BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.

By providing a foundation for all operations company wide, BioMarin’s General and Administrative teams support our mission of providing first and best in class therapeutics to patients who live with rare diseases. Our teams include groups such as finance, legal, human resources, corporate compliance and ethics, and information technology. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

Job Description: Global Program Management (GPM) Summer Intern

BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.

SUMMARY:

The BioMarin Summer Internship Program will enable students to gain valuable experience and knowledge of the processes and systems within BioMarin, while gaining an insight into the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

GPM is part of the Product Portfolio Development (PPD) organization at BioMarin. PPD leads and operationalizes enterprise-wide integration of key internal and external insights and data to drive product and portfolio planning, strategic options, and decisions to bring transformative therapies to our patients. During the course of this internship the intern will gain valuable insight into the PPD organization and its interactions and value across the corporation. In addition to the PPD group, will have the opportunity to interact with clinical, regulatory, medical affairs, commercial, compliance and quality control groups across the organization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Writing guidance documents
• Conduct a stakeholder survey and develop recommendations
• Collaborate with on initiatives with the various PPD functional groups (Global Program management, Core Team Leaders, Competitive Intelligence, Office of Strategy and Business Operations, Global patient Advocacy, Strategic Risk Management)

Qualifications/Eligibility:

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  Minimum junior or senior undergraduate in biological sciences or related undergraduate major
• Innovative and critical thinker
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (i.e. ability to communicate brief but deep)
• Able to synthesize information gathered into concise summaries and presentations
• Excels at working collaboratively with others
• Student must be returning to school in the Fall Term OR has graduated within the 1 year of the start of the intern program
• Must be available to work 40 hours a week, majority of the job is remote, but there are advantages to being onsite from time to time
• Housing and Transportation is responsibility of the Intern

Benefits of a BioMarin Internship:

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  Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences
• Comprehensive, value-added project(s)
• Work in teams and with colleagues in a professional environment
• Develop technical skills specific to your major
• Provides opportunities for professional development by building relationships and learning about other parts of the business
• Weekly lunch seminar series with Executive Staff
• End of summer poster presentation to the BioMarin Community

PLEASE NOTE: Absent a Medical or Religious reason that prohibits vaccinations, all our incoming employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.