Intern, Business Development and Alliance Management

BioNTech • Cambridge, MA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Business Development & Alliance Management team under the Chief Legal & Business Officer steers BioNTech's business development of new partnerships and alliance management of existing external collaborations with strategic partners, which include pharmaceutical companies and biotech’s. The Co-Op/Intern in the Business Alliances team at BioNTech US will have the opportunity to assist a member(s) of the team in cross-functional projects among Business Alliances, Legal, Intellectual Property, and/or Research & Development.

Requirements

• Completed at least three (3) years of undergraduate coursework in biology, business or a related field, with an interest in R&D; or currently enrolled in a graduate program such as an MBA, PharmD, or MD with an interest in Biotechnology.
• Minimum of approximately 3.2 GPA
• Past experiences in a pharmaceutical/biotech company, life sciences consulting, or clinical research
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work cross-functionally
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with a passion to learn
• Responsible and able to sensitivity handle confidential Information
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

• Coordination of contractual obligations related to multi-partner, multi-asset clinical trial combination strategies
• Identifying and helping implement a fit-for-purpose Alliance Health Check platform
• Supporting the development of an alliance management and collaborations playbook
• Contributing to other business alliance initiatives, as assigned, based on the candidate’s education and/or experience (e.g., establishing a royalty monitoring function or implementation of tools for contracts obligation management)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern