Marketing Intern - International

Some opportunities happen only once in a lifetime - like a job where you have the chance to change lives. At Alexion, people living with rare and devastating diseases are our Guiding Star. We are driven to continuously innovate and create meaningful value in all we do to help patients and families fully live their best lives. We value the uniqueness and diversity of our employees and recognize that nurturing the diverse perspectives and strengths of our people translates into innovative breakthroughs for patients.

Marketing Intern – International

This is what you will do:

At Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, we are innovators, leaders, and collaborators. At the heart of everything we do is an intense desire to pursue the toughest challenges and truly change the world for people living with rare and devastating diseases.

The IMPACT+ team is a fully integrated commercial strategy team, aligning global marketing, new product planning, and commercial excellence across all therapeutic and disease areas in International. The Vision of IMPACT+ is to unlock growth when and where it matters most. We have four core attributes that are key to our success; we act with urgency for our patients ; we lead with science; we actively connect the business and we are agents for growth.

This internship is an exciting opportunity based at the International office supporting the sustained growth of Alexion in its core indications & expansion into new therapy areas. This role will report into one of the therapeutic area Leads, International.

This internship position will be an integral part of the International Commercial team and will work in close collaboration with the members of the cross-functional team in order to achieve the learning objectives and deliverables. The individual will contribute to the efficient and effective functioning of this dynamic team and will be expected to be an excellent team player, collaborator and apply analytical skills and thinking to both day-to-day operations and innovative projects.

In particular, the Marketing Intern, international will support the Disease Leads drive the International Marketing strategies and execute selected brand tactics.

You will be responsible for:

• Execute selected activities of the 2023 International tactical plan
• Support the planning and execution of our key international congresses. Manage internal approval and budgeting process related to congress activities under the supervision of Disease Leads
• International disease commercial materials, including development, approvals and roll-out of commercial materials
• Collaborate with digital team on promotion of website (e.g., update of website contents, banner ad, media campaign, analytics) and other digital initiatives
• Supports disease leads on the coordination and management of internal meetings and internal communications campaign (e.g., Workplace)
• Directly manages vendors, executes logistics, develops contents and communicates with all stakeholders
• Ensure full compliance of all projects and initiatives led with internal SOPs/policies and external reporting obligations

The incumbent may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the above mentioned responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.

You will need to have:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required with a preference in a scientific area
• MBA or other business education is preferred
• Fluency in English both written and oral mandatory, fluency in other languages is a plus
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Self-starter, willing and able to utilize initiative
• Ability to deliver on time to agreed deadlines
• Understands when to seek help/advice

Learning Objectives:

• As a result of the internship the individual should understand:
  • the specificities of a patient centric organization and the rare disease business
  • the process of developing and executing a strategic and tactical plan
  • how to manage a project with the input of a cross- functional team
  • how to manage external vendors
  • how to plan & execute a major congress
  • the role of a regional organization
  
  

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Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients and families affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions through the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing medicines. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Alexion has offices around the globe and serves patients in more than 50 countries. Further information about Alexion can be found at: www.alexion.com.

Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com. Alexion participates in E-Verify.

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