• Job Description

  Req#: 202312-128484

  2024 Summer Intern - Public Affairs & Access: Issue Advocacy

  Department Summary

  Public Affairs & Access is a multi-disciplinary organization that includes Access & Policy Strategy, Channel & Contract Management, Citizenship & Employee Engagement, Corporate Communications, Evidence for Access, External Affairs, and Strategic Operations. Our mission is to drive positive change in the healthcare system so that every patient can access our science. We lead the development of meaningful partnerships, forward-looking pricing, contracting and distribution strategies, and proactive policy solutions that advance a more equitable and hopeful future for all of those who need our therapies.

  About the Internship

  Issue Advocacy is seeking a summer intern to support our work in building alliances engaged on our current and emerging public policy issues. The intern will also be encouraged to gain cross-functional experience across Public Affairs & Access to better understand how we leverage our communications, market access, government affairs, and externally-facing capabilities to drive impact for our patients, our people, and our communities where we live and work. Interns will have peer-to-peer support, networking opportunities, and career development opportunities with other interns in Public Affairs & Access as well as throughout Genentech.

  This internship position is located in Washington DC, on site.

  Key Responsibilities

  Our External Affairs team is looking for an intern to support the Issue Advocacy team’s work in Washington D.C. and the States, as we look to educate and engage third party stakeholders, coalitions and alliances. In this role, you will work with the broader government affairs team to gain experience and understanding of our strategic advocacy plans and legislative priorities.

  Examples of responsibilities may include:

  ● Attending external stakeholder events including but limited to: patient and provider policy summits, think tank briefings and trade association meetings.

  ● Engagement with external stakeholders to understand how key policies impact patients, their organizations and our business

  ● Conduct research on external organization policy positions and support External Affairs team

  projects, events, and other activities as needed

  ● Participate in team strategy sessions as we create advocacy plans on our key priorities

  
  

  Program Highlights

  • Intensive 12-weeks, full time (40 hours per week) paid internship.

  • Program start dates are in May/June (Summer).

  • A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.

  • Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.

  • Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.

  Who You Are

  Required Education

  You meet one of the following criteria: Intern candidates must be currently enrolled in a degree program at a university or are within 2-years of graduation from their last degree.

  Required majors: Political Science, Business Administration, Communications, or Public Policy

  Required Skills:

  • Strong interest in public policy and the legislative process

  • Strong analytical, writing, interpersonal, attention-to-detail, and communication skills

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

  • Problem solving and an ability to apply strategic thinking in a complex environment

  Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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  Genentech is an equal opportunity employer, and we embrace the increasingly diverse world around us. Genentech prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status and veteran status.

• About the company

  Genentech, Inc., is an American biotechnology corporation which became a subsidiary of Roche in 2009.

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