The summer internship program offers a unique perspective into a world-class pharmaceutical company. Our internship program also provides the opportunity to network with people at Alkermes through various planned events and activities. Interns will be involved in a wide range of activities during their 12 week experience. This will include participation alongside employees during engagements. The role will include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Partners with QS&C team members to analyze the business requirements for information systems and solutions; and translate then into subjective test cases for testing.
Provides support for application software solutions; works with business analysts and technical experts on the solution requirements, configuration, gap resolution, implementation, support, maintenance and enhancement of the applications.
Supports the development of procedures, training materials and validation documentation to ensure all information documented is accurate.
Project Support:
o Applies project management skills within an area of business or technical specialty
o Provides administrative and logistics support for project team and project manager
o Meeting minutes support for project workshops
o Following up on assignments and providing status reports to QS&C functional lead or delegate.
o To support configuration and testing to ensure that systems configured are per intended use.
Additional responsibilities could include:
o With guidance, assisting in implementing improvements to the documentation system and records retention process.
o With guidance, initiating and managing documentation changes to completion.
o Building Computer Based Training Modules with oversight and content support.
o Following up on assignments and providing status reports to QS&C management.
Qualifications
o Experience in each of the following MS Office applications:
o MS Outlook - Proficient
o MS Word - Proficient
o MS Excel - Proficient
o MS PowerPoint – Proficient
o Must be deadline driven and have a high level of organizational and prioritization skills
o The ideal candidate exhibits strong analytical, problem-solving, oral and written communication skills and is detail oriented. The candidate must possess the ability to work well in teams and effectively support multiple projects.
Education & Experience
Education needed and years of experience should be included
o Applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited university for a year before starting the program.
o Applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree either in Technical field with experience in computer systems or life science field is preferred.
About Us
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.
Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023).
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
