2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern

MerckNorth Wales, PA
$39,908 - $111,111Remote

About The Position

The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Labs Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. This job description is for a position on the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines Medical Affairs team, which is part of Global Medical and Scientific Affairs within our company's Research Laboratories. This team gathers insights from external scientific leaders, medical societies and ministries of health and uses this information to inform creation and execution of our company's research, clinical development and medical education strategies related to HPV. The intern will be responsible for developing and executing projects created with their supervisor to meet the evolving needs of the Medical Affairs team as well as the Intern’s professional interests and development needs.

Requirements

  • PhD Candidate in School of Public Health, preferably Epidemiology but can include Policy/Implementation with Epi focus, or MD candidates.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Expertise successfully working with teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand, develop and communicate scientific based strategies and messages.
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Strong project management and operational skills.
  • Experience with developing and publishing systematic literature reviews.
  • Familiarity with R or SAS, and SEERSTAT, and Microsoft excel.

Nice To Haves

  • Preferred HPV background but experience in vaccines, STI, or cervical cancer also appreciated.
  • Experience with HPV or vaccine or cancer epidemiology preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Summarize key publications into a digestible one pager for internal audiences.
  • Help prepare for a general input meeting on a major HPV topic area.
  • Help create medical narratives related to key HPV issues.
  • Assist with updates on real world evidence related to HPV vaccine-summarizing and creating key communication slides.
  • Assist with updates on adult HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening literature review.
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