2026 Summer Intern - Product Development Global Operations - Study Start-Up Specialist
About The Position
As a member of the PDG Country Study Start Up Team, your primary focus is to facilitate efficient study start-up processes to contribute to the delivery of clinical trials to patients. You will support innovative clinical trial delivery, strategy and execution and support study start up needs, such as informed consent management, clinical trial submissions and regulatory coordination, site documentation and compliance, budget and contract management, and payment oversight. Collaboration with local country teams, global study teams, and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) is essential to this role. You may support other areas of PDG business needs, such as systems and process management and other areas. You will have the opportunity to gain basic knowledge and practical skills to assist with study start-up in clinical trials and drug development, including learning about the clinical trial industry and how trials work.
Requirements
- Must have attained a Bachelor's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program).
- Must have attained a Master's Degree (not currently enrolled in a graduate program).
- Must have attained a PhD.
- Required Majors: Life Sciences related field (in Scientific, Medical or Healthcare subject area).
- Proven experience operating and working in a professional setting.
- Self- starter, proactive problem solver with a solution-focused mindset.
- Ability to work with guidance and manage multiple competing priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), collaboration, interpersonal skills and team player.
- Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.
- Broad knowledge of the drug development life cycle and clinical trial methodology.
- Skilled in creating and maintaining relationships with a customer-focused attitude.
- Ability to distill complex information from multiple sources and draw meaningful conclusions and insights.
- Identifies, contributes to and participates to solve and/or improve complex and bring new perspectives.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate efficient study start-up processes to contribute to the delivery of clinical trials to patients.
- Support innovative clinical trial delivery, strategy and execution
- Support study start up needs, such as informed consent management, clinical trial submissions and regulatory coordination, site documentation and compliance, budget and contract management, and payment oversight.
- Collaboration with local country teams, global study teams, and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs)
- Support other areas of PDG business needs, such as systems and process management and other areas.
Benefits
- A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.
- paid holiday time off benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
