Intern, Scientific Services at Cadent
Company overview
Cadent is a healthcare communications agency that specializes in medical communications that educate health care providers effectively, but also challenges the status quo to motivate behavior change. The company excels in translating complex science into compelling stories that deliver value and action. Throughout the process, a key objective is to build relationships and collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals.
Role description
During this 12-week summer internship program, you’ll have an opportunity to learn how to apply client strategy to the development of high science communication tactics that could include traditional (slide presentations, white papers, manuscripts) as well as outside-the-box deliverables (data visualization and infographics, mechanism of action videos). Joining the team, you receive hands-on training in every stage of the process and can work across agency departments to develop and finalize content that meets our standard for flawless execution. Along the way you will be exposed to leaders in the medical communications industry who will help you understand not just the “how” but the “why” behind everything we do.
To culminate the experience, you will be given the opportunity to present to the medical communications team at Cadent on a topic relevant to the pharmaceutical industry. During this presentation, you will pull from the 12-week experience to demonstrate your understanding of scientific and medical communications.
This is a 12-week internship; full-time over Summer 2023.
Responsibilities
Assist with necessary background research to understand the relevant therapeutic category vis-à-vis clients’ strategies
Collaborate with a team of medical communications professionals to develop high-quality and strategically aligned scientific communications (manuscripts, slide decks, etc) in support of a pharmaceutical product
Attend internal status meetings to keep the agency team abreast of progress against deliverables and timelines
Assist senior agency staff in preparing for client meetings and content reviews with medical experts and other stakeholders
Learn to incorporate feedback from a range of perspectives into scientific content, while maintaining strategic focus
Work with various departments across the agency to finalize content for medical-legal-regulatory review, ensuring factual accuracy and flawless execution
Job Requirements
Students who have recently completed or intend to complete their degree requirements during the 2023/2024 academic year
Currently pursuing an advanced degree in the biomedical sciences (MS, PhD) or an advanced health sciences professional degree (PharmD, MD)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams), email, and voicemail
Strong attention to detail, effective oral and written communication skills
Ability to manage a workload consisting of several concurrent projects or tasks
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