[Hiring] Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern @MSD

Role Description

The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Labs Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

This job description is for a position on the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines Medical Affairs team, which is part of Global Medical and Scientific Affairs within our company's Research Laboratories. This team gathers insights from external scientific leaders, medical societies, and ministries of health and uses this information to inform creation and execution of our company's research, clinical development, and medical education strategies related to HPV.

The intern will be responsible for developing and executing projects created with their supervisor to meet the evolving needs of the Medical Affairs team as well as the Intern’s professional interests and development needs. Potential project ideas at this time include:

• Summarize key publications into a digestible one pager for internal audiences.
• Help prepare for a general input meeting on a major HPV topic area.
• Help create medical narratives related to key HPV issues.
• Assist with updates on real world evidence related to HPV vaccine - summarizing and creating key communication slides.
• Assist with updates on adult HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening literature review.

This is an opportunity to:

• Engage in significant cross-functional ecosystem discovery conversations within our Search & Development Division related to screening and HPV vaccination.
• Increase understanding of HPV vaccination research and screening of cervical cancer delivery mechanisms/costs.
• Increase understanding of US Adult vaccine recommendations.
• Increase understanding of real-world evidence trends and gaps related to vaccine impact/effectiveness.

Qualifications

• PhD Candidate in School of Public Health, preferably Epidemiology but can include Policy/Implementation with Epi focus, or MD candidates.
• Preferred HPV background but experience in vaccines, STI, or cervical cancer also appreciated.

Requirements

• Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise successfully working with teams.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, develop and communicate scientific based strategies and messages.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong project management and operational skills.
• Experience with developing and publishing systematic literature reviews.
• Experience with HPV or vaccine or cancer epidemiology preferred.
• Familiarity with R or SAS, and SEERSTAT, and Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

• The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111 USD.