Job Description

Intern – Pharmaceutical Forecasting 

The Internship Program at our company features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects.  These opportunities in our Human Health division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. 

 The program allows students to work on one or more pharmaceutical forecasting projects within our Company's Human Health Commercial division.  These opportunities are designed to facilitate the transition from academia to industry for soon-to-be graduates and will involve participation and contribution in real projects being carried out by our company’s forecasting team. This is also a way for you to identify if our company may be the right company for your long-term career goals.  

 These positions are typically 3-6 months long and have various start dates throughout the year. Most of the projects will involve analyses in support of our company's commercial objectives. 

Candidates will be responsible for providing analytical support, which includes the collection and analysis of internal and external pharmaceutical data to assist in making meaningful business decisions.   

Candidates will be providing support to prepare forecasts and analytical solutions for our key assets 

Required Education and Skills 

Candidates must be currently enrolled in Engineering / Management / Pharma post-graduate courses 

Candidates must be expected to graduate in the next 1-2 years. 

Candidates are expected to have strong analytical skills; an aptitude for problem solving and strategic thinking 

Candidates should be effective oral and written communicators 

Candidates must be able to strike a balance between methodological rigor and project timelines/deliverables 

Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights 

Preferred Experience and Skills 

Hand on with excel and basic statistics 

Pharma/life science knowledge is preferred 

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Requisition ID:R346356