2027 Future Talent Program – Global Clinical Supply - Co-op

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead one or more sustained project workstreams supporting Global Clinical Supply priorities.
• Analyze business processes, operational data, and supply chain information to identify improvement opportunities and practical recommendations.
• Support development of dashboards, reports, process maps, training materials, playbooks, governance tools, and business insights.
• Apply digital, data, automation, or AI-enabled approaches to improve visibility, decision making, operational efficiency, or knowledge management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Planning, Quality, Logistics, Packaging, Digital, Clinical Operations, External Partners, and other enabling functions.
• Participate in operational excellence, process standardization, knowledge management, business continuity, governance, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop recommendations supported by data and communicate findings, tradeoffs, risks, and next steps to functional stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Support project management activities including scope definition, milestone planning, risk identification, stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and progress tracking.
• Contribute to implementation readiness by documenting processes, creating reusable assets, supporting change management, and preparing clear handoff materials.

Learning Opportunities

• Clinical trial supply chain management
• Supply planning, forecasting, and inventory considerations
• Logistics, distribution, trade, and regional operations
• Clinical labeling and packaging operations
• External partnerships, sourcing, supplier governance, and operational expense management
• Digital and AI-enabled business transformation
• Data analysis, dashboards, reporting, and business performance visibility
• Operational excellence and continuous improvement methodologies
• Project, portfolio, and change management
• Pharmaceutical industry regulations, compliance expectations, and inspection readiness
• Cross-functional collaboration in a global matrixed organization

Required Education and Skills

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, or other relevant degree program.
• Ability to commit to an extended co-op assignment aligned to business and academic program requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Foundational digital and data literacy, including comfort working with data sets, business systems, and technology-enabled ways of working.
• Interest in applying analytics, automation, or AI-enabled tools to improve business processes, insights, and decision making.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and ability to manage work across multiple milestones.
• Ability to collaborate across functions, ask thoughtful questions, and incorporate feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills

• Interest in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, data analytics, information systems, life sciences, pharmacy, public health, or related disciplines.
• Experience with data analysis, data visualization, business analytics, process improvement, automation, project management, or change management.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint, SAP, machine learning concepts, generative AI, Copilot, or other AI-enabled tools.
• Experience translating ambiguous business problems into structured project plans, analyses, or recommendations.
• Prior internship, co-op, research, academic project, or work experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, supply chain, operations, quality, manufacturing, technology, or consulting.