Medical & Commercial Placement Student

The Medical, Access and Commercial Placement offers broad experience across Medical Affairs and Marketing to those completing an Industrial Placement as part of their degree course. You will support cross-functional initiatives that help deliver the UK and Ireland business strategy, while developing an understanding of how different functions work together towards shared goals. The role is suited to a curious and collaborative individual with strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to think critically.

The successful candidate will report to the Medical Affairs Manager for the UK and Ireland and will be based at Alnylam’s Maidenhead office, with a minimum of x2 days per week working at that location.

Summary of Key Responsibilities 

• Lead defined Medical Affairs projects, including initiatives that educate healthcare professionals about diseases through channels such as websites
• Interpret new data on competitor products and assess the potential effect on our strategy.
• Play an active role in planning and delivering internal and external meetings, collaborating with Marketing, Medical and Sales teams, building relationships with key customers, and partnering with external agencies
• Support the Marketing Director and Associate Director in developing and implementing cross-functional omnichannel marketing activities
• Participate in the annual brand planning process and develop an understanding of how marketing plans are created and executed
• Participate in monthly brand team meetings and help ensure that insights from customer-facing teams inform the development and delivery of marketing activities
• Liaise with agencies and vendors to implement UK and Ireland tactical plans, including local marketing materials, congress activities and educational events
• Support the logistics and co-ordination of the business-critical approval process for sales force materials, including meeting invitations and presentation slides
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Commercial, Medical Affairs and Market Access, as well as with the field sales team
• Work in compliance with local regulatory requirements and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) Codes of Practice

Supervision / training / professional development 

• Role-based training on company processes and procedures will be provided
• As a research-based organisation, all Alnylam personnel have the opportunity to participate in educational training and seminars

Essential Qualifications

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Candidates must be enrolled at a university and be eligible to complete a 12-month industrial placement in the UK as part of their studies.
• Currently completing a bachelor’s degree in a life science, biomedical, healthcare or related scientific discipline
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively within cross-functional teams
• Strong organisational, interpersonal and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively across functions and consistently deliver high-quality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Preferred Qualifications 

• Strong commercial awareness and business understanding
• Experience of business analytics and the ability to draw practical insights from data.
• Demonstrated interest in Medical Affairs or Marketing through academic projects, placements, or previous employment

How To Apply

Please submit :

• Up-to-date CV 
•  Cover letter of no more than 400 words answering the following questions:
• Why do you want to work at Alnylam?
• Why would you like this role, and how does it align with your longer-term career goals?
• What skills or experience would make you successful in this role?
• Give an example of an achievement you are proud of.

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients.

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