Biogen · 7 hours ago
Intern, Health Equity & Community-Centered Innovation
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$23/hr - $29/hrBiogen’s Health Equity & Clinical Innovation team is seeking a temporary intern to support the integration of health equity into core medical affairs operating processes and capabilities. The role will focus on assessing equity considerations in medical affairs and developing educational resources to embed health equity into medical practices.
BiotechnologyHealth CareNeuroscienceTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Map how health equity considerations are currently incorporated—or absent—across key medical affairs activities, including: Disease strategy development and medical planning, Evidence generation and Phase IV / real-world evidence planning, Scientific education, disease materials, and content development, External scientific engagement and stakeholder planning
Review existing medical affairs templates, guidance documents, and workflows to assess consistency and completeness of equity integration
Identify integration opportunities to embed health equity into existing standard medical affairs processes (e.g., added prompts, sections, or decision considerations)
Propose updates to: Medical strategy and planning templates, Evidence generation frameworks, Education (internal and external) and engagement planning tools
Ensure all recommendations are practical, scalable, and aligned with medical affairs governance and compliance expectations
Develop 1–2 internal medical affairs education modules/presentations focused on understanding health equity and applying health equity principles in day-to-day medical affairs work
Create a health equity “quick reference” for disease teams, translating academic and public health concepts into clear, medical affairs relevant guidance
Support development of practical tools that help medical affairs teams: Ask the right equity-focused questions during planning, Identify evidence and education gaps, Apply equity considerations consistently across disease areas
Translate findings into clear, medical affairs ready insights and visual summaries
Support development of briefing materials and presentations for medical affairs and Health Equity leadership
Contribute to internal alignment by framing equity as an enabler of scientific rigor, relevance, and impact
Complete at least one Health Equity Disease Literature and Insights Overviews aligned with medical affairs standards, including: Epidemiology and disease burden, Demographic and geographic variation, Severity, comorbidities, and outcomes, Economic burden and access challenges, Diagnostic delay, Racial/ethnic, age, and gender differences, Quality of life and caregiver impact, Published patient reported outcomes, patient experience and real-world data
Present findings including opportunities for Biogen medical teams to medical affairs and Health Equity team members at the conclusion of the internship
Support medical affairs aligned community outreach initiatives
Support ad hoc medical affairs or Health Equity projects as needed
Contribute to synthesis decks, briefing documents, and insight summaries for internal stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Legal authorization to work in the U.S
At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
Currently enrolled in an accredited community college, college, university or skills program/apprenticeship
Strong interest in medical affairs, health equity, pharmaceutical development, rural health, public health, or clinical research
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated cultural humility
Excellent analytical, synthesis, and organizational skills
Ability to synthesize scientific, qualitative, and community-based insights into clear, actionable recommendations
Organized, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a large, matrixed environment
Currently enrolled in a graduate (any year) or undergraduate (ideally rising senior) level program focused in: Medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, biology, clinical research, healthcare administration, health policy, or other healthcare related fields
Candidates from other majors such as communications, sociology, psychology, anthropology, public relations, or related disciplines with strong relevance to health equity and medical affairs will also be considered
Benefits
Company paid holidays
Commuter benefits
Employee Resource Groups participation
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Company
Biogen
Biogen is an American biotechnology company that provides therapeutics for neurological, autoimmune, and rare diseases.
Founded in 1978Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
JP Morgan
2023-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1991-09-27IPO
Leadership Team
Robin C. Kramer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Priya Singhal
Executive Vice President, Head of Development
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