2026 Summer Internship Program: US Medical Information and Review Intern

Role Summary

2026 Summer Internship Program: US Medical Information and Review Intern

The Medical Information & Review team delivers high-quality, balanced, and timely medical and scientific information regarding specific Takeda products, upon the request of internal and external business partners, health care professionals (HCPs) and consumers. Another critical responsibility of this position is to provide medical and scientific review of promotional materials, press releases, sales training communications, and medical materials to support the overall Medical/Regulatory/Legal review process.

The US Medical Information and Review intern will be given exposure to the responsibilities of an entry level position on the Medical Information and Review team, in both medical information and medical review responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve, analyze and interpret professional and scientific literature to assist in providing medical information to consumers and health care professionals.
• Use a systematic and efficient procedure to retrieve appropriate medical information to assist in answering a request.
• Utilize several types of medical information resources that can be used to satisfy a medical information request.
• Evaluate components of research literature, including study design, methodology, results, conclusions, and clinical significance, for appropriateness, accuracy, and completeness.
• Formulate medical information responses based on requestors‚Äô questions and Takeda's medical information editorial standards.
• Provide medical and scientific review of a medical information response, and promotional/medical material to support the Medical/Regulatory/Legal process.
• Understand the various roles, processes and industry standards involved in providing medical information and review in the pharmaceutical industry setting.
• Develop knowledge of other roles and functions within Medical Affairs and other departments.
• In consultation with the internship supervisor, develop and present at least one structured presentation relevant to Medical Information & Review as well as a journal club presentation.

Internship Development Opportunities

• The intern will be given exposure to the responsibilities of an entry level position on the Medical Information and Review team.
• The intern will develop scientific writing skills, along with the ability to identify relevant literature results.
• The intern will be able to practice and develop their presentation skills, from development to public speaking.
• The intern will participate in various networking activities to expand their knowledge about pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

• Hybrid (1-3 days/week in office) in Lexington, MA location
• Must be pursuing a Pharm.D, Ph.D, or MD Degree. Candidate must have completed their P2 year if in a Pharm.D program by the start date of the internship.
• Experience in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience performing searches of medical and scientific literature using PubMed and/or Ovid.

Education

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
• Must be currently enrolled in a degree program graduating December 2026 or later
• The internship program is 10-12 weeks depending on the two start dates

Additional Requirements

• Able to work full time 40 hours a week during internship dates
• Takeda does not provide a housing stipend or relocation support for the U.S Summer Internship Program