Intern, Health Equity & Clinical Innovation – Rural Community Engagement
Biogen
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $23 - $29 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Support various aspects of our teams vital activities including:
- Conduct research on rural health disparities relevant to priority disease areas, including: Diagnostic and care deserts; Coverage and access barriers; Barriers to clinical research participation and real-world care
- Synthesize insights to inform medical affairs disease strategy, evidence gaps, and scientific priorities
- Support development of a rural health equity engagement framework aligned with Biogen’s medical affairs and health equity objectives
- Support medical affairs led evidence development by identifying gaps related to rural and underserved populations
- Translate qualitative community insights into scientifically relevant considerations for medical affairs teams
- Assist in planning and participating in community engagement activities to gather medical and scientific insights
- Document and synthesize feedback to inform medical affairs strategy and evidence planning
- Support development of scientifically accurate, culturally appropriate educational materials for rural audiences
- Contribute to disease awareness and clinical research education efforts consistent with medical affairs standards
- Collaborate with internal medical affairs partners to ensure rural health equity insights are reflected in broader scientific initiatives
- Complete at least one Health Equity Disease Literature and Insights Overviews aligned with medical affairs standards
Requirements
- 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
- Experience conducting literature reviews using PubMed, Embase, or similar databases
- Ability to synthesize scientific, qualitative, and community-based insights into clear, actionable recommendations
- Organized, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a large, matrixed environment
- 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.
Benefits
- Company paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Employee Resource Groups participation
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
literature reviewsdata synthesiscommunity engagementeducational material developmentevidence developmenthealth equity analysisresearch methodologyqualitative researchscientific writingclinical research
Soft Skills
communication skillscultural humilityorganizational skillsproactive attitudeindependent workcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detail