MBA Summer Associate Intern, Congress Operations

Role Summary

MBA Summer Associate Intern, Congress Operations. Congress Operations is a team within Medical Affairs responsible for leading the congress planning process to ensure an integrated plan for Vertex conferences and meetings, enabling the company to meet its goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess current congress planning workflows and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the design and implementation of optimized processes, including documentation, training materials, and change management strategies.
• Assist in evaluating and introducing new systems and tools to enhance planning efficiency and data tracking.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to measure the impact of congress activities and operational improvements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and synthesize insights to inform process redesign.
• Communicate and visualize the output of analyses, including both written and verbal communication, to business leaders and non-technical audiences.
• Understand and transform business needs/strategy into features or models.
• Bring an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and ethical mindset to everyday work.
• Create senior leader quality presentations on the application of data science to the project.
• Participate in discovery interviews, project status meetings and project presentations with business partners and intern program leads.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited two-year full-time MBA program with a healthcare, strategy, operations, or related field.
• Four to six years of work experience prior to starting their MBA program.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical or health-sciences industries is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience with process improvement or change management is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively across functions.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States; Vertex does not sponsor internships or similar roles.