Corporate Affairs and Patient Advocacy Intern - Undergraduate
About The Position
We are looking for undergraduate students majoring in Communications, Political Science, Journalism, Marketing, Advertising, Public Affairs, or a related field for a 12-week internship role in Wilmington, DE from May 18 2026 to August 7 2026. Position Description: Patient Advocacy: Impact Reports for Nonprofit Partnerships: Define KPIs and outcome narratives; synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs; build clear, visual reports and executive summaries that highlight patient impact, reach, equity outcomes, and lessons learned. Internal Communication Toolkits: Create non-promotional toolkits (key messages, FAQs, slides, one-pagers, talking points, and email templates) to enable consistent, compliant internal communications about advocacy initiatives. Operationalizing Insight and Story Collection: Design and pilot a standardized process to capture notable stories and patient insights from nonprofit collaborations (intake forms, tagging taxonomies, consent and compliance checkpoints, storage and retrieval workflows); create guidance for ethical use in internal storytelling and decision-making. Project Planning Templates: Design reusable templates (charters, timelines, RACI, risk/issue logs, stakeholder maps, budget trackers, and post-project reviews); pilot and iterate based on user feedback. Corporate Communications: Contribute to scenario planning, draft holding statements and FAQs for routine inquiries, and maintain message banks for common topics such as safety, supply, and sustainability Connect with brand stakeholders to align on strategy and tactics related to communications and advocacy Support advocacy leads on strategic tactics to maximize sponsorships
Requirements
- Undergraduate students majoring in Communications, Political Science, Journalism, Marketing, Advertising, Public Affairs, or a related field.
- Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026.
- Strong interest in healthcare, biopharma, policy, and patient advocacy.
- Ability to turn complex data and stakeholder input into concise impact insights and recommendations.
- Strong storytelling and active listening, including skill in identifying key insights, narrative development, and communications.
- Experience with structured problem-solving, hypothesis formation, and developing frameworks.
- US Work Authorization is required at time of application.
- Ability to report onsite to Wilmington, DE 3-5 days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of basic project management or prior exposure to consulting, program evaluation, or operations is a plus.
- Experience working with advocacy groups, community organizations, and healthcare policy is a plus.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint/Teams and AI tools, is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Define KPIs and outcome narratives
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs
- Build clear, visual reports and executive summaries that highlight patient impact, reach, equity outcomes, and lessons learned
- Create non-promotional toolkits (key messages, FAQs, slides, one-pagers, talking points, and email templates) to enable consistent, compliant internal communications about advocacy initiatives
- Design and pilot a standardized process to capture notable stories and patient insights from nonprofit collaborations (intake forms, tagging taxonomies, consent and compliance checkpoints, storage and retrieval workflows)
- Create guidance for ethical use in internal storytelling and decision-making
- Design reusable templates (charters, timelines, RACI, risk/issue logs, stakeholder maps, budget trackers, and post-project reviews); pilot and iterate based on user feedback
- Contribute to scenario planning, draft holding statements and FAQs for routine inquiries, and maintain message banks for common topics such as safety, supply, and sustainability
- Connect with brand stakeholders to align on strategy and tactics related to communications and advocacy
- Support advocacy leads on strategic tactics to maximize sponsorships
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
