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AstraZeneca · 3 hours ago

Corporate Affairs and Patient Advocacy Intern - Undergraduate

Wilmington, DE

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$31/hr - $32.50/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

AstraZeneca is seeking undergraduate students for a 12-week internship focused on Corporate Affairs and Patient Advocacy. The role involves creating communication toolkits, impact reports, and project planning templates while supporting strategic advocacy initiatives.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Impact Reports for Nonprofit Partnerships: Define KPIs and outcome narratives; synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs; build clear, visual reports and executive summaries that highlight patient impact, reach, equity outcomes, and lessons learned

Internal Communication Toolkits: Create non-promotional toolkits (key messages, FAQs, slides, one-pagers, talking points, and email templates) to enable consistent, compliant internal communications about advocacy initiatives

Operationalizing Insight and Story Collection: Design and pilot a standardized process to capture notable stories and patient insights from nonprofit collaborations (intake forms, tagging taxonomies, consent and compliance checkpoints, storage and retrieval workflows); create guidance for ethical use in internal storytelling and decision-making

Project Planning Templates: Design reusable templates (charters, timelines, RACI, risk/issue logs, stakeholder maps, budget trackers, and post-project reviews); pilot and iterate based on user feedback

Contribute to scenario planning, draft holding statements and FAQs for routine inquiries, and maintain message banks for common topics such as safety, supply, and sustainability

Connect with brand stakeholders to align on strategy and tactics related to communications and advocacy

Support advocacy leads on strategic tactics to maximize sponsorships

Qualification

Healthcare policyPatient advocacyData analysisMS Office SuiteProject managementStructured problem-solvingStorytellingActive listeningCommunication skills

Required

Undergraduate students majoring in Communications, Political Science, Journalism, Marketing, Advertising, Public Affairs, or a related field

Candidates must have an expected graduation date after August 2026

Strong interest in healthcare, biopharma, policy, and patient advocacy

Ability to turn complex data and stakeholder input into concise impact insights and recommendations

Strong storytelling and active listening, including skill in identifying key insights, narrative development, and communications

Experience with structured problem-solving, hypothesis formation, and developing frameworks

Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

US Work Authorization is required at time of application

Ability to report onsite to Wilmington, DE 3-5 days per week

Preferred

Understanding of basic project management or prior exposure to consulting, program evaluation, or operations is a plus

Experience working with advocacy groups, community organizations, and healthcare policy is a plus

Familiarity with SharePoint/Teams and AI tools is a plus

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999