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Student Placement - Medical Affairs
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Job Description
Overview
12-Month Medical Affairs Student Placement offering hands-on experience across scientific projects, medical education, patient engagement, evidence generation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Our Medical Affairs team works with healthcare professionals, scientific experts, and cross-functional partners to generate and communicate scientific evidence that supports better outcomes for patients. The team supports a diverse portfolio of pipeline and established medicines across a range of therapeutic areas.
This 12-month placement offers hands-on experience in medical education, patient engagement, evidence generation, and scientific projects, while providing valuable insight into the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry.
Location
This role will be based in our modern state-of-the-art co-working facilities in Moorgate, London. This site, at the heart of London provides fantastic amenities, support services and collaborative workspaces with convenient transport links.
About the Company
We are a global biopharmaceutical leader committed to enhancing the lives of individuals through a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology treatments, life-saving vaccines, and animal health products. Our unwavering dedication to delivering innovative solutions is the driving force behind everything we do.
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of Medical Affairs projects, including advisory boards, medical education activities, patient engagement initiatives, and access programmes.
- Contribute to Medical Affairs plans and support the implementation of activities across key therapeutic areas.
- Assist with evidence generation activities, including data gap analyses, local data generation studies, and investigator-initiated studies.
- Support medical communications, reporting, and team engagement activities, while developing knowledge of medicines, disease areas, and the healthcare environment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on digital innovation, training, and business improvement initiatives.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and pharmacovigilance processes.
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Requirements
- Currently studying at a UK university and looking to complete a 12-month student internship as part of your undergraduate degree.
- Studying towards a BSc degree (or equivalent qualification) in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related discipline, with a demonstrated interest in healthcare sciences and the healthcare industry.
- Strong communication, organisational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Eagerness to learn, contribute, and develop in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
How to Apply
Please complete the online application form by answering questions within the application and upload your CV and Cover Letter in a combined document in the ‘resume/CV’ section.
Our standard Future Talent recruitment process is: An online application, a virtual conversation and then a final assessment.
Next Steps
In the event of your successful progression to the next stage, one of our future talent team will contact you within two - three weeks of the application closing date.
Start Date
June 2027
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
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Required Skills
Adverse Events, Adverse Events, Clinical Research, Cloud Data Catalog, Cross-Functional Project Management, Data Analysis, Database Management, Data Generation, Data Science, Data Security, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Department Budgeting, Detail-Oriented, Event Planning, Evidence-Based Medicine, Healthcare Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Liaison Work, Medical Affairs, Medical Management, Medical Sciences, Medical Studies, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Nursing Research {+ 10 more}
Preferred Skills
Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
Relocation
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship
No
Travel Requirements
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements
Not Applicable
Shift
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License
No
Hazardous Material(s)
no
Job Posting End Date
10/13/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
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