Winter Co-op/Global Medical Affairs – Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD)

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Department Description

The Global Medical Affairs team supports the development and execution of medical strategy across the steatotic liver disease (SLD) portfolio, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), and related conditions. The team works across functions and geographies to translate scientific evidence, external insights, and patient needs into clear medical priorities that advance scientific understanding and improve patient care.

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Job Description

We are seeking a motivated co-op student to support the Global Medical Affairs SLD team. The selected candidate will contribute to medical strategy projects spanning evidence generation, external expert engagement, scientific communications, field medical readiness, competitive intelligence, and cross-functional planning.

This role offers hands-on experience in pharmaceutical Medical Affairs and exposure to a multidisciplinary, global team. The co-op will work with medical, clinical, commercial, market access, and analytics colleagues while developing practical skills in scientific synthesis, strategic planning, project management, and stakeholder communication. The responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Provide project-based support to the Global Medical Affairs SLD team under the guidance of an assigned manager and project leads.
• Support with congress strategy and adboard execution
• Help maintain trackers, shared repositories, dashboards, and project documentation to keep team organized
• Assist in preparing draft slide decks, briefing documents, training materials, meeting summaries, and other internal resources for review by Medical Affairs colleagues.
• Provide meeting and project coordination support, including developing agendas, capturing decisions and action items, tracking timelines, and following up with team members.
• Organize and perform basic analysis of qualitative or quantitative information, with guidance, and summarize observations in a clear, concise format.
• Complete one or more defined co-op projects that address a current SLD medical need and deliver practical outputs for the team.
• Share project updates, lessons learned, and final deliverables with the Global Medical Affairs team, incorporating feedback from mentors and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, or similar discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, scientific integrity, patient focus, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Must be able to work full-time (35-40 hours/week) throughout the duration of the 6-month co-op (January ~ July 2027).
• Must have an active student status and/or within 12 months post-graduation from a BS or MS degree program. Post-doctoral candidates are not eligible. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in Medical Affairs, medical strategy, drug development, or the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Coursework or experience in hepatology, metabolic disease, obesity, diabetes, public health, epidemiology, or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience conducting literature reviews, analyzing data, developing presentations, or managing projects.
• Familiarity with clinical research, evidence generation, scientific congresses, or medical education
• Experience using AI tools, data-visualization, literature-search, or collaboration tools.
• Curiosity, learning agility, and a proactive approach to solving problems in an evolving scientific environment.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must successfully pass a drug screen and background check prior to assignment target start date.  
• Once your application is submitted, you will be prompted to complete our immersive GSK Digital Assessment. A passing score is required to proceed in the application process. After completing the assessment, a recruiter will review your application and contact you with next steps.
  • Please note: We recommend using your personal email when submitting your application as school emails tend to block external senders. If you do not receive an automated email after submitting your application, be sure to check your spam folder.

• Atrium is committed to partnering with our clients to create inclusive work environments; to that end, if you need to request an accommodation to complete this application, please reach out to GSK@atriumworks.com.

Benefits

• While GSK embraces a flexible work environment, we do require certain positions to be onsite. Candidates who are hired for an on-site role or hybrid role, and reside outside of 50-miles from their assigned work location, are eligible for relocation stipend. This is a one-time payment to help offset housing & relocation expenses. Please refer to the position details for the requirements of each position.
• GSK Interns and Co-ops are offered a competitive hourly pay rate and benefits. Please note, benefits eligibility determined the month following date of hire.

• This job posting is for a temporary role as an employee of Atrium on assignment at GSK. The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of Atrium; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by Atrium upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on several factors, including skills, competencies, experience, educational degree obtained, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law.

  In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirement.

  • Pay Rate Range: $22/hr to $43/hr

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