Marketing and Communications Intern

Epineuron

As a Marketing and Communications Intern, I work with the CEO to create marketing material for various stakeholders ranging from surgeons to investors and my main project is working on a website revamp. Currently, I am also working on a data mining project which analyzes hospital insurance claim codes to understand the reimbursement field for our product.

My favourite part about the internship is working with a dynamic team and understanding the innovation process and steps involved in creating a startup company.

Marketing Intern

Mallinckrodt

As a marketing intern, I work with various agencies to ensure accurate and timely completion of promotional material, whilst having the opportunity to work collaboratively with my international counterparts to strategically position marketing material for the Canadian market.

My favourite part of my internship thus far has been having the opportunity to attend the 2023 CRA Conference.

Market Access & Regulatory Affairs Intern

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals

In this dual role, I support the preparation of market access and regulatory submissions. I also aid in developing regulatory and market access strategies while working cross-functionally and with the global team.

My favourite part of the internship is that it gives me the opportunity to learn about two areas in pharma that intrigue me and it allows me to work on meaningful projects.

Business Development Intern

Tenomix Inc

As a Business Development Intern my job is to support the CEO and COO with a multitude of projects. Some of the projects include market research or building a pipeline of customers and new business opportunities to build brand awareness and drive revenue to the company.

My future career aspirations include working in an industry that I am passionate about, and loving my job.

Opperations Associate

Roche

As an Operations Associate at Roche, my exciting role is to support both the Medical and the Commercial teams for a given therapeutic area. This involves strong project management skills, working both internally and with external vendors. In this role, no two days are the same. I am involved in projects of many scopes such as HCP email campaigns, documentation creation for HCPs, and HCP contracting for AdBoards to name a few!

My favourite part of my internship is the ability to connect with individuals in so many different roles. Working cross functionally within both the Medical and Commercial teams and across multiple therapeutic areas has given me the opportunity have “coffee chats” with individuals in a vast array of roles and has helped me determine my future career path.

Medical Digital and Innovation Associate

AstraZeneca

As a Medical Digital and Innovation Associate at AstraZeneca, I support the development of digital tools that expand the capabilities of Medical Science Liaisons and revolutionize the way MSLs and Health Care professionals interact.

My favourite part of my internship is the opportunity to cross-functionally collaborate with individuals across the business to develop cutting-edge technology at the forefront of scientific development.

Venture Capital Analyst

iGan Partners

As a venture capital analyst and part of the deal team, I support incoming deals by managing pipelines, structuring deals, leading due diligence, providing LP updates and drafting investment memos.

My future career aspiration is to be an entrepreneur and venture capitalist in the biotech/medtech and digital health space.

Marketing Intern, Women’s Health

Bayer

As a Marketing Intern, I support the Women’s Health team in the development of our strategic and tactical marketing plans for HCPs and consumers. I collaborate with team members in the execution of programs and the development of tools used by sales representatives.

My favourite part of the internship is simultaneously working on multiple projects and learning about the intricate process of creating and launching a marketing campaign.

Oncology Diagnostics Intern

AstraZeneca

As an Oncology Diagnostics Intern, I interact with companies that are partnering with AstraZeneca to make genetic testing more widely available to cancer patients. Furthermore, I create presentations that field liaisons will use to inform healthcare professionals on how they can improve their practice by improving the standard of care they can offer to their patients. This position allows me to work with a large variety of people, including marketers, liaisons, forecasters and data analysts several cancer areas including lung, prostate, ovarian and breast cancer.

My favourite part of this role is that through my work I help patients receive the most personalized and effective treatments possible.

Medical Affairs Intern

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

As a Medical Affairs Intern, I support MSLs by processing materials for field use. I am also responsible for analyzing surveys to determine HCP and clinic needs and presenting them in a concise and digestible manner.

My favourite part of my internship at Vertex Pharmaceuticals is knowing I am a part of bringing a life-changing drug to patients.

Oncology Marketing Intern

AstraZeneca

As a marketing intern in oncology, I am supporting the launch efforts of a new indication in our
gastrointestinal cancer’s portfolio. My work involves developing strategic “playbooks” for our sales
force, conducting competitor analysis, developing patient mapping tools to identify leverage points for
our strategic imperatives, and planning the launch event for our newest indication in GI cancers. I also work with external agencies to ensure the successful completion of marketing materials for
healthcare providers and patients.

My favourite part of my internship has been working cross-functionally with colleagues on the GI oncology team and making an impact on patients with a cancer type with such a high unmet medical need.

Regulatory Affairs Associate

Roche

As a Regulatory Affairs Associate, I support global regulatory dispatches and activities for clinical and marketed products. I also work alongside the FutureWorks team to support projects from different functions within the Pharma Technical department.

My favourite part of my internship has been the ability to work cross functionally with other members of regulatory and outside of regulatory. Additionally, working with international partners has been a new and valuable learning experience in this role.

Life Sciences Business Analyst

Innovation Factory

I support the Synapse Life Science Consortium core team in capturing and reporting data to our funders and institutional partners. I also work collaboratively to identify life science companies for funding opportunities offered through our SOPHIE and HEALTHIE programs and meet with prospective companies to explain how these programs can benefit their success.

My favourite part of the internship is interacting with various stakeholders, from my colleagues in different departments to hospital administrators to business executives. I get to wear multiple hats and gain exposure to many projects.

Business Development Intern

Rehabtronics

In my role as a Business Development Intern, I conduct market research, assist with various business development activities, identify potential customers, and identify potential key opinion leaders.

My favourite thing about MBDC is the valuable and most importantly, the employable skillset that the program equips students with. The opportunity to work at my Co-op placement has been a highlight of my education as it was great culmination; showing real life application of what we spent the last 3 years learning.

Research Associate

Espervita Therapeutics

Espervita Therapeutics is a start up that develops metabolic reprogramming therapies to treat cancer. In my role at Espervita, I conduct different studies to evaluate the efficacy of novel ACLY-blocking drugs in treating chronic kidney disease.

My favourite aspect of the MBDC program is its distinct yet defined structure. The way the MBDC program is designed, it allows you to not only learn business acumen, gain research skills, and have an opportunity to be mentored by professionals, but also practically apply all your theoretical knowledge through the consulting project and your internship.

Product Marketing Intern

Trudell Medical International

As a Product Marketing intern, my role focuses on moving respiratory care products from creation to healthcare professionals and patients worldwide. This involves handling global marketing for Animal Health, as well as developing content for multiple product lines and company milestones on websites and social media channels. I also worked on creating, organising and sharing assets between Marketing and Sales teams.

My favourite part of the internship has been working in a fun work culture, where my team members have been incredibly supportive on projects and have consistently challenged me to grow. It has been extremely rewarding to work alongside patients and healthcare providers to better understand our products and their needs.

Research and Development Intern

Unity Health Toronto

As a Research and Development intern, my role is to provide support and guidance towards a variety of tasks related to research, business development, and health innovation. I am currently helping with the coordination and management of a clinical research study and helping a start-up business with commercialization and partnerships.

My favourite part of this internship is being able to work on a variety of different tasks. The diversity provides me with motivation and excitement to learn something new each day and provides me with an opportunity to hone many of my skills. Additionally, working with an interdisciplinary team also helps me learn from the expertise of co-workers.

Business Development Intern

McMaster Industry Liaison Office

The McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO) supports researchers transfer their innovations from the lab into a commercial setting. My role at MILO involves researching published intellectual property and literature, also known as prior art, related to upcoming innovations and creating a brief marketing summary describing the technology for those interested in licencing. I also aid my colleagues brainstorm commercialization strategies, complete commercialization plans for grants, and research the competitive landscape for upcoming technologies.

My favourite part of the MBDC program is the application of business acumen to the life sciences sector in the curriculum. Gaining knowledge and practical experience in both areas has trained me to think critically of the realistic value a product, especially technical biotechnology, can have on the industry, outside of academic field.

Pharmacy Intern

Shoppers Drug Mart

As a Pharmacy Intern, I am working on the Clinical Excellence and Continuous Quality Improvement team to improve patient safety. I look into prescription incidents and try to determine root cause and an appropriate counter measure. I identify clinical risk and analyse data to contribute to an action plan for the future.

My favourite part of the internship has been learning more about patient safety and the role that various stakeholders play in regards to that. I have enjoyed researching advancements that have been made in the pharmacy workflow in order to prevent medication incidents.

Support Specialist

Linggo

I support the CEO and COO with various tasks that can range from resolving logistical issues, generating ideas, improving company processes, or developing creative material to build brand image.

My future career aspirations are to develop strong relationships within the health/pharma industry and take a leap at becoming an entrepreneur within the space.

Transformational Change Consultant

Deloitte

As a consultant, no day is the same. I may be found completing one or many varied roles on any given day, including; facilitating and leading client meetings, developing change management workshops for large-scale technology transformations, hosting training and development sessions for clients, having coffee chats with senior leaders, preparing proposals for multi-million dollar sales, or engaging with the healthcare community at Deloitte.

Being a part of the Green Dot provides an incredible opportunity to learn every day from teams of interdisciplinary, seasoned professionals who are driven by excellence and the need to create a positive impact for the client. I think that this is something very special!

Market Research Specialist

Optimal Innovation Group

As a market research specialist at OIG, I conduct market and competitive research for clients in the digital health & life sciences space to help identify key trends and actionable insights to support the development of go-to-market strategies.

My favourite part of my internship has been that the work has been very strategic in nature – there are always a lot of things to consider, and working in an environment like this has helped accelerate my development of various critical skills.

Account Coordinator

The Adpharm

As an Account Coordinator, I act as the go-between between pharmaceutical companies and our design studio. I help brainstorm advertisements, and ensure that regulatory standards are followed in the creation of promotional material for various different treatments and therapies.

My favourite thing about MBDC is the engaging course content and the approachable and helpful staff!

Marketing Intern for Rare Diseases

Sanofi

As a marketing intern, I support the creation of promotional materials for our multiple products for Fabry, Pompe, and a pre-launch product. I adapt materials to make them available in Canada from our Global team using many digital tools and conforming to regulatory standards. I am also involved in strategy and initiatives to discover patients with these rare diseases including event planning for HCPs and other treaters, email campaigns, and more.

My favourite part of the internship is the opportunity to work on many cross functional projects to inform the public on rare diseases & their impact on patients. I also really enjoy working with such amazing and helpful individuals that make up the Rare disease team & speciality care in general at Sanofi.

Quality Manager Intern

Hyivy Health

I support the development of a quality management system for Hyivy Health to ensure that all the regulatory and quality standards associated with launching a medical device are met.

My favourite part of the internship is knowing that I am working on something that will benefit the lives of countless patients once it is brought to market while working with such a dedicated team to achieve that goal.

Primary Care and Medical Operations Intern

Bayer

As the PCMO Intern at Bayer, I work cross-functionally to support the PCMO team which includes the Medical Information team, Medical Research Team and Women’s Heath (WH) Medical Scientific Advisors (MSAs). Currently, I spend most of my time answering medical inquiries about Bayer’s pharmaceutical products from Health Care Professionals (HCPs) and general customers while also supporting the creation of WH newsletter campaigns and slide decks sent to HCPs. My role also requires that I support projects within the PCMO team and manage year-long goal tracking for teams within the larger Medical and Scientific Affairs (M&SA) department.

My favourite part of the internship is being able to work with so many different teams on a large variety of day-to-day tasks and projects. It’s given me an invaluable experience that has helped me build prioritization, project management, and communication skills while also giving me the opportunity to learn various programs and platforms.

Data Science Intern

Roche

As a data science intern at Roche, my job is to support data quality leaders and clinical study teams in the provision of global data standards, clinical coding and data management, and technical solutions to ensure the adherence of clinical data to F.A.I.R. (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. I am also actively involved in constructing and implementing innovative solutions for collecting and delivering data for the purpose of optimizing protocol designs for our patients.

My favourite part of this internship is our inclusive, collaborative, empathetic, science-driven, and patient-centric corporate values and operating principles. At Roche, we thrive to deliver meaningful innovations for our patients and committed to improving lives. Additionally, working with cross functional teams has given me the opportunity to gain a holistic perspective of drug development and commercialization.

Patient Access Intern

Novo Nordisk

As a patient access intern, I conduct market assessments and help develop presentations or technical reports in support of market access projects for the various products that Novo Nordisk offers. I also partake in cross-functional meetings for new therapeutic areas and support the market access and health economic teams to ensure high quality submissions to HTA bodies and private payers.

My favourite part of the internship has been collaborating with colleagues across various departments within the company and from that, learning about the current challenges and reforms in access.