;

· Attend Congressional hearings, state legislature hearings, Administration meetings, and other relevant meetings (e.g., coalition, trade association, etc.) and draft summaries for the Policy and GR team;

· Maintain a list of federal legislation critical to UCB, including brief descriptions of bills, providing updates as legislation moves through the process;

· Assist policy and GR team with development of presentations to be delivered to internal stakeholders and partners;

· Assist the Policy and GR team with research tasks related to legislation, regulation, CMS guidance, state bill amendments, state regulation, etc.;

· Attend (in-person and/or virtual) lobbying, taskforce, trade association meetings with state Government Relations Directors (GRDs);

· Assist in operational activities associated with UCB’s political action committee (U-PAC) including marketing and communications to U-PAC members and eligible employees;

· Support development of presentations for meeting with U-PAC’s board of directors;

· Maintain a calendar of federal Congressional fundraising events;

· Using a standardized template, update and develop coding, coverage and reimbursement profiles for UCB therapies to enable better understanding of impact of policy; and

· Engage cross-functionally in Corporate Affairs to compile reports and presentations.

Qualifications:

· Strong communication skills, particularly writing for different audiences and in different formats;

· Baseline understanding of the U.S. healthcare system;

· Ability to work independently after given initial direction by supervisor and meeting deadlines;

· Demonstrated leadership skills;

· Ability to synthesize material quickly and provide clear and concise summaries;

· Adept in researching, particularly government documents;

· Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn more about the company and the team’s work;

· Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask and prioritize; and

· Experience developing presentations for different types of audiences, particularly using MS PowerPoint.

Specific Skills:

☒Excel

☒PowerPoint

☒Word

☒Outlook

☒Communication and writing skills

☒Presentation Skills

☒Excellent organizational skills

UCB is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to his/her Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because he/she made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Are you local or will be local to the Washington D.C. area? (Must be onsite 2x a week)

Experience:

• Market research: 2 years (Preferred)
• Data analysis skills: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person