Summer Intern – Strategy & Portfolio Management

This internship offers a high-impact opportunity to work across multiple functions at Karyopharm, with exposure to Strategy & Portfolio Management, Business Operations, and Program Management. The intern will play a key role in evaluating and enhancing Program Team resources that define the drug development end-to-end process, ensuring they are accurate , up to date, and easily accessible.

A major focus will be assessing usage patterns and upgrading the Program Team intranet site—improving content quality, presentation, navigation, and overall user experience. The intern will collaborate closely with Program Team members and functional stakeholders to gather feedback, synthesize insights, and translate them into a structured update/upgrade plan.

Key deliverables include refining Karyopharm’s drug development process materials, developing and executing an awareness and engagement campaign for the intranet site, and building practical skills in stakeholder feedback collection, analysis, and implementation. This role provides hands-on experience in cross-functional collaboration, strategic communication, and operational excellence within a dynamic biotech environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand the interplay between different departments in drug development and commercialization (e.g. Clinical Op erations , Medical, Pre-clinical, MSLs, Regulatory, Research, Drug supply, Market Access, Commercial, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Publications, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Launch Excellence, Patient Advocacy, Alliance Partners as well as Investigators, and Patient Advocacy groups ) . 
• Assess current drug development end-to-end process materials for accuracy and currency
• Assess curre nt usage patterns / upgrade an intranet site that serves as a central hub, providing essential resources and tools to empower Program Teams as they navigate each stage of the development process.
• Gather and synthesize feedback on content and user experience from Program Team members
• Establish and drive a Program Team TEAMs Site/SharePoint Engagement Campaign to further increas e awareness, tool adoption , and collaboration
• Create bite-sized content on high performing team best practices that elevate our values ( e.g. best practices around meetings, collaboration, alignment, decision making and recognizing Program Team and/or Functional achievements) which can be included on the intranet site and in Karyopharm internal communications outlets.
• Support cross-functional integrated program planning via creating and updating timeline templates , as well as templates for translating timelines into various reports and vis ual materials
• Other Program Management Office related deliverables as prioritized by the business at that time.
  
  

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s .
• A bility to collaborate and interact with individuals at all levels .
• Performs well under pressure and delivers results .
• Communication Skills: Website development, powerpoint presentation design , content creation
• A wareness of core pharmaceutical business metrics; good knowledge of current affairs.
• Strategic, critical and creative thinking skills; Sound judgment and impeccable discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
  
  

Candidate Profile & Requirements

• Must be able to complete the Karyopharm I nternship Program 27 May – 08 Aug 2025
• Current ly enrolled high school or college ( bachelor’s program) student
• Student must be returning to school in the Fall Term.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be highly organized and have the ability to work in independently and collaboratively as a team
• Clear, concise verbal & written communication
  
  

Pay for internships ranges from $22 to $30 per hour, depending on the student's academic level (e.g., Bachelor's, Master's) and year in school.

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