Intern, Global Patient Engagement (Durham, NC)

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to improving the lives of people living with rare diseases. As a Patient Engagement Intern, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners and patient organizations to support and empower patient communities, while developing your communication and strategic thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Patient Engagement team initiatives with local, national, and international patient organizations
• Assist with streamlining inquiries to and from internal colleagues and patient organizations
• Identify new patient organizations and opportunities for collaboration around disease state awareness, patient education, and support services
• Assist with patient advisory board/council development and other initiatives to further understand patient community experiences
• Attend and coordinate company’s participation in patient organizations’ virtual and in-person conferences, fundraising events, and awareness campaigns, along with internal company-wide events or programs
• Strategize and assist in developing KPIs, systems, programs and trainings to measure and share Patient Engagement team’s impact
• Work collaboratively with Corporate Communications to amplify Patient Engagement activities and programs
• Help communicate Patient Engagement team’s capabilities internally and externally through Intranet articles, social media posts, and presentations
• Represent Patient Engagement team at select meetings with internal stakeholders including Legal and Compliance, Medical Affairs, Corporate Communications, Marketing, and Market Research, etc
• Document and socialize meeting summaries and action items
• Actively support the Patient Engagement team with Veeva submissions, data input, update advocacy calendar, meeting coordination and capturing meeting minutes

Skills

• Working towards a bachelor's degree in non-profit management, social work, public health, public policy, pre-med, nursing, health communications, business, or related discipline with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Empathetic relationship-builder
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Self-starter who can work independently
• Experience and interest with event and program planning, coordination and execution
• Ability to be flexible and adjust quickly as priorities change
• Team player who is willing to flex outside the prescribed role
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and online meetings platforms (Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• References (2-3)
• Preferred background in patient support activities and familiarity with the dynamics of non-profit organizations
• Interest in rare disease and drug development

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