Intern - Medical Communications

Syneos Health • New York, NY

316d • $24 - $28

About The Position

An internship with us gives you the opportunity to work side by side with passionate problem solvers on powerful and fulfilling work. Our collaborative culture inspires you to learn from the expertise surrounding you and to share your own knowledge and experience with colleagues. You'll be asked to speak up and challenge the status quo - you have a voice and will be encouraged to use it. Cadent specializes in high science, high touch peer to peer medical communications. The company excels in translating complex science into compelling messages that deliver value and action. Cadent builds relationships and collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals. An internship with Cadent will give you the opportunity to experience what it is like to work at a healthcare communications agency. During your time with Cadent, you will gain valuable skills for both client services, project management, and pharmaceutical development lifecycle that will prepare you for a future in the medical communications industry. 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.

Requirements

• Current pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or similar
• Past internship experience or project work in Communications, Advertising
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams), and email
• Above-average attention to detail, effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage a workload consisting of several concurrent projects or tasks
• Ability to stay organized, multi-task, and be proactive
• Can collaborate well with internal team members
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Candidates must be a minimum of a Rising Junior and currently enrolled full time in Spring/Summer or Spring/Fall '25 semesters.

Responsibilities

• Serving as an active member of the account team, learning the fundamentals of account management, understanding what 'good' account management looks like, and how to confidently provide client service support
• Contributing to roles that bring projects to completion effectively & efficiently cross-functionally, under the supervision of an account team member
• Completing day-to-day tasks associated with running projects, including understanding and capturing internal and client feedback, assisting with collateral updates, writing meeting recaps, creating project briefs, updating status reports, learning to develop project scopes, budgets and timelines, organizing files on the agency server, daily administrative tasks, etc.
• Collaborating successfully with all agency departments, including ensuring teams are prepared for internal and external meetings, coordinating meetings, and follow-ups on outstanding items
• Participating in team meetings and, as appropriate, in client presentations
• Collaborating with fellow interns to complete a special project and presenting to the executive leadership team
• Seeking out increased opportunity for learning and exposure to aspects of the agency world that intrigue you most
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $24-$28/hr. and will vary based on the candidate's semesters completed in school.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree