At Biogen, our mission is clear - we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Together, our employees create, commercialize, and manufacture transformative therapies for our patient population. 

We at Biogen are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve. We are focused on strengthening our foundation to advance our overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and, most importantly, ensure all our employees feel included.

As an intern or co-op at Biogen, you can expect to be placed on a real project, under the guidance of experienced professionals and subject matter experts who are invested in your career and academic growth. We also ensure that you have plenty of opportunities to build your network, learn more about our organization through weekly lunch and learns led by leaders from across the company, and join us for several fun events.

This application is for a 6-month student role from January - June 2023. Resume review begins in October 2022.

Medical Affairs (MA) is an integral department within any pharmaceutical or biotechnology company and serves as a key connection to the wider medical community. There are four basic functions of any MA department: insights generation, evidence generation, crafting the “global scientific platform” (GSP), and medical education. The first two involve understanding and addressing medical needs, while the third and fourth facilitate consistent, accurate, and relevant stakeholder education. The global scientific platform is the central scientific story for a disease state or product, and the role of MA is to help communicate this information to the broader medical community. At Biogen, the Med Affairs department is titled Worldwide Medical (WWM).

MSLs, a pivotal role within WWM, are the main point of contact for peer-to-peer medical interactions, as they have the responsibility of providing HCPs with timely and accurate information on the company’s medicines and research areas. MSLs work in synergy with two other important departments within WWM: (1) Medical Information, which responds to drug-information inquiries, and (2) Scientific Partnerships, which disseminates data at medical congresses and in peer-reviewed publications. All functions within Worldwide Medical are dependent upon data, technology and analytics. At Biogen, the group responsible for crafting our data and digital strategy, for the strategic direction of our Medical Affairs Systems (e.g. CRM, KME Profiling, others) and for Analytics and Insights Generation is the Worldwide Medical Technology & Analytics (WMTA) department. The role of WMTA is to provide the technical backbone of the function, so that scientific interactions with healthcare providers (HCPs) are tailored to their information needs, more healthcare providers get value from Med Affairs, HCPs feel they receive a high quality, personalized and consistent experience across communications channels, and all HCPs have a consistently high quality experience interacting with Biogen.

The role of WWM is continuing to grow and adapt, with greater emphasis on the patient (eg, outcomes that are clinically meaningful to patients and personalized medicine) and we are focused on innovative, digital approaches to reaching target audiences with personally relevant information. By building upon the four basic Med Affairs functions, WWM is poised to further strengthen the patient’s voice, thereby becoming true partners to patients, their families, healthcare providers, and the global community of which we are all a part. In this way, we contribute to Biogen’s mission to pioneer in neuroscience. Since our founding in 1978 as one of the world’s first global biotechnology companies, Biogen has led innovative scientific research with the goal over the last decade to defeat devastating neurological diseases.

Position Description

Detailed description of role including but not limited to:

• The project is to collaborate with the Worldwide Medical Technology and Analytics team to develop a process to systematically capture requests for data or analyses from key stakeholders. Requests should be captured by an online form that can be integrated with existing tools or systems. Requests that are entered via the online form should be able to be prioritized against a set of criteria, to be determined. Basic site analytics should be applied to understand who is making data/analytics requests, the volume of demand and the data being requested.
• Day to day responsibilities will include getting familiar with Biogen systems and tools. Responsibilities will also include getting to know the WMTA team, their business objectives and understanding which metrics will provide the most value to leaders and decision-makers. Responsibilities will also include frequent MS Teams meetings and regular check-ins with the WMTA team.

Knowledge:

• Enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s level program with a major in any of the following disciplines: Computer and information sciences, Computer engineering, Data modeling/warehousing and database administration, Information science/studies, Biological and biomedical sciences, or Business/commerce

Skills:

• Ability to apply strategic and analytical thinking to implementing a tool and a process to capture technical requests

Abilities:

• The successful candidate will have the ability to model a business process and automate that process with web tools and apply site analytics.
• The candidate will have good written and oral communication skills
• The candidate will have good overall project management skills
• The candidate will be collaborative and a strategic thinker
• The ideal candidate will also have an interest in data systems, database management or pharmaceutical business operations

To participate in the Biogen Internship Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
• Be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

Education

Enrolled in Bachelor’s (junior or senior) or Master’s level program with a major in any of the following disciplines: Computer and information sciences, Computer engineering, Data modeling/warehousing and database administration, Information science/studies, Biological and biomedical sciences, or Business/commerce

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.