Intern, Medical Innovation

About the role

Haleon, a consumer health company, is offering one internship in its Wider Asia Medical and Scientific Affairs team, focused on Medical Innovation and supporting the innovation programs for Haleon R&D. The intern works under the supervision of the Medical Innovation Lead and collaborates with colleagues from Commercial, Innovation, Manufacturing, Consumer & Product Understanding, Regulatory, Insights and New Product Development. The preferred period is January 2027 to June/July 2027, and the preferred study field is Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or Health/Biological Sciences.

Key responsibilities

• Support ongoing innovation projects and workstreams, with details set during onboarding depending on business needs and the trainee's strengths.
• Follow the end-to-end development journey of a claim.
• Be trained on platforms such as ProMotion for preparing, approving and reviewing content.
• Assist in medical communication and external advocacy with healthcare professionals, in team meetings or by face-to-face, virtual, call or mail channels.
• Take part in cross-functional project teams.
• Learn the processes for generating scientific documents such as claim support substantiations, publications and responses to health authorities.
• Understand the benefit-risk process and evaluate a product's safety and efficacy.

Learning outcomes

• High-level overview of medical affairs processes, activities, quality control and their place in the R&D lifecycle.
• Experience presenting in a multidisciplinary team based on scientific evidence.
• Training on processes and platforms supporting scientific communication.
• Understanding of the scientific and business aspects of the Haleon portfolio.

Required profile

• Studying Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences or Health/Biological Sciences (undergraduates must have completed at least Year 1 when starting).
• Excellent oral and written communication and teamwork skills.
• Confidentiality, good interpersonal skills, organized and proactive attitude.
• Awareness of and ability to work in culturally diverse teams.

Required skills

• Proficiency with IT, software and systems, and database systems.
• Presentation skills.