Strategy Intern - Undergraduate

About the Role

The Strategy Intern, Evidence Generation, will support the development of Therakos' enterprise-wide evidence generation strategy by conducting structured literature reviews, evidence landscape assessments, and gap analyses across key therapeutic areas and evidence domains. This position provides a unique opportunity to gain exposure to strategic evidence planning, medical affairs strategy, HEOR, real-world evidence (RWE), publication planning, and portfolio-level decision making.

The intern will contribute to a high-visibility initiative intended to create a single enterprise view of evidence needs, priorities, and dissemination opportunities across Therakos.

Key Learning Objectives

• Develop experience in evidence generation planning
• Understand how clinical, real-world, health economic, and scientific evidence are integrated to support enterprise decision-making
• Gain hands-on experience in evidence-gap assessment methodologies
• Learn principles of research prioritization
• Collaborate with cross-functional global stakeholders
• Present strategic findings and recommendations to senior leadership

Requirements

• Current undergraduate student pursuing a degree in life sciences, health sciences, public health, biomedical engineering, healthcare business, data analytics, or a related field
• Demonstrated interest in healthcare, medical research, evidence generation, or pharmaceutical/medical device industries
• Strong scientific literature review and critical appraisal skills
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of information into concise insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams
• Familiarity with PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, or similar scientific databases (preferred)
• Experience with evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, or health outcomes research (preferred)

Responsibilities

Evidence Landscape Assessment

• Conduct comprehensive literature reviews across prioritized Therakos therapeutic areas
• Evaluate current evidence across clinical, health economic, patient-reported, real-world, and scientific domains
• Develop structured evidence inventories and evidence maps
• Summarize key findings, trends, and unmet evidence needs

Gap Identification and Analysis

• Identify evidence gaps across the treatment journey, stakeholder needs, and strategic objectives
• Assess evidence maturity and strength within key disease states
• Support development of gap frameworks aligned with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and HEOR priorities
• Document areas of duplication, underinvestment, and future opportunity

Strategic IEGP Support

• Assist in creation of an Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP)
• Contribute to prioritization exercises evaluating impact, feasibility, and strategic importance of evidence gaps
• Support development of evidence-generation recommendations for future studies and research initiatives
• Help align identified gaps to potential evidence-generation mechanisms including:
  • Clinical Development activities
  • Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR)
  • External Collaborative Research (ECR)
  • HEOR studies
  • RWE studies
  • Publication initiatives

Deliverable Development

• Create executive-ready presentations and evidence summaries
• Develop visual evidence maps and gap-analysis tools
• Maintain literature databases and source repositories
• Support preparation of Steering Committee materials and stakeholder updates

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Participate in interviews and workshops with key internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, HEOR, and Clinical Development teams
• Incorporate stakeholder perspectives into evidence-gap assessments
• Present interim findings and final recommendations to leadership

Internship Deliverables

• Comprehensive evidence landscape assessment(s) for assigned therapeutic areas
• Structured evidence gap inventory
• Prioritized evidence gap recommendations
• Evidence mapping and visualization tools
• Final executive presentation summarizing findings and recommendations
• Inputs supporting development of the enterprise IEGP

Success Measures

• Completion of assigned evidence reviews within established timelines
• Quality and rigor of evidence-gap analysis
• Ability to synthesize complex scientific information into strategic insights
• Effectiveness of stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Quality and usability of final deliverables and recommendations
• Contribution to development of Therakos' IEGP

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Collaborative and innovative work environment